Chen Meilan
Chen Meilan is a famous artist in Wu Opera and a National Class One Performer specialised in dan (female role). She was the winner of many awards including the 6th and 23rd Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre and the 10th Wenhua Award for Performance. She is currently Chair of the Panel of Artistic Advisers for the Zhejiang Wu Opera Research Centre. Her prized repertoire includes The Legend of the White Snake, Mu Guiying, The Woman from Kunlun, Lament of the Wujiang River, The Beating and Incarceration.
Zhu Yuanhao
Zhu Yuanhao is a National Class One Performer specialized in laosheng (old male role). He was trained under the Peking Opera virtuoso, Zhao Ruquan. He has won many awards, including a Class One Award for Acting and an Outstanding Performance Award at the Zhejiang Theatre Festival, a Performance Award at the National Showcase of Chinese Theatre – the Modern Repertory, and a Performance Award at the 9th China Arts Festival. He is currently Artistic Director of the Zhejiang Wu Opera Research Centre. His prized repertoire includes Lament of the Wujiang River, A Distant Tribute to Apricot Blossom Village, The Woman from Kunlun etc.
Huang Weilong
Huang Weilong is a National Class One Performer specialised in laosheng (old male role). He has won many awards, including a Class One Award at the first Xiaobaihua Awards in Zhejiang, a Gold Award at the Contest of Foundation Skills in Wu Opera in Zhejiang, an Outstanding Performance Award at the 8th Zhejiang Theatre Festival, and a ‘Golden Peacock’ Outstanding Performance Award at the Theatre Showcase of Ethnic Minority Groups. His prized repertoire includes Executing His Own Son, The Legend of the White Snake, Number One in Jiangnan etc.
Zheng Lifang
Zheng Lifang is a National Class One Performer specialized in laodan (old female role). She was trained under the Wu Opera virtuosi Xu Ruying and Shao Xiaochun. She has won many awards, including the title award at the Xiaobaihua Awards for Traditional Theatre in Zhejiang, a Performance Award at the 9th Zhejiang Theatre Festival, a Gold Award in the Specialism Section at the 3rd Contest of Foundation Skills in Wu Opera in Zhejiang, and a ‘Golden Peacock’ Outstanding Performance Award at the Theatre Showcase of Ethnic Minority Groups.
Yang Xiayun
Yang Xiayun is a National Class One Performer specialized in daomadan (sword-wielding and riding female role). She was trained under Chen Meilan, and is a multiple winner of the Class One Award at the Contest of Foundation Skills in Wu Opera in Zhejiang. Other accolades include an Outstanding Performance Award for Young Actors at the 8th Zhejiang Theatre Festival, the Grand Prix for Performance at the 11th Theatre Festival, a ‘Golden Peacock’ Award and an Outstanding Performance Award at the Theatre Showcase of Ethnic Minority Groups of China.
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• With Chinese and English surtitles. • Please refer to the ‘Extension Activities’ page for details of other extension activities. • Each performance lasts approx. 2 hours and 30 minutes with a 15-minute intermission. |
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