Chen Shaojin
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1980 Chen Shaojin entered the Lingao County Puppet and Human Theatre Troupe and studied under Wang Lanhua, a well-known dan actor of Lingao puppet theatre, quickly becoming the troupe's leading dan.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, Han ethnicity, born in 1960 in Lingao, Hainan. She manipulates her figures with precision, giving them an extended and graceful bearing; her singing is beautiful, her range broad and her tone mellow, and she can convey exactly the joy, anger, sorrow and happiness of the characters. She is the finest dan performer in the world of Lingao puppet theatre. Her representative works include Qin Xianglian, Zhang Wenxiu and The Lantern Fairy, and she has actively trained a group of outstanding puppet theatre performers including Wang Shaoe and Chen Xiaolan.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Puppetry (Lingao puppet theatre), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, deputy director of the Lingao County Puppet and Human Theatre Troupe, and a Grade III national actor.
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