Chen Bingcong
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1980, Chen Bingcong entered the Gaojia class at the Xiamen branch of the Fujian Provincial Art School, and upon graduating in 1982 he went directly to work at the Xiamen Jinliansheng Gaojia Opera Troupe. He studied under Ke Guowei, a second-generation transmitter of the marionette clown (tixian mu'ou chou) role type, and came to command every performance style of the Gaojia clown. He inherited the marionette-clown performance conventions in full while also introducing innovations of his own.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1966 in Quanzhou, Fujian. His representative works include Shen Chen San (Interrogating Chen San), Shujian Qing (The Romance of Brush and Sword), Chuncao Chuang Tang (Chuncao Barges into the Hall) and Tan Yinshan (Probing Yin Mountain).
Honors & Recognition
A national representative bearer of Gaojia Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a first-grade actor.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Gaojia Opera Ⅳ-48
- Gaojia Opera Ⅳ-48
- Gaojia Opera Ⅳ-48
Profile
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