Xu Xinping
Lineage & School of Heritage
At the age of twelve, Xu Xinping was admitted to a theatrical troupe, where she studied guangguang opera performance under Zhang Jinfeng, known as “Red Cherry.” She specialized in the xiaodan (young female), huadan (flower female), daomadan (martial female), qingyi (virtuous female), and xiaosheng (young male) roles.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, of Han ethnicity, born in 1941 in Chenggu, Shaanxi. Over more than fifty years in the theatre, Xu Xinping has created more than a hundred artistic roles. Her performance is consummate and finely nuanced, and rich in inner meaning. Her representative works include Hei Sha Chuan (The Black Killing Boat) and Qian Jin Mai Xiao (A Thousand Pieces of Gold for a Smile).
Honors & Recognition
A national representative bearer of Han diao guangguang, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project; a second-class national actor.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Handiaoguangguang Ⅳ-17
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