Bikejian
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Zhuang, born in 1936, a native of Tianlin, Guangxi. At the age of twelve Bikejian took as his teacher Huang Fuxiang, a ninth-generation master of Northern Route Zhuang opera, and learned the performance of such role types as the dan and the xiaosheng. Building on tradition, he went on to innovate the tunes, vocal styles and stage steps of traditional Northern Route Zhuang opera, developing in particular, from the traditional zhengdiao (proper tune), such metrical variants as zhengdiao lianban, zhongban, gaoban and fanban, and creating tunes including Caihua Diao (Flower-Picking Tune), Shi'er Yue Hua Diao (Flowers of the Twelve Months), Taiping Ge (Song of Peace), Jiemei Le (Joy of Sisters) and Mudan Diao (Peony Tune), thereby enriching the musical and vocal repertoire of Zhuang opera.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Zhuang Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. From 1985 to the present he has taught traditional Zhuang opera in the three provinces and regions of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi, making Northern Route Zhuang opera widely current among the people; he is acclaimed as the tenth-generation new master of Northern Route Zhuang opera.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Zhuangju Opera Ⅳ-82
- Zhuangju Opera Ⅳ-82
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