Cao Xiuzhi
Lineage & School of Heritage
At the age of 12, Cao Xiuzhi began taking successive masters, among them Gao Wenqing, Tian Xiuying, Guan Qingyun and Hu Xiuchan, in order to study the dan, or female, role category.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Her Dapingdiao singing is high-pitched and resonant, with clear diction and a graceful, pleasing melodic line. Her movement vocabulary, which includes the water-sleeve combinations, fan technique, broken-step walk, skirt-kicking step, reclining-fish pose, waist-swirling turn, Buddha-hand gesture and bashful-hand gesture, is executed with meticulous detail and measured to exactly the right degree, and has won her wide popularity in northern Henan. Her representative repertory includes Mu Guiying Guashuai (Mu Guiying Takes Command), Qin Xianglian and Li Shuangshuang.
Honors & Recognition
Female, Han ethnicity, born in 1940 in Hua County, Henan, and died in 2010. She was a national representative bearer of Dapingdiao, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and held the rank of national third-grade actor.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Dapingdiao Ⅳ-26
- Dapingdiao Ⅳ-26
- Dapingdiao Ⅳ-26
- Dapingdiao Ⅳ-26
- Dapingdiao Ⅳ-26
- Dapingdiao Ⅳ-26
- Dapingdiao Ⅳ-26
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