Mei Lanfang's inspirational story 1 He is an outstanding dramatist, a Peking Opera performer and a representative of China traditional opera. When I was young, I laid a solid foundation for the performing arts of Peking Opera. Later, I dared to innovate and choreograph new plays, which gave Peking Opera a new look in all aspects. He founded it? Mei pai? Art, connecting the past with the future, has far-reaching influence.
He is also a pioneer and world-renowned master of Beijing Opera. Mei Lanfang has lofty national integrity, noble moral character and superb acting skills, and enjoys a high reputation in the art world and the people.
Mei Lanfang studied hard and came from a family of Peking Opera. His grandfather Mei Qiaoling was a famous actor in early Peking Opera. Father Mei Zhufen, also a Peking Opera actor, died when Mei Lanfang was four years old. Uncle Mei is a famous violinist and flute player. He often accompanies Beijing Opera and Kunqu Opera. Influenced by her elders, Mei Lanfang likes watching plays and plays since she was a child.
I began to study drama at the age of eight, and I also studied the role of Dan. Boys should imitate women when singing, reading and doing things, and sing and speak in falsetto. This requires hard practice. At first, his natural conditions were not good. Sometimes the teacher has been teaching a play for a long time and has not learned it yet. Once, a teacher saw him learning slowly and said angrily, no, grandpa didn't give you this bowl of rice! ? I gave him up.
Mei Lanfang blushed. He made up his mind that he must learn how to look at it, so he pondered and studied again and again. A song is usually sung six or seven times, but he has to sing twenty or thirty times. Gradually, he developed a wide, bright, round and sweet voice, which made people particularly fond of listening. After becoming famous, he once again met the teacher who first taught him. The teacher said shyly, I was really ignorant at that time! ?
? Don't say that. ? Mei Lanfang said, I have benefited too much from you. If I hadn't been scolded by you, I wouldn't have known how to make progress! ?
When Mei Lanfang was a child, her eyes were a little nearsighted, her eyelids drooped and her eyes lacked air. And Danny's eyes on the stage are particularly important. What shall we do? Later he raised some pigeons. Whenever the pigeon flies, he turns his eyes and sees farther and farther as the pigeon flies. In this way, over time, his eye and hair diseases disappeared, and he became particularly radiant. Even when he was old, he was still radiant when he performed on the stage.
Some people always think that Mei Lanfang's artistic achievement is good natural conditions, but in fact it should be mainly attributed to his hard study and hard study.
Mei Lanfang started acting at the age of ten. At the age of fourteen, he formally performed with Xi Liancheng Troupe.
? Xi Liancheng? Later changed its name? Fu Liancheng? It is the most famous Peking Opera class in China and has trained many famous Peking Opera actors, such as Hou, Ma and Tan. Mei Lanfang acted with this troupe and learned a lot of plays, which enriched her performance experience.
At the beginning of acting, Mei Lanfang mainly sang industrial dramas, that is, she sang mainly on the stage, such as "Two Entering the Palace", "Three Mothers' Godsons", "Sacrificing the River" and "Jade Hall Spring". These plays can be popular as long as their voices are good and their pronunciation is clear. But later, with the demise of the Qing Dynasty and the progress of society, the people's requirements for Peking Opera were also high. They are no longer satisfied with just listening to singing, but demand to watch those dramas with content and performance.
Mei Lanfang thought:? It seems that it is not up to the requirements to perform only the two-person turn of Tsing Yi opera. I want to relax my skills. ?
Therefore, he learned a lot about figure, expression and martial arts from his teacher, such as woodcut Zhai, Fan Jiangguan and Rainbow Guan, which are very popular. Mei Lanfang often watches the performances of her peers, learning from others' strengths and using them for her own use. Kunqu opera is an ancient and elegant drama with rich performance skills. Mei Lanfang studied Kunqu Opera with her predecessors and staged such famous dramas as Thinking of Fan, Spring Fragrance and Dream in the Garden. In this way, his acting skills have been greatly improved.
Less than twenty years old, Mei Lanfang was very popular in Beijing. Later, he went to Shanghai to perform, which was also an instant hit. His sweet and generous singing, handsome appearance and meticulous performance have won unanimous praise from the audience. Originally, the bear play in Beijing opera was not as good as the old play. Popular? . Dandan actors generally can't sing? Big axis? A scene is the last scene of every game. But since Mei Lanfang appeared, Dandan Opera has been able to sing the big axis. Many people go to the theatre because of him. Mei Lanfang's reputation has surpassed that of her predecessors, and she is even contemporary? King of Peking Opera? Tan Xinpei also said:? The bearded old man can't sing the role of Danny now! ?
Create? Mei pai? Mei Lanfang has laid a deep artistic foundation, and the traditional plays are performed very well, which has been recognized by the audience. But he is not satisfied.
? We should innovate and perform new plays. ? He said,? I watched the new play, and many of its plays reflected reality. I think Beijing opera is ok. ?
? That's right. Let's make up some fashion shows, too ? Everyone agrees.
Fashion drama is a drama about real life. Because actors have to wear real costumes, the traditional performance methods of Beijing opera are no longer used, and new methods are needed. And it is difficult to dress up as a woman, make up and prop up. Mei Lanfang made progress despite difficulties, and soon rehearsed plays such as Rough Sea, Aunt Deng Gu Xia, A Twig of Twist, and Girl Cut the Snake.
? Beijing opera is also performing a fashion drama! ? The audience told stories to each other. That was a wonderful performance. ?
Mei Lanfang opened a way for Peking Opera to perform modern drama. He is absorbed in making up costume dramas. There are many problems in the makeup of traditional Beijing opera, because most of them pretend to be women, lacking female characteristics in hairstyle, clothing and appearance, and lacking dance, which leads to poor stage effect. Mei Lanfang rehearsed a lot of new plays with the help of friends. In these new plays, he plays an ancient woman, whose headdress has changed, her clothes have changed and her appearance is beautiful. Not only that, Mei Lanfang also designed dances for many roles. For example, the filament dance in My Maiden Scattered Flowers, the sword dance in Farewell My Concubine, the feather dance in History, the disc dance in the Legend of Taizhen, the flower sickle dance in the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon and the clam dance in China. Since then, singing and dancing have become a prominent feature of Mei Lanfang's acting skills.
Mei Lanfang also studies classical literature hard. After reading Cao Zhi's Ode to Luoshen, he felt that although the story is simple, it is full of myth. Just make up a poetic musical. ? So, with the help of my friends, I compiled the Beijing opera Luo Shen. On the stage, Mei Lanfang plays Luo Shen, driving a cloud and wearing a long gauze skirt, just like a god descending from heaven. There was a meeting in Sichuan. On the third platform, Luo Shen and fairies sang and danced, leading the audience into the mythical world. Very wonderful.
Mei Lanfang's new play has completely changed the stage of Beijing opera and has been warmly welcomed by the masses, especially young people. He is more famous because of his unique performance, which is called? Mei pai? . 1927, Beijing Shuntian Times held a Peking Opera actress selection. Mei Lanfang, Shang Xiaoyun, Cheng and Xun Huisheng won the top four respectively. Since then,? Four famous arrests? Be recognized.
Introducing Beijing Opera to the World Beijing Opera is the representative of China traditional opera, which is called? China Opera? . Now, Peking Opera has been known to people all over the world. It was Mei Lanfang who first introduced Beijing opera to the world.
19 19 and 1924, Mei Lanfang led the troupe to perform in Japan twice. In the past, the Japanese didn't know much about China's operas. After watching Mei Lanfang's play, they said: Peking Opera doesn't need scenery, but it is very touching and admirable. Mei Lanfang's performance is also unparalleled. ?
Mei Lanfang also decided to introduce Peking Opera to the West and perform in the United States at her own expense. The troupe spent a lot of money on preparation. 1929 is over, and the troupe is about to leave. Unexpectedly, two days before departure, I called from the United States and said that the United States is now in an economic crisis and the market is sluggish. I'm afraid the performance will be delayed because of the small audience. A friend said to Mei Lanfang: It's up to you. If you don't get a seat in America, you will go bankrupt. ?
Mei Lanfang pondered for a while and said that the farewell party had been opened and the tickets had been bought. If I don't go again, my reputation will plummet and I will be depressed. ?
? So, what do you mean?
? Let's go aboard as planned. This is an adventure, but I must accept it! ?
Mei Lanfang finished, tore up the telegram and threw it into the fireplace. 1930+ 10 arrived in the United States as scheduled. After the first day's performance, he told the headmaster of Nankai Middle School who was giving a lecture in America. Do Americans understand today's drama?
? I don't understand. The plot is too detailed. ?
Mei Lanfang said excitedly, Mr. Zhang, please help me choose a play so that Americans can understand it. If my performance fails, China's literature and art will lose its luster! ?
With the help of Zhang and others, Mei Lanfang decisively changed the repertoire, strengthened the stage layout, and highlighted the beauty of oriental art. As a result, his performance was a great success. American comments:? After watching Mei Lanfang's performance, I understood what I didn't understand. China's plays are the truth of art, which is more profound than the truth of life. ?
Mei Lanfang has performed in Washington, new york, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and met movie master Chaplin. As soon as they met, the two masters of eastern and western art chatted enthusiastically. Chaplin said, I've heard a lot about you. Nice to meet you today. I didn't expect you to be so young. ?
? I hardly recognized you when I met you. Your manners are completely different from those in stage movies! ? Mei Lanfang said.
1935, Mei Lanfang led a delegation to visit the Soviet Union, which was also very successful, and sometimes the curtain call was as many as 18 times. He also met with stanislavski, Brecht and other famous dramatists to exchange their respective arts. Mei Lanfang's overseas performances have brought Beijing Opera to the world. He himself became a cultural messenger with great influence. Many foreigners come to China to visit Mei Lanfang and his plays as important contents. Foreign audiences also appeared in the China Theatre.
Mei Lanfang's inspirational story 2 1949, on the eve of the founding of New China, was invited to attend the first political consultative conference. After the founding of New China, he served as vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, chairman of the Dramatists' Association, president of China Opera Research Institute and president of China Peking Opera Theatre. Often participate in various cultural exchange activities at home and abroad, engage in artistic research, and seriously train young actors. His students are not only Peking Opera actors, but also many local opera actors. At the same time, he often performs. He was invited all over the country, hoping that he could perform there. He understands people's demands and visited 19 provinces for ten years, which made the audience realize it? See Mei Lanfang? Desire.
1959, the 10th anniversary of the founding of New China, Mei Lanfang rehearsed the last new drama in his life: Mu Guiying. That year, he was sixty-five years old, but his Mu Guiying was still in high spirits, adding a festive atmosphere to the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Mei Lanfang suffered from heart disease in his later years, but he ignored these and devoted himself to acting for more people.
196 1 In the summer of, 67-year-old Mei Lanfang was invited to attend the railway inauguration ceremony in Xinjiang and gave a performance. He was very excited at the thought of acting for the northwest people in his life and made all kinds of preparations. Unexpectedly, at this time, he had a heart attack and was admitted to the hospital. Xinjiang can't go, he is in a hurry. On August 4th, Zhou Enlai visited Mei Lanfang in the hospital and said to him, Mr. Mei, I am having a meeting in Beidaihe. I heard that you were ill, so I came to see you. ? Mei Lanfang said anxiously: There is a railway in Xinjiang, which has just been built. I was invited to attend the opening ceremony, and the train ticket was bought, but I couldn't go. Don't worry, your task now is to recover. Why are you worried about not having a job when you are well? Zhou comforted. Unfortunately, four days later, Mei Lanfang died of illness. The fine art he created for the people of China will always be a national treasure.
Mei Lanfang's Inspirational Story 3 Mei Lanfang is a famous Peking Opera actor in China. Peking Opera is the most representative opera in China's traditional opera art. Mei Lanfang became famous from the primary school drama, and was rated as the first of the "four famous talents" of Peking Opera by studying hard, practicing hard and being brave in practice. He is not only superb in art, but also patriotic. He is determined to introduce Peking Opera to foreign countries and publicize China's traditional art in the world.
19 19, Mei Lanfang went to Japan, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries to visit and perform. He won wide acclaim and warm welcome with his wonderful performance and oriental temperament. Many foreigners see the performance of China Opera for the first time, which is very novel. Movie master Chaplin and the famous playwright stanislavski all met Mei Lanfang and made friends. They spoke highly of China's operas. Some people abroad also refer to China's traditional opera art and European drama as the three major systems of world drama. Mei Lanfang has made outstanding contributions to China opera circle.
1937, Japan launched a war of aggression against China. Mei Lanfang was seen by the Japanese. The Japanese invited world-famous China actors to perform to beautify their aggression. Mei Lanfang refused. He grew a beard to show his attitude. Because he is an actor, growing a beard means that he will never perform on the stage again. He would rather give up his artistic career for the honor of his motherland. This patriotic act was widely praised, which aroused the anger of China people.