Ren Linlin
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1980 Ren Linlin joined the Linxian Daoqing Opera Troupe and studied under the teachers Du Shoucheng, Du Enyu and Wang Xianglian, specializing in daomadan (martial female) roles.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, of Han ethnicity, born in 1969 in Linxian, Shanxi. From September 2000 to July 2003 she studied drama at the Shanxi Vocational College of Drama, and in 2003 she was appointed assistant to the head of the Linxian Daoqing Opera Troupe. She is skilled in weapons play (bazi gong), sword and spear technique, stage walk and acting; she inherited the distinctive xukiang (empty-syllable) singing method of Daoqing vocal music, formed a distinctive singing style and approach to performance, and has a particular strength in martial plays.
Honors & Recognition
A national representative bearer of Daoqing Opera (Linxian Daoqing Opera), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a national third-class actor. She also works as a director of Daoqing plays and has taken part in writing and directing productions that won awards. Her award-winning performances include Blocking the Horse (Dang Ma) and Qiuchuan Waist Drum (Qiu Chuan Yao Gu), and her award-winning directing work includes The Nanny (Bao Mu).
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Daoqing Opera Ⅳ-71
- Daoqing Opera Ⅳ-71
- Daoqing Opera Ⅳ-71
- Daoqing Opera Ⅳ-71
- Daoqing Opera Ⅳ-71
- Daoqing Opera Ⅳ-71
- Daoqing Opera Ⅳ-71
- Daoqing Opera Ⅳ-71
- Daoqing Opera Ⅳ-71
Profile
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