Shang Changrong
Shang Changrong
Shang Changrong, male, born in July 1940 in Beijing, is a national first-class actor, a famous Peking opera performing artist, and a representative inheritor of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage (Peking Opera) projects. He has twice won the National May Day Labor Medal.
He once served as the fifth vice chairman of the Chinese Drama Association, the sixth and seventh chairman of the Chinese Drama Association, and is now an honorary member of the China Federation of literary and art circles and the ninth honorary chairman of the Chinese Dramatist Association.
Profile
Shang Changrong, a famous Peking opera performing artist, was born in 1940. He is the third son of Shang Xiaoyun, one of the four famous dans. He has been influenced by his father's art since he was a child and has studied with many famous artists. He is the first winner of Chinese Drama Plum Blossom award and the first inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage. His representative works include farewell my concubine, Cao Cao and Yang Xiu, incorruptible official Yu Chenglong, etc.
Born in Beijing in July 1940, Shang Changrong was influenced by family art. He came to the stage at the age of five and formally studied Peking Opera Hualian at the age of ten. He successively studied with famous artists such as Chen Furui, Su lianhan and Hou Xirui. Under the guidance of Mingjing Chen Furui, he studied caoqiaoguan, qimeian, yuguoyuan, Suo Wulong, luhuadang and Dingjiashan, and performed while learning.
In 1956, he began to star in Yao Gang, Jing De pretending to be crazy, Black Whirlwind Li Kui, and Jiang Xianghe.
In 1959, with his father Shang Xiaoyun, he was transferred to Shaanxi Peking Opera Troupe as an actor. Later, he worshipped Hou Xirui as his teacher and got his true biographies, such as stealing the Royal horse and Taking Luoyang.
In 1976, he was appointed deputy head of Shaanxi Peking Opera Troupe and began to participate in the management and artistic creation of the troupe. He played Liu Zongmin in the new play "shooting tiger mouth" adapted from Yao xueyin's novel Li Zicheng, which is his first new costume play after the "Cultural Revolution". Later, he starred in modern drama "Pingjiang dawn", playing Peng Dehuai.
In the autumn of 1984, he became the head of "Shanjing" and led the troupe to create and perform "Zhang Fei Jing Xian".
In 1987, he became honorary head of Shaanxi Peking Opera Troupe.
In 1988, he was transferred to Shanghai Peking Opera Theater.
In 1992, he was invited to Shanghai to star in the new historical drama "Cao Cao and Yang Xiu", who played Cao Cao with excellent singing and acting skills. The play became popular and Shang Changrong was well-known throughout the country. He was officially transferred to Shanghai Peking Opera Theater. After that, he rehearsed Niu Gao's marriage, mang Zhang Fei and Yao Qi.
In 1995, he took part in the excerpt of "Da Long Pao" in the Spring Festival Gala.
In 2000, he took part in the song of CCTV Spring Festival Gala: "stars make trouble in Spring Festival".
On June 19, 2015, he participated in the Chinese Opera Festival at the Grand Theatre of Hong Kong Cultural and Art Center and performed the Peking Opera farewell my concubine.
On October 4, 2016, Beijing Opera Niu Gao Xia Shu Tiaohua Che was performed on Shanghai Tianchan Yifu stage.
On January 3, 2018, Yifu Tianchan and Guan Dongtian participated in the stage version of "Beijing Opera Film Project" Zhenguan grand event in Shanghai.
August 6, 2017 - 8, one of the "one belt, one road" plum blossom award and Magnolia Award "Double Award" actor tour in Ningxia Grand Theatre in 2017.
On August 12, 2017, he took part in the series of commemorating the 170th anniversary of Tan Xinpei's birth and the 111th anniversary of Tan Fuying on Shanghai Tianchan Yifu stage, and performed the play "success of the first World War" (also known as Dingjun mountain, with the addition of Yangping pass).
On October 7, 2019, the 3D panoramic beijing opera film "Zhenguan grand event" held its national premiere in Shanghai Movie City, starring Beijing opera performing artists Shang Changrong, Guan Dongtian, Xia Huihua, Zhu Shihui and Chen Shaoyun. The film was directed by Teng Junjie, and the main creators also showed up at the premiere to share the film shooting experience with the audience. The 3D panoramic beijing opera film "Zhenguan grand event" was also selected as a new production of the "Beijing Opera Film Project".
Personal life
family
Shang Changrong was born in Nangong County, Hebei Province (now nangong city). His distant ancestor was one of the "San Francisco" in the early Qing Dynasty. His great grandfather Shang Zhiquan was the magistrate of Qingyuan County. By the time of his grandfather Shang Yuanzhao's generation, the Shang family was in decline. Shang Yuanzhao served as a "buyer" to support his family in a palace in the capital.
Shang Changrong's father, Shang Xiaoyun, is one of the "four famous dans" in Peking Opera. He is a master of the "Shang school" danjiao art school. In the middle of last century, Shang family became a famous family in Liyuan in China. Besides Shang Changrong's father, master Shang Xiaoyun, his elder brother Shang Changchun was a wusheng artist, his second brother Shang Changlin inherited his father's "Shang school" to become a Dan artist, and his uncle Shang Fuxia was also a famous Peking Opera artist.
Main achievements
Artistic attainments
Shang Changrong's singing style is simple, rich, full and fluent. Besides his colorful face singing style, he also draws on the singing style of Beijing Opera veteran, Dan actor and other trades and quyi, which is broad-minded and inclusive. There is passion in inheriting traditional Peking Opera.
In the new dramas represented by Cao Cao and Yang Xiu, Zhenguan grand event and incorruptible official Yu Chenglong, Shang Changrong's exploration spirit of exploring human nature, activating tradition and actively seeking new cultural support for traditional art is called "Shang Changrong's trilogy". Especially in Cao Cao and Yang Xiu, he created a complicated image of Cao Cao, which is known as a milestone work of Chinese opera in the new period.
personnel training
Shang Changrong believes that the most important thing to inherit is not only to teach art, but also to cultivate his personality and sentiment. For many years, he practiced "oral teaching and heart teaching" with his actions. When he was with his apprentices, he insisted on full palace and full tune every time and demonstrated one move in person.
Honorary recognition
In 1959, he took part in the performance of the 10th anniversary of the national day of Shaanxi Province, playing Xiong Tingbi in "tears of mountains and rivers", and won the performance award.
In 1988, he won the "excellent performance award" of the national new Peking Opera repertoire.
In 1998, he was honored as the "Art Star" of the 5th Shanghai International Art Festival. Wei Zheng won the "excellent performance award" in the Sixth China Arts Festival, the "excellent performance award" in the third China Peking Opera Festival, the "Wenhua performance award" in the tenth and the "excellent performance award" in the Eighth China Drama Festival.
On September 19, 2011, he was elected "ambassador of world drama".
On June 18, 2017, he was awarded the honorary title of lifelong achievement dramatist of China Federation of literary and art circles.
On October 11, 2018, he was awarded the highest respect award.
On April 26, 2019, the 2018 annual commendation meeting of China Directors Association was held with special honor.
In November 2019, he won the "Golden Angel Award" Lifetime Achievement Award.
On September 21, 2020, he won the lifelong achievement award of the 30th Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performance Art Award.
The newly edited historical Peking Opera "Cao Cao and Yang Xiu", "Zhenguan grand event" and "incorruptible official Yu Chenglong" won the first, third and fourth gold medal of China Peking Opera Festival (top), and "Cao Cao and Yang Xiu", "Zhenguan grand event" and "incorruptible official Yu Chenglong" are known as the "three songs of Shang Changrong" on the opera stage.
On September 18, 2019, the Beijing opera film "Cao Cao and Yang Xiu" won the "best artistic contribution award" of the third lychee International Film Festival of Spain in 2019.
Main works
social activities
public benefit activities
In 2009, Shang Changrong volunteered to take part in the shooting of the national anti-corruption public service advertisement "upholding integrity and promoting harmony" organized by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Central Propaganda Department and other relevant departments.
Social service
He once served as the fifth vice chairman of the Chinese Drama Association, the sixth and seventh chairman of the Chinese Drama Association, and is now an honorary member of the China Federation of literary and art circles and honorary chairman of the Chinese Dramatist Association.
On December 15, 2020, the Ninth National Congress of China Dramatists Association will be successfully concluded. He is the ninth president of the Chinese Drama Association.
Character evaluation
He not only has a unique understanding of tradition, unique discovery of drama theory, but also has a unique understanding of career and life. They have learned from many schools, are familiar with and good at tradition, and are brave and good at making use of tradition. All of these will melt into their own artistic style. All these achievements have made Shang Changrong and Peking Opera Hualian art in the new era. (online review of the supervision department of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection)
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