Yuan Shihai

essential information

Character experience

He studied art in his early years

At the age of eight, he was a teacher of Xu Deyi and learned from Mr. Wu yanheng. In 1927, he joined Fu Liancheng class to study drama, and his stage name was yuan Shengzhong. After learning from ye Fuhai, Qiu Guixian, Wang Lianping and sun Shengwen (the elder martial brother of Yuan Shihai), he changed his name. During the eight-year art class, he studied hard and devoted himself to the performing arts of his predecessors and celebrities. His skills were excellent and his studies were outstanding. Because he was intelligent and studious, he soon learned the roles of Ma Su in lost Street Pavilion, Huang Gai and Cao Cao in Qun Ying Hui, and Liu Jin in Famen Temple. The performance effect was excellent. In 1934, after his graduation, Yuan Shihai performed in the Chongqing society of Mr. Shang Xiaoyun. He acted as a supporting role in the "Jiuqu Yellow River array" and "Jade Tiger Pendant" starring Shang, and toured in Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Changsha and other places. In 1937, he cooperated with Li shengzao, and successively performed many health and clean cooperative plays, such as "on heroes in Qingmei boiling wine", "Roufen Ji", "Sangu Maolu", "Ma tiaotanxi" and "eliminating three evils".

Learn from Hao Shouchen

In order to further his studies, Yuan Shihai became the main successor of the Hao School of art. Since then, he has performed more than 300 plays with Mei Lanfang, Cheng Yanqiu, Shang Xiaoyun, Xun Huisheng, Xu Biyun, Ma Lianliang, Tan Fuying, Gao Qingkui, Zhou Xinfang, Gai jiaotian, Xi Xiaobo, Li Shifang, Zhang Junqiu, Mao Shilai, song Dezhu, Xin Yanqiu, Li Wanchun, Li Shaochun, etc. In the performance of various schools of artists, the collection of various essences and the popularity of the family greatly enriched their performing arts. On the stage, he has successfully created various characters, especially more than ten plays with other leading roles playing Cao Cao, which have won wide popularity among the audience and formed the style system of Yuan school's performing arts. He has established Chenghua society of Li Shifang and Fufeng society of Ma Lianliang, and has cooperated with Li Shifang, Ma Lianliang and Li shengzao for many years. His "Farewell My Concubine" with Li Shifang, his "heroes in Qingmei boiling wine" with Li shengzao, and his "four Jinshi" with Ma Lianliang became famous dramas.

Build up "Qishe"

After the founding of new China, he and Li Shaochun jointly built the "Qishe" (Drama Troupe). In the spring of 1950, together with Li Shaochun and ye Shengzhang, they took the lead in transforming private troupes into new China Experimental Peking opera troupes based on collective ownership. New historical dramas such as Jiang Xianghe, wild boar forest, Yunluo mountain, blood and tears revenge, running to Liangshan at night, and Hufu saving Zhao were rehearsed. In 1951, the new China Experimental Peking Opera Troupe collectively joined the experimental Peking Opera Troupe affiliated to the Chinese Academy of opera research. In 1955, it was renamed the Chinese Peking opera academy. Mr. Yuan Shihai successively served as the main actor, deputy head and vice president of the first and third troupes. In cooperation with Li Shaochun, he performed Xiangma Zhuan, Baqiao Tiao Pao, zhanweinan, gei shepao, Manjianghong, and modern drama Baimaonv, Linhai Xueyuan, the president's daughter, Keshan HongRi, etc. In 1964, he actively participated in the rehearsal of red light and won high praise for playing Hatoyama. He has taken part in the drama art film "the meeting of heroes by the east wind" and "wild boar forest", modern drama film "red light", "plain battle" and ancient costume TV drama "chivalrous women in addition to violence". Since then, Yuan Shihai has arranged and performed traditional dramas such as "stealing the Royal horse" and "on heroes"; he has cooperated with Li Shaochun in rehearsing "general harmony", "wild boar forest" and "Legend of Xiangma"; he has cooperated with Li Hezeng in rehearsing "giving a robe to Yi" and "removing three evils"; he has cooperated with Li Jinquan in rehearsing "Li Kui exploring his mother"; and he has starred in "Black Whirlwind", "Peach Blossom Village" and "jiujiangkou" A repertoire that has been popular for a long time.

Character thought

For the development and prosperity of Peking Opera, Mr. Yuan Shihai went deep into the grass-roots performances in industries, mines, rural areas, troops, counties and other places across the country, and was deeply loved by the people. He loves drama, works hard, lives a rigorous life, is diligent in exercising, conquers diseases, and always keeps in good physical and mental condition. Even in his old age, he still performs with the ambition of "a long way to go and aspire to a thousand miles", becoming the only senior artist on the stage of Beijing opera. Over the years, Mr. Yuan Shihai has paid close attention to and actively engaged in the training of young actors. On the stage, you can teach others; on the stage, you can teach others. He went all over the country to teach and lecture, and successively received more than 20 apprentices. He devoted himself to his work, duty and obligation. Fruitful. His students include not only Peking Opera, but also Pingju, Hanju, Jinju and Hebei Bangzi. he actively participated in the rescue and inheritance of Peking Opera materials, and completed the tasks of "sound matching and image" and "sunset project" with high quality. As a consultant of the Academy's art Steering Committee, he repeatedly called on old artists to actively take the lead in the inheritance and teaching of Peking Opera. He enthusiastically went to colleges and universities to teach Peking opera art to college students and foreign students and popularize national culture. Mr. Yuan Shihai loves the party, the people and socialism, and pursues progress all his life. It took 27 years from 1953 when he submitted his first application to join the Communist Party of China to 1980 when he formally joined the Communist Party of China. In order to implement the party's reform and opening-up policy, he took the lead in practicing it regardless of his old age. He repeatedly turned in the income from performances as party fees, reflecting a party member's deep feelings for the organization. He is honest, open and aboveboard, does not remember to lose, seeking truth from facts, widely praised by peers; he is strict with himself, lenient to others, optimistic, caring for comrades, approachable, respected by everyone. With his own actions, Mr. Yuan Shihai has practiced his ideals and vows of patriotism, love for the party and love for art. He is an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a representative of advanced culture, a model of virtue and art, a hero of carrying forward the past and opening up the future, and a pride of national art.

style of art

Performance characteristics

Mr. Yuan Shihai's artistic talent is outstanding, and he has comprehensively studied and inherited the performance experience of previous artists. His traditional foundation is deep and solid, which has laid the foundation for his artistic innovation and the establishment of his unique performance style. All kinds of characters he created on the stage are simple, bold, vigorous and powerful. They convey spirit with emotion and shake people's soul. He not only has a broad voice and rich emotion, but also is good at performing. With the unique performance characteristics of "Jia Hua Lian bronze hammer singing", he has greatly improved the performing means of Jia Hua Lian on the stage, created a precedent for large-scale plays starring in Jia Hua Lian, and successfully created a large number of operas, such as Cao Cao, Lu Zhishen, Li Kui, Zhang Fei, Zhang Dingbian, Lian Po, Xiang Yu, Niu Gao, dou Erdun, etc It is called the fine art image and passed on to the world. Among the masses, they are praised as "living Cao Cao", "living Zhang Fei", "living Li Kui" and "living Lu Zhishen".

Singing characteristics

Yuan Shihai's voice is broad, bright and rich. He uses his unique explosive sound and mellow tone to make it sound vigorous and bright. The pronunciation is real and clear. He is good at expressing the rich inner changes of the characters by using such singing tunes as "flowing water board" and "Allegro".

work

It's the first skill of putting on airs. The so-called "doing" includes not only the body structure, but also the body expression of the characters. Yuan Shihai has both. His body is burly, the movement side type is steady, the stature is beautiful generous, pays attention to the modelling perfect. He portrays the characters in detail, a seemingly ordinary play, but he can grasp the inner activities of the characters and reveal their personality characteristics. For example, in the play "Black Whirlwind", he performed a performance of Li Kui watching the scenery of Liangshanpo. It was a single person's play, and there was no prominent dramatic contradiction. "But he discovered the connotation of Li Kui's character, thoughts and feelings. From the colorful setting of peach blossoms, the flying of fish and birds, to Wu Yong's poems, I can't recite them. At the same time, I want to beat him up at once when I think of someone who ridicules that there is no beautiful scenery in Liangshan. " This performance vividly and vividly reveals Li Kui's simple and straightforward character with clear love and hatred.

Character relationship

Main disciple

Du JinFang, Feng Zhixiao, Zhang Xuejin, Yang Chunxia, Gao Mukun, Li Baochun, Yu Kuizhi, Diao Li and other outstanding artists have been cultivated and taught by him for many years. Yang Chi, Yang Guang, fan Chengyu, Li Jialin, Wu Yuzhang, Liu Yonggui, Ma Yong'an, Li Guangren, Luo Changde, Liu Wenguang, Su Shengyi, Shu Jianchu, Shen Gexin, Liu Zhuoyu, Liu Jinquan, Hei Yongkuan, he Guodong and so on, who play the role of the gaudy face.

Main works

the living theatre

They are: qunyinghui, huarongdao, lianhuantao, on heroes, jiangxianghe, wild boar forest, Xiangma Zhuan, yipao, chusanwei, Li Kui's mother, heixuanhuan, taohuacun, jiujiangkou, Hongdeng Ji, Baimaonv, etc.

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Position

Mr. Yuan Shihai was a deputy to the Fourth National People's Congress and a member of the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and Ninth National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference. He once served as honorary member of all China Federation of literary and art circles, director of China Dramatists Association and director of China International Cultural Exchange Center.

Awards

The second golden Record Award winning artist.

Anecdotes of characters

When Mr. Yuan entered the college, he learned from Cao Cao. At that time, he was taught by mouth and heart. He had no script, so he had to learn to be like a teacher. Later, when he got the script, he had to learn to analyze the characters, so that he could play Cao Cao who was not only treacherous, powerful, suspicious and deceitful, but also civil and military, and had a political mind. Known as "living Cao Cao". in the 1960s, he played in the modern play the red light

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