Luo Guozong
Lineage & School of Heritage
Luo Guozong was fond of the arts from childhood. In 1948, after studying the Caidiao style under the northern Zhuang opera masters Guan Zhiying and Liao Falun of Guangxi, he combined what he had learned with the Buyi Guyi performing techniques and, together with Luo Jiansheng, founded the Biyou Buyi opera troupe, which has given performances without interruption to this day.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
He was born in 1926 into the Buyi ethnic group in Ceheng, Guizhou. He wrote, directed and performed in more than ten modern plays, among them The Prosperity of the Luo Clan (Luoshi Sheng) and Li Buchang the Blacksmith, which were warmly received and highly praised by ordinary audiences.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Buyi Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He was the first veteran artist in Buyi opera to absorb and apply the vocal modes of Caidiao in writing, directing and performing, and he trained a succession of Buyi Guyi artists, including Wang Anxiu, Qin Songfang and Qin Zhonghai.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Buyi Opera Ⅳ-84
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