Zhao Benshan
Lineage & School of Heritage
From childhood he learned the performing arts from his second uncle, a blind artist, and became proficient in the erhu, the suona, handkerchief tossing, the clappers known as shouyuzi and the singing of xiaoqu ditties, his command of the sanxian being especially outstanding.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1957, a native of Tieling, Liaoning. He is a member of the China Quyi Artists Association, vice-chairman of the Liaoning Quyi Artists Association, a member of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a deputy to the National People's Congress. He excels in the chou, or clown, art of Northeast Errenzhuan; his performance is plain and humorous, and his portrayals of blind characters are strikingly lifelike. Through the creation of ordinary characters he exposes social problems. His representative works include the lachangxi plays Shuai Sanxian (Smashing the Sanxian), Da Guan Deng (Viewing the Lanterns) and Ma Qian Po Shui (Water Spilled Before the Horse).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Northeast Errenzhuan, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a first-class actor. In 1986 the lachangxi play Yi Jia Yi Deng Yu Ji (One Plus One Equals How Many) won first prize at the first folk art performance of the three northeastern provinces.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Northeast Errenzhuan Ⅴ-35
- Northeast Errenzhuan Ⅴ-35
- Northeast Errenzhuan Ⅴ-35
- Northeast Errenzhuan Ⅴ-35
- Northeast Errenzhuan Ⅴ-35
- Northeast Errenzhuan Ⅴ-35
- Errenzhuan Ⅴ-35
- Errenzhuan Ⅴ-35
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