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Legendary opera artist sees his story in theaters
3 months, 1 week ago

Legendary opera artist sees his story in theaters

China Daily  

Bai Yongcheng as Peking opera artist Mei Lanfang. A theater production about the life story of the legendary Peking opera artist Mei Lanfang will be presented at BOCOM New Bund 31 Performing Arts Center on Oct 30-31. Peking opera artist Mei Baojiu, also the son of Mei Lanfang, was the artistic director, with Gong Xiaoxiong rewrote the story as the …

Play Mei Peking Mei Lanfang Opera Artist Bai Yongcheng
Photo inspires focus on artist
1 year ago

Photo inspires focus on artist

China Daily  

Peking Opera production, Qi Baishi, by the Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing, staged in Beijing on Dec 16 and 17, portrays the legendary artist's life after he moved to the capital at the start of the 1920s and his friendship with Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang. One day in 1955, Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang was shooting a documentary directed …

Art Opera Peking Opera Beijing Mei Peking Qi Baishi
Photo inspires focus on artist
1 year ago

Photo inspires focus on artist

China Daily  

Peking Opera actress Dou Xiaoxuan and Zhang in the production. CHINA DAILY The director adds that when it comes to portraying the inner struggle of Qi about changing his art style from gongbi to xieyi, two characters appear onstage to symbolize two different voices in Qi's head. "We used huadan and wuchou to personify the two different voices — one …

Photo inspires focus on artist
1 year ago

Photo inspires focus on artist

China Daily  

Peking Opera production, Qi Baishi, by the Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing, staged in Beijing on Dec 16 and 17, portrays the legendary artist's life after he moved to the capital at the start of the 1920s and his friendship with Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang. One day in 1955, Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang was shooting a documentary directed …

Art Opera Peking Opera Beijing Mei Peking Qi Baishi
Photo inspires focus on artist
1 year ago

Photo inspires focus on artist

China Daily  

Peking Opera actor Zhang Jianfeng plays the lead role. "It's called 'later-year innovations' to describe Qi's transition of art style. "Peking Opera is also an art form of xieyi because it's simplistic and expressive just like the xieyi approach of painting," says Fu Yongfan, the Peking Opera production's director. "On the stage, which usually has a minimalist set, Peking Opera …

Art Peking Opera Xieyi
Photo inspires focus on artist
1 year ago

Photo inspires focus on artist

China Daily  

One of Qi Baishi's paintings is displayed during the Peking Opera production. The Peking Opera production follows Qi's life between 1919 and 1929, which was a critical period of time of the artist's career. "With this Peking Opera production, we tell Qi's story from 1919 to 1929. "Another reason is that, during that period of time, Qi slowly shifted his …

Art Peking Opera Artist Mei 1919 Qi
Late Peking Opera artist comes alive through VR
3 years, 1 month ago

Late Peking Opera artist comes alive through VR

China Daily  

An AI-powered virtual replica of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang. In 2020, the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing and the BIT jointly launched this public welfare research project aiming to create an interactive "digital Peking Opera artist." Weng said they will invite Peking Opera artists to imitate Mei performing for motion captures in the future. "In the future, we …

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