Zhou Xiaolankui
Lineage & School of Heritage
Zhou Xiaolankui was born into a family of theatre artists. At the age of six he entered the Guangming Guiju Society to study under his father, Zhou Lankui, first taking up the painted-face (hualian) role and later switching to the martial male role (wusheng). He studied successively under Du Musheng, Tang Xiandie, Liu Wanchun, Gai Zhengpeng and others. Adept at absorbing the clown conventions of neighbouring genres, he gradually formed the Xiao school of clown roles in Guiju opera, his performance being humorous, restrained and witty.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1933, a native of Guilin, Guangxi. Representative works include Havoc in the Dragon Palace (Nao Long Gong), Magistrate Tang Tries the Imperial Mandate (Tang Zhixian Shen Gaoming) and The Blood-Veined Jade Bracelet (Xue Si Yu Zhuo).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Guiju Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a first-grade actor.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Guiju Opera Ⅳ-37
Profile
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