Shi Yihong (\u53f2\u4f9d\u5f18) will speak on her knowledge and expertise of Jingju, her personal story of Jingju training and acting career, and her negotiations between tradition and experimentation and between stage performance and film.<\/p>\n
Directions: Entrance to the venue is located next to the Ostin Music Cafe.<\/p>\n
This lecture features the prominent award-winning jingju actress Shi Yihong. Jingju or Beijing opera, the best-known genre of Chinese opera, is a form of classical Chinese theatre that integrates singing, speaking, dancing, and acrobatics–what the West calls \u201ctotal theatre.\u201d In her lecture, Shi will share her knowledge and expertise of Jingju, her personal story of Jingju training and acting career, and her negotiations between tradition and experimentation and between stage performance and film. Her lecture will also include demonstrations of arias and movements and interactions with the audience.<\/p>\n
Shi Yihong is a renowned Peking Opera artist from the Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe and a leading performer of the Mei School\uff08\u6885\u6d3e\uff09. She holds the title of National First-Class Actor in China and specializes in dan (female) roles\uff08\u65e6\u89d2\uff09. Shi studied under Zhang Meijuan (a renowned martial dan actress and educator) as well as Lu Wenqin (an expert in opera vocal techniques). In 1999, she graduated from the first Master\u2019s Program for Peking Opera Outstanding Young Performers in China. Shi Yihong began her training with martial dan roles \uff08\u6b66\u65e6\uff09 and later devoted herself to studying the Mei School, becoming a versatile artist skilled in both literary and martial roles. Her distinctive style combines traditional techniques with modern influences, making her a leading figure in contemporary Peking Opera. Her repertoire includes traditional classics such as The Female Generals of the Yang Family\uff08\u300a\u6768\u95e8\u5973\u5c06\u300b\uff09, Legend of the White Snake\uff08\u300a\u767d\u86c7\u4f20\u300b\uff09, Farewell My Concubine\uff08\u300a\u9738\u738b\u522b\u59ec\u300b\uff09, The Drunken Beauty\uff08\u300a\u8d35\u5983\u9189\u9152\u300b\uff09, Wang Zhaojun Goes Beyond the Great Wall\uff08\u300a\u662d\u541b\u51fa\u585e\u300b\uff09, and The Unicorn Purse\uff08\u300a\u9501\u9e9f\u56ca\u300b\uff09. She has also starred in innovative productions, such as The Bells of Notre Dame\uff08\u300a\u60c5\u6b87\u949f\u697c\u300b\uff09, adapted from Victor Hugo\u2019s novel, and New Dragon Inn\u300a\u65b0\u9f99\u95e8\u5ba2\u6808, based on the film of the same name.<\/p>\n
Shi Yihong has held three major national tours themed \u201cCivil, Fight, Kunqu, and All,\u201d \u201cA Dazzling Elegance,\u201d and \u201cFour Great Schools: Mei, Shang, Cheng, and Xun,\u201d which gained widespread acclaim among opera fans across China. Committed to promoting Peking Opera internationally, Shi Yihong has performed extensively abroad. She staged 12 performances of Farewell My Concubine at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Princeton University in the United States. She also held a special performance in Tokyo to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mei Lanfang\u2019s visit to Japan.<\/p>\n
\u52a0\u5dde\u5927\u5b66\u6d1b\u6749\u77f6\u5206\u6821 (UCLA)\u4e3b\u7ba1\u56fd\u9645\u7814\u7a76\u53ca\u5168\u7403\u4e8b\u52a1\u7684\u526f\u6821\u957fCindy Fan(\u8303\u829d\u82ac)\u6559\u6388<\/p>\n
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UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology<\/p>\n
\u52a0\u5dde\u5927\u5b66\u6d1b\u6749\u77f6\u5206\u6821\u56fd\u9645\u5b66\u9662The UCLA International Institute<\/p>\n
UCLA Asia Pacific Center, UCLA Center for Chinese Studies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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