Lai Zongmao
Lineage & School of Heritage
At the age of thirteen Lai Zongmao was admitted to the actor training class of the Gaojia Opera Troupe of Jinjiang County, where he studied under Ke Xianxi, founder of the Ke school of chou (clown) performance in Gaojia opera. He received a thorough grounding in the Ke school and excels in male clown roles, becoming particularly distinctive for playing female clowns as a male performer.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Born in 1947 in Quanzhou, Fujian, Lai Zongmao is of Han ethnicity. His performance is fiery, animated, exaggerated and humorous, with a strong flavour of the countryside. His representative works include Jin Kuixing (The Golden Star of the Examination Hall), Da Nao Hua Fu (Uproar at the Hua Mansion), Qi Lu Tan Qin (Visiting Relatives on a Donkey), Yuanyang Shan (The Mandarin Duck Fan) and Tang Er Bie Qi (Tang Er Bids Farewell to His Wife).
Honors & Recognition
He is a representative bearer of Gaojia Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a first-class actor.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Gaojia Opera Ⅳ-48
- Gaojia Opera Ⅳ-48
- Gaojia Opera Ⅳ-48
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