Suzhou Kunju Opera Theater

Suzhou Kunju Opera Theater in Jiangsu Province was formerly Shanghai Minfeng Su Opera Troupe, which was founded in 1951. It was a professional folk opera troupe and settled in Suzhou in 1953. In order to further prosper the cause of traditional Chinese opera and better develop the Suzhou opera, Kun Opera was officially approved as a state-owned troupe in October 1956 under the care of the party, named Jiangsu Su Kun troupe and Su Kun Opera concurrently. This year (2006) will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the troupe.

On May 18, 2001, Kunqu opera was listed by UNESCO as "one of the representative works of human oral and intangible heritage". As the birthplace of Kunqu Opera, the party and government leaders and the general public in Suzhou pay more attention to and support the "protection, inheritance, innovation and development" of Kunqu Opera. Therefore, with the approval of Suzhou municipal Party committee and government, Suzhou Kunju Opera Troupe was established in November 2001.

Suzhou Kunju Opera Theater

Suzhou Kunju theater may have been unknown a few years ago, but the successive Kunju dramas "Peony Pavilion" and "Changsheng hall" have polished this signboard. Su Kun is on the edge of Taohuawu, near Tang Bohu's former residence where the lotus pond at the gate is full of floating algae. But if you want to go to Sukun, you can't tell Ji the name of the taxi driver. You have to say that the forestry technology factory knows where it is. Walking into the gate of Sukun, there is a rockery and a pavilion. Behind the main building, there is a small red brick building, which is full of vines. Unfortunately, it looks dilapidated. There is also a Lanyun theater in the theater, which does not give many performances and is usually used for rehearsal by the troupe. In this year's Kunqu Opera Festival, there are several operas staged here, most of which are traditional operas. Traditional Kunqu Opera, like Sukun's, is located in a secluded alley.

brief introduction

Suzhou Kunju Opera Theater in Jiangsu Province was formerly Shanghai Minfeng Su Opera Troupe, which was founded in 1951. It was a professional folk opera troupe and settled in Suzhou in 1953. In order to further prosper the cause of traditional Chinese opera and better develop the Suzhou opera, Kun Opera was officially approved as a state-owned troupe in October 1956 under the care of the party, named Jiangsu Su Kun troupe and Su Kun Opera concurrently. This year (2006) will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the troupe. On May 18, 2001, Kunqu opera was listed by UNESCO as "one of the representative works of human oral and intangible heritage". As the birthplace of Kunqu Opera, the party and government leaders and the general public in Suzhou pay more attention to and support the "protection, inheritance, innovation and development" of Kunqu Opera. Therefore, with the approval of Suzhou municipal Party committee and government, Suzhou Kunju Opera Troupe was established in November 2001.

artistic characteristics

Over the past 50 years since its founding, the academy has successively performed 100 dramas of Kun Opera, such as peony pavilion, hall of eternal life, story of white rabbit, story of Chai Chuan, story of jingchai, etc., as well as Su opera, story of Huakui, five girls, etc., and has inherited and performed more than 200 zaizi dramas of Su opera and Kun Opera. In the past 50 years since the founding of the Academy, four generations of Kunqu Opera actors have been trained successively. Among them, Zhang Jiqing and Wang Fang, the winners of the "plum blossom Award" of the famous Kunqu opera artists, are the best. What's more gratifying is that Wang Fang has created the image of Princess Yang in the palace of eternal life, and won the second plum blossom award of Chinese opera in 2005.

Historical evolution

After the reform and opening up, theaters (troupes) have successively participated in the previous Kunqu opera performances and the second and sixth Chinese art festivals. The Ministry of culture has won more than 20 awards in the "world's first Troupe" outstanding repertoire performance, the national exchange performance of young Kunqu Opera actors, the national new Kunqu Opera repertoire performance, the first and second China Kunqu Opera Art Festival and the national Kunqu Opera outstanding youth evaluation performance. At present, there are 10 first-class performers and 20 second-class performers. The theatre has entertained many distinguished guests at home and abroad, and has visited the United States, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Germany, France, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and other countries and regions.

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In October 2001, the theater established a cooperative relationship with Kunshan City and Zhouzhuang, and performed Kunqu opera every day at the ancient stage, a tourist attraction of Zhouzhuang.

Suzhou Kunju Opera Theater in Jiangsu Province adheres to the "ancient traditional style". The characteristics of "pure Kunqu opera style". It has always taken rescuing and inheriting traditional Kun Opera as its own duty. On the basis of inheriting the tradition, we are determined to innovate, seize the opportunity, and actively promote the construction of "professional theater" and "operating theater". In 2004, with the strong support of Suzhou municipal government, the theater cooperated with Taiwan Stone Co., Ltd. to create three Kunqu operas "Changsheng Palace", which premiered in Taiwan in February 2004 and caused a sensation in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and Shanghai Transportation University in 2004 and 2005.

What attracts the world's attention is that the Kunju Opera academy seizes the opportunity and cooperates sincerely with the famous Chinese writer Bai Xianyong and other cultural elites at home and abroad, elaborately creating the first, middle and second three volumes of the youth version of the Kunju Opera Peony Pavilion. Under the careful training of famous teachers such as Wang Shiyu and Zhang Jiqing, a group of young actors have come to the fore and attracted wide attention, highlighting the gratifying scene that Su Kun's career has successors.

In April and May 2004, the drama made its debut in Taiwan and Hong Kong. It also performed in Macao, Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Foshan, Shenzhen, Peking University, Nantah, Nankai, Fudan, Tongji and other places. Recently, it went to the United States to visit and perform again, setting off a wave of Kun Opera. The theater has won wide praise and high evaluation. With the support and care of the provincial and Municipal Propaganda and cultural authorities, Suzhou Kunju Opera Theater has made a beneficial attempt and significant progress in promoting art inheritance, talent training and theater construction with brand projects.

In 2006, in the national Kunqu Opera rescue, protection and support project, Guo Qihong, Yang Xiaoqing and Wang Fang performed eight Kunqu Opera "Xi Shi" and participated in the third Kunqu Opera Festival. As a primary play, our brand play "palace of eternal life" participated in the 2005-2006 Jiangsu Provincial stage art project evaluation performance. It was also a rehearsal before visiting Belgium in January 2007, and also a celebration performance to commemorate the 50th anniversary of our founding.

Address: No.9, xiaochangqiao Road, Gusu District, Suzhou

Longitude: 120.61479270458

Latitude: 31.324732290253

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