Liu Yilong
Liu Yilong is a renowned Kunqu Opera artist and a National Class One Performer. He trained in chou (comic) roles at the Shanghai Chinese Opera School under the Chuan-generation of Kunqu Opera performers: Hua Chuanhao, Wang Chuansong and Zhou Chuancang, and received coaching from the leading chou actor in Peking Opera, Liu Binkun. His virtuosity has won him the accolade as “Famous Comic Actor of South of the Yangtze”. He was a double winner at the 3rd Shanghai Theatre Festival with an Outstanding Performance Award and the Laurel Award
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Zhang Xunpeng
Zhang Xunpeng is a renowned Kunqu Opera artist, an educator in Chinese opera, and a National Class One Performer. She has learnt from such famous artists as Yan Huizhu, Zhu Chuanming, Shen Chuanzhi, Yao Chuanxiang etc. She is focused in teaching Chinese opera and has nurtured many top-notch artistic talents in Kunqu Opera, Peking Opera, Yue Opera and other regional operas. She won the Top Leading Performer Award at the 6th Shanghai Magnolia Performing Arts Award etc..
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Zhang Jingxian
Zhang Jingxian is a renowned Kunqu Opera artist and a National Class One Performer specialised in guimendan (highborn female) and zhengdan (leading female) roles at the Shanghai Chinese Opera School where she trained under Kunqu Opera artists of the Chuan-generation – Zhu Chuanming, Fang Chuanyun, Shen Chuanzhi and Yao Chuanxiang. Zhang was winner of the 7th and 19th Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre and many other awards.
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Yue Meiti
Yue Meiti is a renowned Kunqu Opera artist and a National Class One Performer specializing in xiaosheng (civil male) roles. She trained under Kunqu maestro Yu Zhenfei and the venerable Chuan-generation of Kunqu Opera artists - Shen Chuanzhi, Zhu Chuanming and Zhou Chuanying at the Shanghai Opera School. She is best known for her portrayal of the principal male characters Pan Bizheng in The Jade Hairpin and Liu Mengmei in The Peony Pavilion. She was the winner of the 4th Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre and many other awards.
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Liang Guyin
Liang Guyin is a renowned Kunqu Opera artist and a National Class One Performer. She trained under the venerable Chuan-generation of Kunqu Opera artists - Zhang Chuanfang, Zhu Chuanming and Shen Chuanzhi at the Shanghai Opera School with a specialism in huadan (young female) roles, but can also command with ease zhengdan roles and guimendan roles. She has an extensive repertoire and is famed as an “all-round actor” in Kunqu with her portrayals of a wide range of characters. She was the winner of the 3rd Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre and many other awards.
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Cai Zhengren
Cai Zhengren is a renowned Kunqu Opera artist and a National Class One Performer, former Director of Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe. He is trained under Maestro Yu Zhenfei and the venerable Chuan-generation of Kunqu Opera artists - Shen Chuanzhi and Zhou Chuanying at the Shanghai Opera School. His specialism is in xiaosheng roles, but is particularly adept in guansheng (crown-wearing male) roles. He was the winner of the 4th Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre, the top honoree for Outstanding Performance at the 13th Wenhua Awards and many other awards.
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Gu Haohao
Gu Haohao is a National Class One Performer and Director of Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe. She graduated from Shanghai Municipal Chinese Opera Institute 3rd Kunqu Acting Class, the Department of Cultural Administration of Shanghai University and holds a Master Degree in Fine Arts conferred by the Shanghai Theatre Academy. She specialises in wudan (military female) roles and the daomadan (sword and steed female) roles. She has studied under Kunqu Opera artist Wang Zhiquan and has received numerous awards including the 23rd Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre.
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Li An
Li An is a National Class One Performer specialized in xiaosheng roles. He was among the 3rd batch of artists completing the Kunqu Performers’ Training Course. He was trained under Yue Meiti, Cai Zhengren and Zhou Zhigang who are first generation mentees of Maestro Yu Zhenfei. He won the 26th Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre etc..
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Wu Shuang
Wu Shuang is a National Class One Performer specialized in jing (painted face) roles. He was among the 3rd batch of artists completing the Kunqu Performers’ Training Course, and is a Language graduate of the East China Normal University. He trained in Kunqu performance under Fang Yang, Zhong Weide and Wang Qun, and received personal guiding by the famous Peking Opera artist Shang Changrong. He won the 27th Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre etc..
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Miao Bin
Miao Bin is a National Class One Performer specialized in laosheng (old male) roles. He graduated from the Shanghai “Five-Seven” Peking Opera Class and joined the Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre in the same year, where he was trained under Zhang Wenjuan, Chi Shigong, Ma Baogang and Chen Hongsheng. He was later formally accepted as a disciple by the veteran actor of the laosheng roles, Chen Dahuo, and was trained in the stylistic school of Yu Shuyan. In 2001, he won a Performance Award at the 7th China Theatre Festival.
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Shen Yili
Shen Yili is a National Class One Performer who was among the 3rd batch of artists completing the Kunqu Performers’ Training Course, and holds an MFA degree conferred by the Shanghai Theatre Academy. She specializes in guimendan roles and is a protégé of Wang Yingzhi, and later received personal guidance and teaching from famous Kunqu Opera artists as Zhang Jingxian, Zhang Xunpeng, Hua Wenyi, Zhang Jiqing, Shen Shihua, Wang Fengmei, Liang Guyin and Wang Zhiquan etc. She won the Leading Performer Award at the 11th Shanghai Magnolia Performing Arts Award etc..
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Ni Hong
Ni Hong is a National Class One Performer who was among the 3rd batch of artists completing the Kunqu Performers’ Training Course, and graduated from School of Chinese Opera and Dance of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in Chinese opera performance. Ni Hong at first specialized in guimendan roles and then changed to huadan roles. She is a protégé of Kunqu Opera artists Zhang Xunpeng, Liang Guyin and Liu Jian. She won the Supporting Role Award in the 11th Shanghai Magnolia Performing Arts Awards etc..
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Yu Bin
Yu Bin is a National Class One Performer who was among the 3rd batch of artists completing the Kunqu Performers’ Training Course, and graduated from School of Chinese Opera and Dance of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in Chinese opera performance. She specializes in guimendan roles and zhengdan roles. She is a protégé of Wang Yingzhi and Zhu Xiaoyu, and later received personal teaching from Kunqu Opera artists Zhang Jingxian, Zhang Xunpeng and Liang Guyin. She won the Red Prunus Gold Award in the 2nd Chinese Traditional Theatre Singing Competition etc..
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Hou Zhe
Hou Zhe is a National Class Two Performer, and graduated from the Shanghai Municipal Chinese Opera Institute. Hou specializes in chou (comic) roles. He has studied under Kunqu Opera artists Tu Yongheng, Wang Shijie, Liu Yilong and Cheng Zhixiong. He has received the 1st National Kunqu Young Performers Exchange Performance New Budding Orchids Award etc..
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Chen Li
Chen Li is a National Class Two Performer specialized in guimendan roles. She was among the third batch of artists completing the Kunqu Performers’ Training Course, and a graduate of Department of Television Arts of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in Television Anchor studies. At the institute she studied under Wang Yingzhi, and subsequently under Zhang Jingxian, Liang Guyin, Zhang Xunpeng and Hua Wenyi. She has received the 5th China Kunqu Opera Arts Festival Performance Award etc..
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Luo Chenxue
Luo Chenxue is a National Class Two Performer specialized in guimendan roles. She trained under many Kunqu virtuosi such as Hu Jinfang, Gong Yinlei, Kong Aiping and Xu Yunxiu, and in 2012, became the formal disciple of Zhang Jingxian. Luo was the winner of the Gold Flower Award at the 3rd and 4th Red Prunus Cup competition etc..
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Hu Weilu
Hu Weilu is a National Class Two Performer who graduated from the Shanghai Municipal Chinese Opera Institute. She specializes in xiaosheng roles, and has learnt from Yue Meiti, Cai Zhengren and Zhou Zhigang. She possesses a refreshing and noble temperament, handsome appearance, fine performance, and is skilled in singing and acting. She won the New Performer Award and Repertoire Award in the Shanghai New Repertoire Award in 2014 etc..
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Zhang Li
Zhang Li is a fine young performer in the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe. She graduated from the Kunqu Performance class of the Shanghai Theatre Academy. She specializes in guimendan roles. She is a protégé of Hua Wenyi, Wang Yingzhi, and was taught by Liang Guyin, Zhang Jiqing etc. She has performed along with several famous Kunqu Opera artists in rendering the Classical Version of The Peony Pavilion, and during the World Expo she played the lead role in the garden dream version of The Peony Pavilion. She had visited Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan etc. several times to participate in exchange performances.
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Tan Xiao
Tan Xiao is a fine young performer of the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe. He trained at the middle school affiliated to the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts and the College of Chinese Opera of the Shanghai Theatre Academy where he specialized in wuchou (military comic male) and wenchou (civil comic male) roles under Zhang Mingrong, Jin Xihua, Guo Xinsheng and Liu Yilong. His stock repertoire includes Asking the Way, Beating the Flower Drum, Waylaying the Horse, Borrowing a Fan etc..
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Jiang Ke
Jiang Ke is a fine young performer of the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe. She graduated from the Kunqu Performance class of the Shanghai Theatre Academy. She specializes in guimendan roles. She learnt from Wang Yingzhi, Zhang Jiqing, Zhang Jingxian, Zhou Xuewen etc. She won the Performance Award in the 5th National Kunqu Festival etc..
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