Beijing Evening News | Reporter Zhang Ao Fang Fei
"People never give up their way, tiger never give up their mountain, and those who sing opera cannot do without Baishun and Hanjiatan ." A folk proverb in the capital tells the relationship between Xicheng and the national treasure Peking Opera . More than 200 years ago, to celebrate the 80th birthday of Emperor Qianlong, Yangzhou salt merchants organized the Sanqing Hui team to perform in in Beijing. Many Hui teams followed closely and arrived in Beijing one after another, eventually forming the grand occasion of the "Four Major Hui teams to Beijing". Since the Qing army entered the Beijing city , Han people were prohibited from living in the inner city. Therefore, most artists from Hui, Han, Kun, Beijing and Bang came to Beijing to live in the south city (now Xicheng). Over time, Dashalan , Chunshu, Guangnei, Niujie , Taoranting , Xiannongtan , Tianqiao and other areas gradually formed settlements in the Liyuanjie. After more than 200 years of inheritance, inheritance from grandparents, grandparents, masters and disciples, or in-laws, Xicheng has become the birthplace of Peking Opera.
"There is a show in the hall - Mid-Autumn Kunyun talks about the moonlight" special event was held in Zhengyi Temple, Centennial Theater. The audience enjoys the charm of traditional cultural customs in the leisurely accent.
Birthplace Zhengyi Temple
The theater "living fossils" sounded again gongs and drums dots
Mid-Autumn Moonlight Night, in a small alley in Xicheng, silk and bamboo orchestras rose and fell one after another, and played with the moon with a lot of artistic conception. A bright moon rises into the sky, shining on the gilded plaque of " Zhengyi Temple Opera Hall ", making this old theater with a history of more than 300 years "radiant". The Mid-Autumn Festival Moon-Enjoyment and Opera Activity is being held here. Children who are making mooncakes and pretending to be rabbit . They don’t know that their location is once a place where many Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Kunqu Opera, masters and masters become famous.
Zhengyi Temple Opera House is reprinted.
Ups and downs
No sound of skin yellow, no more audience
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Since its birth, countless famous actors have appeared on stage here, and many viewers have enjoyed the joys and sorrows of the play. Zhengyi Temple has become one of the clear evidences of the birthplace of Peking Opera in Xicheng in the long river of time.
"The first one was to sing Kunqu opera here. Later, the Hui troupe went to Beijing, and Xipi and Erhuang combined, and Peking Opera was formed. Cheng Changgeng , Tan Xinpei , Mei Qiaoling , and most of the people who ranked 'Tongguang Thirteen Sages' have been performed here. Later, Mei Lanfang also often performed here." When talking about the relationship between Zhengyi Temple and Peking Opera, the theater manager Zhang Peng talked endlessly.
has experienced the glory of stars, and the Zhengyi Temple has also suffered from dull moments. Since 1860, Zhengyi Temple and Peking Opera Art have risen and fallen several times. During the war, it was used as a warehouse, and later it became a coal shop, a school... and then it was changed to a guesthouse, and the stage was also built with bricks. Although he returned to his original appearance, he did not hear any yellow skin and no longer had any opera appreciation. Actors and drama fans are all looking forward to the gongs and drums that start and stop and start again, which can be heard in the birthplace of Peking Opera.
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Classic singing style starts to awaken the old theater
"Good rain and wind tone for the people, celebrate the good harvest and everyone is happy..." On the evening of April 19 this year, with the stage of auspicious Kunqu opera "Blessings of Heaven", the classic Kunqu opera singing style "awakened" the "sleeping" Zhengyi Temple. The ability to ring the drum beats again is the result of Beijing's dual efforts to build the cultural brand of "the clubhouse has opera" and Xicheng's brightening of the birthplace of Peking Opera.
In the second half of last year, Beijing began to promote performances of art troupes into the former site of the guild hall to create a cultural brand of "the guild hall has opera". Nowadays, art performances have been performed in the former sites such as the Paint Club and Linfen Club, and Zhengyi Temple has also ushered in a good opportunity for revival. Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism handed over the Zhengyi Temple Opera Building to Northern Kunqu Theater for repair, operation and use.The newly repaired Zhengyi Temple still retains the traditional style of the ancient theater, and has carefully designed the details, such as the auspicious patterns on the decorative wall of the courtyard, the " Fuchun Mountain Residence " on the wall on the second floor, and the sensible LED cold light source.
The relevant person in charge of the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater said that in the future, Zhengyi Temple will be built into a platform for gathering high-quality performances. In the future, not only will it perform classic Kunqu Opera such as " Peony Pavilion " and " Changsheng Palace ", but it will also hold Kunqu Opera collections, live broadcasts and opera culture lectures, and invite Peking Opera and the distinctive local opera to perform here to attract different groups of performers to enter Zhengyi Temple.
birthplace Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall
birthplace of Peking Opera Meet "Meilanfang"
If the Zhengyi Temple Opera houses the dual "memory" of Kunqu Opera and Peking Opera, then the Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall located at No. 9 Huguosi Street, Xicheng District is definitely the "exclusive memory" of Peking Opera. This is a typical courtyard house. Since 1951, Mr. Mei Lanfang has spent the last ten years of his life in this quiet and comfortable courtyard. In March 2013, the Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall was announced as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units. The memorial hall preserves the original appearance of the former residence, and the various furnishings in the living room, study, bedroom and living room are displayed in the original state of Mei Lanfang's life during his lifetime. There are many precious collections in the museum, including scripts, books, calligraphy and paintings, letters and other physical objects, as well as play lists performed in various theaters or halls from the late Qing Dynasty to modern times.
The 2022 "Meet Mei Lanfang" event held at the Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall, Peking Opera performing artists brought the audience a unique and immersive national treasure experience.
Immersive
Immersive experience "Heavenly Girl" and "Yu Ji" reproduce
A Peking Opera master who came out of the West City, a courtyard housed the memories of the birthplace of Peking Opera. The three words "Mei Lanfang" allow countless enthusiasts, researchers, or passers-by to enter the memorial hall, search for the prosperous appearance of Peking Opera from old papers and old objects, and experience the opera rhyme of a generation of masters. However, although there are many collections, there are only the "Goddess" scattered flowers and the sad and beautiful "Yu Ji".
In order to allow visitors to meet "Mei Lanfang" at the Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall, on April 10 this year, "There is a show in the Guild Hall" kicked off here. The Meipai classic " Tianwo Scattered Flowers " excerpt attracted the attention of the audience. With the sound of silk and yellow leather, in the small courtyard, the actors' expressions and gestures "enlarge" in front of the audience, bringing the opera closer to the audience. The actor brought the audience back to Mei Lanfang's time practicing in the yard with one breath. The audience became "people in the play".
"I am immersive, every move, every frown and smile of the actors is particularly attractive, which makes me deeply intoxicated." A friend of the drama fan said excitedly. At the same time, the Xu Beihong's three masterpieces "The Legend of the Sky" and the explanations of professional actors have allowed everyone to go outside the play to understand Mei Lanfang's life and deeds and artistic achievements more comprehensively, and feel the infinite charm of Peking Opera from a new perspective.
"Mei Lanfang" has returned home. The immersive experience has completely activated this courtyard. The crabapple in the courtyard is still the same, and the "Goddess" and "Yu Ji" come again.
has drama
tastes fine plays special and exquisite and small and beautiful
Xicheng District Relevant person in charge said that the immersive experience of "Meet Mei Lanfang" more prominently highlights "the drama", fully reflecting the characteristics of the "the hall has drama" brand "special and exquisite, small and beautiful". At present, the 2022 "There is a play in the Guild Hall" Beijing Cai Xicheng Spring Performance Season has been presented in representative historical and cultural venues such as Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall, Baoguo Temple , and Fuzhou New Hall.
Xicheng District will also revitalize the spatial resources of the characteristic guild hall based on the architectural and spatial characteristics of the former site of the guild hall, create an immersive performance space with distinctive themes, diverse contents, different functions, "special but exquisite, small but beautiful", so that "the guild hall has opera" will become an entrance to the tasting of high-quality repertoire and a display window for the excellent opera culture of China, so that more cultural quality can enter the lives of the people, meet the citizens' needs for spiritual and cultural life, polish the cultural business card of the "Birthplace of Peking Opera", prosper the capital culture, and better promote the construction of a national cultural center.
"Meet Mei Lanfang" event held at the Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall, the artists brought the audience a unique immersive national treasure experience.
■National quintessence·Inheritance
The drama and opera are integrated, and the audience praises are buzzing
If the venue is the "shell" of the national quintessence, then the play itself is the "core". If you want to polish the "golden business card" of the birthplace of Peking Opera, the play itself must be popular.
Due to the rhythm, charm and comprehensive artistic threshold, Peking Opera seems to have become an antique that cannot be touched by nowadays. It is not easy to like it.
"If any art wants to develop and inherit, it must attract young people and embrace the market while maintaining its essence." The person who said this is 58 years old this year, the leader of the Beijing Fenglei Peking Opera Troupe , and a famous Peking Opera martial artist.
Beijing Fenglei Peking Opera Troupe is located in Banzhang Hutong. The troupe was formerly "Minju Club" and was renamed Beijing Fenglei Peking Opera Troupe in 1971. Here, Song Yan worked for decades, and his youth was exactly the "last" glory of Peking Opera. In 2001, 37-year-old Song Yan became the youngest leader in the history of the troupe. While resuming traditional dramas, he also began to think about ways to "break the deadlock".
In 2015, he wrote the story of Liyuan Travel into a drama to attract young audiences. A drama "Net" full of strong love for Liyuan appeared on the stage and caused a sensation. The past events of the Republic of China, the elegy of the Liyuan, the ups and downs of the story, the actor's superb acting skills, the innovative interpretation of Peking Opera, the perfect integration of the drama performance form and Peking Opera opera culture have all received unanimous praise.
After watching "The Net", the old artist Lantianye said: "I was inexplicably moved. I heard it was very good, but I definitely didn't expect it to be so good!" Three years later, Lantianye served as the artistic director of Songyan's second drama "Kesi Arrow Clothes".
Between 2019 and 2022, their third film " Cat " has been successively launched in Capital Theater , the Kaohsiung Social Education Performing Arts Hall and the National Grand Theater. Wherever you go, the audience lined up.
Someone was moved after watching it and left a message on " Douban ": "After watching the drama, I want to learn about Beijing again and learn about Peking Opera, and I am also grateful to Fenglei Peking Opera Troupe for spreading Peking Opera culture so well"; "Fenglei Peking Opera Troupe is the most modern-conscious troupe in Beijing Xicheng."
Hearing such comments, Song Yan felt a little comforted: "I just hope to find a connection point so that young people can feel that Peking Opera is not far away. The so-called modern consciousness is just determined by the characteristics of Feng Lei. We must take the lead and be ahead."
Song Yan was not lying on the "credit book". A few days ago, Feng Lei Peking Opera Troupe cleverly combined suspense dramas with Peking Opera elements and launched the Beijing drama "The Drama". Song Yan smiled when he saw outsiders leave a message on Weibo "Please go to tour".
■National quintessence·Prosperity
An ancient archway was erected at the south entrance of Dongchunshu Hutong. There is also a sculpture of opera characters in front of the archway, which sets off the cultural heritage of Xuannan.
In the Landmark Stone Square, the birthplace of Peking Opera, the logo and theme song of the "Beijing Opera Source·Xicheng 2018 Peking Opera Origin Art Season" event was officially released.
launches exclusive logo and travel line
theaters are renewed and innovative in form. What remains unchanged is the cultural heritage
As one of the "golden business cards" of Xicheng culture, the more "washed" the birthplace of Peking Opera, the brighter it becomes. With the efforts of "there are plays in the hall", Beijing drama, fan contest, Peking Opera entering the campus and other parties, Xicheng District has launched the exclusive logo of Peking Opera's birthplace and the journey route of the north and south of Peking Opera's birthplace, adding another "fire" to the prosperity of the national treasures.
What is even more gratifying is that three public service advertisements made of Peking Opera " Fights in the Heavenly Palace " were released at the same time, allowing more young people to learn about Peking Opera and like Peking Opera while learning etiquette norms such as "cultivating dogs in a civilized way", "scan the code to wear masks", and "giving courtesy of zebra crossings".
The play is melodious, floating for more than 200 years, and it has been in the West City for a long time. The theater is renewed and innovative in form, and remains unchanged. It is the inheritance of the cultural context. It is also the sound of "Okay!" in the audience when the gongs and drums sounded.
■ "The Born of Peking Opera" exclusive logo
design deformation of the character "Beijing" and combined with Peking Opera Facebook , clothing, etc. for design and integration. On this basis, seal shapes and Peking Opera patterns were added. The final effect was placed in the form of two doors to make the overall presentation, symbolizing the opening of the door to Peking Opera art.
■"Journey to the birthplace of Peking Opera"
North and south routes include "taste, visit, entertain, and enjoy". The "Beijing Opera Born Line" on the southern line of
starts from Sanqing Garden, passes through famous Peking Opera Troupe, Baishun Hutong , Fuliancheng Society former site, Anhui Guild Hall, Jingyun Garden Peking Opera Born Landmark Plaza, Zhengyi Temple and other famous Peking Opera check-in places, fully experience the charm of national quintessence culture. The "Peking Opera Revitalization Line" on the northern line of
starts from Shichahai , passes through Gongwang Mansion Grand Theater , and goes to the former residence of Mei Lanfang, an artist who has played a role in the development of modern Chinese opera art. After recording Peking Opera art, the People's Theater, the iconic theater of the history of drama development, and China National Peking Opera Theater , go to Mei Lanfang Grand Theater to watch the performance and experience the opera culture.
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