Yao Jiawei

02-0655Nuo OperaTraditional OperaChizhou, AnhuiBatch 2 (2008)

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

He was born in 1965 into the Han ethnic group in Guichi, Anhui. At the age of twenty, under the influence of his father and the elders of his clan, Yao Jiawei began to learn and perform Nuo opera and Nuo dance.

Honors & Recognition

He is a national representative bearer of Nuo Opera (Chizhou Nuo Opera), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. His voice is pure and high, steeped in an archaic resonance, and his movements are bold, vigorous and primordially simple. He is the outstanding figure to have emerged in Yaojie village, Guichi district, since Nuo opera was restored to the stage in the 1980s, and in 2005 he took part in the China Jiangxi International Nuo Culture and Art Week, winning a gold award.

References & Archival Sources

Yao Jiawei · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Nuo Opera Ⅳ-89
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Nuo Opera Ⅳ-89
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Profile

Representative item: Nuo Opera
Item code: Ⅳ-89
Category: Traditional Opera
Region: Chizhou, Anhui
Born: 1965.08.16
Batch: Batch 2 (2008)

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