At the end of the Qing Dynasty, a unique form of rap prevailed in Zhejiang, called "Landing Singing Book", which is the predecessor of Yue Opera, after the founding of New China, with the strong support of the Party and **, the form of Yue Opera has been increasingly perfected, showing a unique style to China and the world. On the morning of January 29, 10 members of the Sunshine Youth Red Scarf Team of the No. 42 Squadron of Nanjing Sifang Primary School walked into the Wulao Village Street Cultural Station with curiosity and excitement to experience the use of makeup, costumes and props in the different roles of "Sheng, Dan, Clean, Mo and Ugly" in Yue Opera, and feel the charm of traditional drama.
The team members who participated in this search are: Sheng Hanrui, Chen Yu, Dong Wenxuan, Zhang Zixuan, Chen Zhengyu, Wang Qinghai, Du Yihang, Ni Rui, Lan Shenghang, and Zhao Chenyuan.
During the activity, the team members first listened to ***, who graduated from Jiangsu Provincial Drama Academy, talk about the origin of traditional Yue Opera. Next, ** showed the basic posture and movements of Yue Opera for the students, which attracted the continuous amazement of the students.
**After explaining the basic knowledge of Yue Opera, students are encouraged to actively put forward their own ideas and questions. Zhang Zixuan said: "*When I listen to singing, it seems that the voice is different from my usual speech? Chen Yu said: "Why does the teacher not need to ventilate when he sings? "* Patiently and meticulously answer for the students one by one.
Next, it was the most popular experience link, the close contact of costumes, makeup, and props, ** After showing everyone the different costumes and makeup of Yue Opera Xiaosheng and Hua Dan, the students couldn't wait to be the first to experience it on stage. Through the fierce competition of "guessing boxing", 6 students were finally selected to go on stage to experience the makeup, costumes and basic "flower guns" of Yue Opera.
At the end of the event, the two teachers of the Yue Opera Troupe showed the students the classic fragment of Yue Opera - "Sister Lin Fell from the Sky", the team members enjoyed it with admiration, and after the performance, the scene sounded the warm applause of the students from the bottom of their hearts, and the team representative Zhao Chenyuan presented flowers to the students, and the team students and teachers left a group photo, and the event ended in a burst of laughter.
This visit to traditional culture - Yue Opera small class activity not only made the children feel the charm of traditional culture, but also planted a "little seed" of love in the hearts of the students. It is hoped that through repeated visits, experiences, inheritance and development of traditional Chinese culture.
Du Yihang, a member of the team, said: "This Yue Opera class activity has allowed me to learn a lot about the traditional culture of opera. I also learned how to play tricks with my teacher, which was a bit difficult for me. Through appreciation, understanding, and performance, I felt the charm of opera, which is really one minute on stage and ten years off stage. I hope that this art will continue to be passed on. ”
Team member Sheng Hanrui said: "The spear handed by the teacher made me feel its weight, it is really a minute on the stage and ten years of work off the stage!" The teacher taught me a few tricks, and my head was already dizzy. This class made me realize that success is not only based on talent, but also on hard work! ”
Team member Zhang Zixuan said: "I used to think that opera was Peking Opera, but today I came into contact with Yue Opera for the first time, and I was deeply shocked by the teachers' passionate performances, and I will use my own strength to promote Yue Opera and let more students know about Yue Opera." ”
Team member Zhao Chenyuan said: "This event allowed me to learn about Yue Opera, which is one of the traditional Chinese operas and is widely loved by the audience for its unique artistic charm and profound historical and cultural heritage. The language and singing of Yue Opera are very beautiful and beautiful. During the performance, the actors' singing voices were subdued and frustrated, and their voices were soft and full of emotion, which made me feel the rhythmic beauty of the art of opera. In this activity, the Yue Opera teacher also let me put on professional opera costumes and put on makeup for me, so that I could experience the performance of opera actors, and I felt very honored! ”
Written by: Chen Jie.
Review: Yuan Ping.
Editorial Board: Zhou Jie, Yuan Jinghan, Li Qian, She Chun, Sandy.
Editor-in-chief: Zhou Jie.
*Production: "Famous Schools and Famous Families" column group.
Co-production: Guangming ** "Educator" Jiangsu Division.
Jiangsu Education Channel "Education Weekly" Famous School Famous Column Group.
Nanjing TV Niu Ka** "New Charm Campus" column group.
Jiangsu New Charm Campus Fusion Center.