Wei Xikui

Wei Xikui

Wei Xikui (1926-1996), female, native to Tangshan, Hebei Province, was born in Jixian County, Tianjin city. She is a famous quyi performing artist, fengdiao Dagu and Beijing Quju actor. Birthday: August 19, 1926, July 12, Bingyin year of the lunar calendar; death: March 23, 1996, February 5, Bingzi year of the lunar calendar. She is not only a leading figure in quyi and Quju, but also proficient in Peking Opera, Pingju and song. She blended Leting drum, Fengtian drum and Liaoning drum drum as a whole, creating a big drum, adding a new tune to the music world. He died in Beijing on March 23, 1996 at the age of 70. Representative plays: Yang Naiwu and Chinese cabbage, cause of crying and laughing, arrow pole by the river, Fang Zhenzhu, cherry blossom in tears and blood, etc.

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Wei Xikui (1926-1996.3.23), female. Performing artists of fengdiao Dagu and Quju. Tianjin Jixian people. When I was young, I learned to play string and sing music Pavilion drum with my father and brother. At the age of 13, he went to Beijing with his father and brother to sing. After the liberation of Beijing, he successively served as deputy head of Beijing quyi troupe, deputy head of Beijing quyi troupe, member of China Federation of literary and art circles, director of China Drama Association, and vice chairman of Beijing Branch of China Dramatists Association. He died in Beijing on March 23, 1996 at the age of 70.

In 1957, he participated in the Oriental Opera Competition of the World Youth Festival and won the gold medal. She melted the essence of Leting drum, Fengtian drum and Liaoning drum drum into a whole, creating a big drum, adding a new tune to the music world. After 1950, with the advice of Ma Shaobo, Lao She and other artists, she and Cao Baolu created a new type of opera, which was named "Beijing Opera" by Lao She. He has performed in the United States and Taiwan. He is good at performing the following repertoire: Li Dacheng's fire fighting, fisherman and soldier, Baobao's wedding, Baoyu's crying, Beijing Opera liushujing, luohanqian, Honghua Xiangyang, Yang Naiwu and pakchoi, etc.

Representative plays: Yang Naiwu and Chinese cabbage, cause of crying and laughing, arrow pole by the river, Fang Zhenzhu, cherry blossom in tears and blood, etc.

Wei Xikui's artistic features: pure voice, skillful technique, meaningful charm and sincere emotion. Her singing art can be regarded as a model of the perfect combination of Quyi and traditional Chinese opera. She is as sweet as dew and as friendly as a neighbor. At the same time, her comprehensive style and temperament set a good example for future generations.

Artistic experience

In her early years, her father Wei Yongfu and her elder brother and sister-in-law lived on rap music Pavilion drum and Tangshan drum. In 1930, her father took her and her cousin Xianshi to Tianjin to perform in a small library in Nanshi. Because of his father's illness, he began to rap for his father at the age of 8. When his father's illness gradually improved, the father and daughter took turns in performing. She has been working in Jinmen for more than ten years, and she also has a solid foundation in rap. Later, he was instructed by Wang Peichen, a famous drum player in Tianjin leting, and his skills were improved.

At the age of 12, he went to Beijing with his father and brother to sing. Xikui and Cao Baolu, the president of the quyi Association, practiced the octagonal drum and learned how to sing the single string. They soon learned a few verses. They also learned Cao's "five saints pilgrimage". Xikui also went to Kaiming theater to listen to Pingxi in private, and met Xiaobai Yushuang's mother and daughter. Under the introduction of Xiaobai Yushuang, he met Wu suqiu, a Peking Opera actor. From then on, they became three sisters of jingpingqu. Soon after, Cao Baolu organized a concert for Liu Baoquan, the king of drum industry. Wei Xikui was honored to meet Liu Baoquan, and won his guidance and made more progress. At this time, someone from Tianjin asked her father and daughter to sing at Qingyun theater in Nanshi. The more flower baskets there are, the more popular the "corner" is. His father and daughter borrow money to buy flower baskets. Xikui used the drum aria of "whip Luhua" to make firecrackers. When Xikui appeared, the first sentence was well sung. It's a hit. It's a hit in Tianjin. Later, she met Jin Wanchang, a famous plum blossom drum singer, and she learned to sing plum blossom drum. After that, she sang in Qunying opera garden and xiaoliyuan quyi hall. She sang on the same stage with Xiao Caiwu, a famous Jingyun drum singer. Xiao Caiwu agreed and encouraged her idea of improving Tangshan drum. Xikui sang with Bai Yunpeng, a famous Jingyun drum player, in the quyi Hall of Daguanyuan, which was deeply inspired by Bai school. She sang in Tianjin until she returned to Peking in 1945. Xikui gradually integrated various schools of singing into Tangshan Dagu. After several years of training, he changed from Tangshan Dagu to Fengtian Dagu, and finally created Wei Dagu "fengdiao".

After 1950, she and Cao Baolu and other artists created a new type of drama with the single string brand music as the keynote under the suggestion of Ma Shaobo and Lao She. In early 1952, they chose Lao She's script "Liu Shujing" and asked Lao She to discuss it. With Lao She's support, Wei Xikui actively engaged in rehearsal. Lao She excitedly proposed that "the new type of drama evolved from the single string brand music to form Beijing local opera, which can be divided into three parts It's called Quju, so it's named after it. "Liushujing" was a grand performance. Mr. Lao She and his wife watched, and the leaders of the cultural management department came to see the play. The audience's response was strong, and it was a sensation. It was full of performances and had a great influence. New plays became a new flower in the field of drama. In early 1957, Yang Naiwu and Chinese cabbage was performed and made into a color film. In February 1984, he created an opera recital, in which one person sang plum blossom, Jingyun, Yueting and fengdiao drums, single string and Quju excerpts, making it the first time for opera actors to hold a recital.

Art exchange

In July 1987, he led the Chinese Quyi troupe to perform in the United States. In March 1992, he was invited to Taiwan to hold a "cross-strait drum music Exhibition" and give lectures in several universities. He became the first person in the field of drama to formally go to Taiwan for artistic exchanges after 40 years of isolation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. In March 1995, Wei Xikui Art Development Promotion Association was established.

Position

After the liberation of Beijing, he successively served as deputy head of Beijing quyi troupe, deputy head of Beijing quyi troupe, member of China Federation of literary and art circles, executive director of China Dramatists Association, and vice chairman of Beijing Branch of China Dramatists Association. He used to be a member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference.

Main works

His good repertoire includes fengdiao Dagu "Li Dacheng fighting the fire", "Fisherman and soldier", "Baobao getting married", "Baoyu crying", Beijing Opera "luohanqian", "Honghua Xiangyang", "Yang Naiwu and cabbage", etc.

Awards

In 1957, he participated in the sixth World Youth Festival, won the gold medal in the "Oriental singing competition", and became the first person in the northern folk art circle to win the international award.

Activity chronology

July 22, 1949, June 27, the year of self ugliness in the lunar calendar: the Preparatory Committee of the all China quyi improvement association was established

The Preparatory Committee of the all China quyi improvement association was established. Lian kuiru was the president of the association. The actors include single string artist Cao Baolu, big drum artist Wei Xikui, octagonal drum singer Gu Rongfu and Yin Fulai, Henan Zhuizi singer Yao Junying and Ma Yuping, and Qin Shu singer Guan Xuezeng Xiansheng.

March 12, 1951, February 8, Xinmao year of the lunar calendar: the first Chinese people's delegation to the DPRK

From March 12 to the end of May, the Chinese people's delegation headed by Liao Chengzhi and vice presidents Chen Yi and Tian Han went to the DPRK. 23 people from Beijing's literary and art circles participated in the "quyi service brigade of the delegation" composed of some quyi acrobats, with Zhang Fuchen as the leader, lian kuoru as the leader, Cao Baolu as the vice leader, and Gao Yuanjun, Hou Baolin, Guo qiru, Chang Baokun, Wei as the actors Xikui, Gao Fengshan, Meng Xianyou, sun Yanqin, Yin Fulai, Gu Rongfu, Jin Yeqin, etc. Some actors from the Chinese acrobatic troupe also took part in the performance. Shen Pengnian of Beijing Municipal Federation of literary and art went with the team.

October 4, 1953, August 27, the lunar calendar: the third Chinese people's delegation to the DPRK

More than 5000 members of the third Chinese people's delegation to the DPRK left Beijing for the DPRK. He long was the head of the delegation, Lao She was the deputy head of the delegation, Liu Zhiming was the head of the literary and art work group, and Ma Yanxiang was the deputy head of the literary and art work group. The Beijing artists participating in the delegation include Mei Lanfang, Hong Shen, Chen Yi, Shi Dongshan, Cheng Yanqiu (deputy head of the first general and branch delegation), Tan Fuying, Qiu Shengrong, Ma Lianliang, Xin Fengxia, Chen Shufang, Yu Yixuan, Wang Kun, Zhang Junqiu, Liang Xiaolou, Bai Fengming, Guan Xuezeng, Yin Fulai, Gu Rongfu, Wei Xikui, Wang Shichen, Li Yilan, Xing Shaoying, etc.; Shanghai Artists Artists include: Zhou Xinfang (as deputy chief), Yuan Xuefen, Ding shie and Shi Xiaoying; Wuhan Gao Shenglin, Chen Hefeng, Wang Yurong, Yu zongkun and Chen Bohua; and Yuan Jinkai, Chang Xiangyu and Ding Guoxian. Jiang Shan and Kao Cheng, cadres of the Beijing Municipal Federation of literary and art circles and Beijing Municipal literary and art department, respectively served as assistants and counselors of the Pingju troupe of the condolence troupe to help work and experience life in the DPRK.

On the Korean front, Zhou Xinfang and Mei Lanfang co performed "beating the fishermen and killing the family", Zhou Xinfang and Ma Lianliang co performed "meeting of heroes by the east wind", Cheng Yanqiu performed "scolding hall" and "three high fives", Cheng Yanqiu and Ma Lianliang co performed "shentouci Tang", "Famen Temple", "Ganlu Temple" and "sangyuan meeting", which were warmly received by the commander of the Chinese people's Volunteer Army.

After more than two months of condolence performances in the DPRK, various art performing groups returned home one after another.

In 1957, the year of Dingyou in the lunar calendar: the third Beijing quyi troupe was incorporated into the Beijing quyi troupe

The third Beijing quyi troupe was merged into the Beijing quyi troupe. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of culture gave some economic help and appointed political counselors to strengthen the party's leadership. The troupe became a private and public funded literary and Art Troupe, renamed as Beijing quyi troupe, with its head Gao Fengshan and deputy head Wei Xikui

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