Ma Youxian
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1952 she entered the Dazhong Troupe of Xianyang City to learn the craft, and was later transferred to the Qinqiang Troupe of the Shaanxi Provincial Academy of Traditional Opera.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, Han ethnicity, born in April 1944 in Heyang County, Shaanxi Province. She is a National First-Class Actor and an expert entitled to the special government allowance of the State Council. Her voice is clear and ringing; in singing she attends to scientific voice production, and her delivery is full of vocal colour. While inheriting the singing style of Li Zhengmin and other artists of the older generation, she has drawn widely on the strengths of many schools and explored boldly, forming a singing style described as wind passing over water, patterns forming of themselves. Her principal productions include Xie Yaohuan, Dou E Yuan (The Injustice of Dou E) and Yu Tang Chun. In 1994 a television feature, The Art of Ma Youxian: A Collection, was filmed.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Qinqiang Opera, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In 2018 she was awarded the title of Advanced Individual in National Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. For many years she has been devoted to the transmission and development of Qinqiang art and has actively trained reserve forces.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Qinqiang Opera Ⅳ-16
- Qinqiang Opera Ⅳ-16
- Qinqiang Opera Ⅳ-16
- Qinqiang Opera Ⅳ-16
Profile
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