China Net Beijing, June 10th (Reporter Qin Jinyue)On June 9, Lao She’s masterpiece “Tea House”, the treasure of Beijing Renyi Town, met with the audience. The 70th anniversary edition of “Tea House” this time brings together the classic lineup of the second generation of “Tea House” in 1999. It is not only a return gathering of Beijing people and artists, but also a long-lost stage event. A landmark classic will take the audience to review the history of art and share the charm of the stage.
June 12 this year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Beijing Art Institute. The performance of “Tea House” on the National Day is a tradition of Beijing people’s art, and it is also a way for Beijing people and artists to celebrate birthdays for the theater. For the artists of Beijing Renyi, this performance is “going home”.
Perseverance on the stage: we grow together with Beijing Renyi
From the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Beijing Renyi Institute to the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Renyi Institute, Liang Guanhua said: “The Teahouse is a monument, and we stand on the shoulders of giants. This is my personal luck, and I have to do my best.” Pu Cunxin, the actor of “Fourth Master Chang”, said that this performance is of great commemorative significance. “Tea House” is the “family” of Beijing People’s Art and a symbol of the audience’s memory. “Our performance this time is different from usual. It’s like a full-fledged Manchu and Han banquet.” Yang Lixin, the actor of Qin Erye, is the executive art director of the rehearsal. In his eyes, “Tea House” represents the development of this theater, “there is history and the present. We can see the future, so now we must be able to play “Tea House” with the tradition of the year and the style of the present.”
He Bing played the role of Liu Mazi. When talking about the courtyard celebration of Beijing Renyi, he said that it was like a birthday greeting to his mother. Now that he plays this role again, as he grows older, he has gained a lot of new understanding. It needs to be re-examined. Now I pick up the script and find that there are still many things I don’t know, which are hidden in the script and cannot be ignored.” After playing Tang Tiezui for more than 20 years, Wu Gang has always kept in mind the distance from his predecessors, and has been in In pursuit of the state of “life on the stage”, “Our commemorative performance is a tribute to our seniors and a birthday to our family.”
Gong Lijun, the actor of Kang Shunzi, sincerely thinks that it is really not easy for Beijing Renyi to go through 70 years. In the past 70 years, seniors have planted trees, and juniors have enjoyed the shade. Now their responsibilities and missions cannot be forgotten. A tree planted a forest to provide shade for the younger generation.” In the eyes of Feng Yuanzheng, the actor of Song Erye, this performance can be said to be a collective appearance of a generation of actors, and it is also a reunion of old friends, “We are with Renyi. We grew up together and shared the stage with the first generation of “Tea House” actors, and now we are mature, and there are younger generations behind us, and we see the vitality of human art.”
Back again: Missing the stage senior artists
In order to highlight the theme of commemoration, in this “Tea House”, a group of retired old artists returned to the stage again. In their hearts, they are not only unforgettable of the teachings of their predecessors, but also full of hope for their younger generations, and they are even more emotional about the development of Beijing art.
This year, Li Shilong, who ushered in 50 years of art on the Beijing People’s Art Stage, returned to play the role of Li San on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the theater, which is particularly meaningful. He said frankly that he loves this stage very much, “This signboard established by the older generation, now I hope the younger generation will inherit it and dedicate their youth and enthusiasm to this stage.” Yan Yansheng, the actor of “Eunuch Pang”, returned to the stage again. The feeling of “familiarity” is “familiar”, “it’s all my old partners, and I remember them all at once.” At the same time, the rapid changes in the theater also made him feel that the young people have caught up with the good times. “It’s really gratifying to see new theaters and new talents.”
In recent years, Li Guangfu, who has created many audience favorite characters on the TV screen, once again played the roles of patrol police and Fang Liu in the play. He recalled that even though the role he played in “Tea House” in 1978 did not have a line, he still wrote After reading the biography of the characters, Beijing Renyi’s creative attitude has benefited him to this day. “Every time period, there is an understanding of each period, and it carries her own attitude towards life.” “Grandma Pang” Yang Guixiang this time specially to commemorate the ten years after the show retired and appeared on the stage, she was infinitely emotional, “I It has been almost 40 years since I joined Renyi at the age of 19 and the crew of “Tea House” when I was in my 20s. I can’t forget the scene where the old artists of the previous generation bid farewell to the show, and I can’t forget their help and teaching to us. Renyi has been in the arts for 70 years. I really miss them.”
More than 40 actors: embodying the “one dish” of Beijing’s art
A “Tea House”, generations of actors, every role, every stage creator, have made this classic. In this performance, there are also Song Enzi and Sun Xing played by Gao Dongping, who are familiar to the audience. Wu Xiangzi, Ma Wuye played by Mi Tiezeng, Erdezi played by Wang Gang, Dasha Yang played by Zhang Fuyuan, Fatty Huang played by Lan Faqing, Xiao Dingbao played by Yue Xiuqing, Wang Shufen and Gao Qian played by Li Zhen Zhou Xiuhua played by Zhou Xiuhua, Master Ming played by Yin Wei, Wei Fuxi played by Zhang Wankun, etc., as well as the roles played by many young actors, together constitute the various forms of beings on the stage, and also interpret the “Beijing People’s Art” on and off the stage in the past 70 years. A dish” spirit.
