Southern Red Bean "Beijing Tour: College Students Watch Cantonese Opera and Appreciate Lingnan Culture
2024-10-15
Cantonese opera is known as the "Southern Red Bean" and is a treasure of Lingnan culture and art. Recently, Cantonese operas "San Shui Nv · Red Headscarf" and "The Legend of the White Snake · Love" were performed at the Tianqiao Theater in Beijing, bringing a visual and auditory feast to the audience. During this period, the Beijing Office of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government launched the "Well Known · Zhou Erfu Beginning" event - "Entering Fine Cantonese Opera and Telling the Story of the Bay Area", inviting over a hundred college students to watch Cantonese opera and experience the beauty of traditional culture up close. The Cantonese opera "Sanshui Daughter: Red Headscarf" is the first stage work in China to focus on the labor history of Chinese women. It reproduces the history of overseas struggles of Sanshui women in Foshan, Guangdong in the 1930s, and tells the story of them wearing red headscarves as a symbol and becoming a unique scenery on construction sites in Southeast Asia. They went out to sea with delicate bodies to make a living, building high-rise buildings in Singapore and building bridges of friendship between the two countries. Wu Ruifan, from Singapore, is currently studying at Tsinghua University. He watched "Three Water Daughters: Red Headscarf" on site. He said, "My ancestors, like in the drama, sailed to Southeast Asia and stayed in Singapore. Reviewing this period of history has deepened my understanding of them, and has also made me think of my roots and cherish everything I have now." "Cantonese opera, as an intangible cultural heritage of China, embodies the unique charm of Lingnan culture. Through this viewing, I not only experienced the beauty of Cantonese opera in music, clothing, and performance, but also saw the patriotism and cultural connotations it conveys. Cantonese opera is not only a performing art, but also a heritage of history and emotions," said Zeng Huiling, a Malaysian overseas Chinese currently studying at Tsinghua University. It is reported that "Sanshui Daughter · Red Scarf" is directed by Zhang Manjun, a national first-class director and winner of the Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Drama. Mo Fei, a national first-class director, is the screenwriter, and Zeng Xiaomin, a winner of the Wenhua Performance Award and the Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Drama, is the leading actor. It is a key play created and arranged by the Guangdong Opera Theater in recent years under the guidance of the Publicity Department of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee and the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. On October 12th, the Cantonese opera "Legend of the White Snake: Love" performed at Tianqiao Theater presented a "Cantonese" style romance to the audience. Chen Haiqi from Peking University watched the performance live and said that "The Legend of the White Snake: Love" is not only a continuation of Lingnan culture, but also a new way of expression. The thousand year old emotions between White Snake and Xu Xian in the drama are delicately presented, and modern stage design and costumes give this classic work new life. Chen Haiqi said, "Through innovation, Cantonese opera has stepped out of Lingnan, carrying the cultural heritage of Guangzhou and showcasing the spirit of Lingnan in a wider region. As a Guangzhou student, seeing Cantonese opera being welcomed by audiences on the big stage in Beijing makes me extremely proud." It is reported that since its creation in 2014, Cantonese opera "The Legend of the White Snake: Love" has been on tour for more than 10 years, with more than 200 shows. The play is written and directed by Mo Fei, a national first-class director, and co starred by Zeng Xiaomin, a national first-class actor, winner of the Wenhua Performance Award and the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award, and national first-class actors Wen Ruqing, Wang Yanfei, Zhu Hongxing, etc. (New Society)
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Source:China News Service Website
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