Qinqiang Opera Excerpts: Qi Aiyun and Zhang Tao

Chaoyang Theatre, Beijing, China

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7:45 PM

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Important Info

Type: Opera Chinese

City: Beijing, China

Starts at: 19:45

Duration:

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Cast

Performers

Artist: Li Min

Artist: Qi Aiyun

Artist: Zhang Tao

Creators

Opera Company: Shaanxi Grand Drama Qinqiang Opera Troupe

Overview

Plum Blossom Award winners Qi Aiyun and Zhang Tao lead an evening of Qinqiang opera excerpts – wronged ghosts, vengeance and fire-breathing stagecraft from the great opera of Shaanxi.

Three winners of the Plum Blossom Award, China’s highest theatre award, share the stage: Qi Aiyun, one of Qinqiang’s “four great female leads”, who performs the fire-breathing ghost scenes of A Visit to West Lake, the genre’s best-known excerpt; Zhang Tao, a master of young-scholar roles; and Li Min, the first opera performer from Xinjiang ever to win the award. They are joined by the Shaanxi Grand Drama Qinqiang Opera Troupe.

In A Visit to West Lake, the ghost of the murdered Li Huiniang, armed with a magic fan, saves the scholar Pei Ruiqing from the assassin sent by Jia Sidao. In The Burning of Incense, the betrayed Jiao Guiying beats the idols of the Sea God’s temple and takes her own life – then returns as a ghost to test her faithless husband Wang Kui and drag him to judgment.

Full programme

A Visit to West Lake – “Ghostly Grievances” (Qi Aiyun)
A Visit to West Lake – “Killing” (Qi Aiyun)
The Burning of Incense – “Beating the God and Complaining at the Temple”
The Burning of Incense – “Probing Love” (Zhang Tao)

Venue Info

Chaoyang Theatre - Beijing
36 North East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District

The Chaoyang Theatre is a massive 3000 square meter theatre hall built in 1984 with both downstairs and upstairs seating which can facilitate up to 1400 spectators. The theatre specialized in acrobatic shows has also hosted Peking Opera and cross talk performances.

The Chaoyang Theatre (Chinese Name: 朝阳剧场) is the most-talked about acrobatic theatre in Beijing, where you can enjoy a high quality of acrobatic performance. Every night Chaoyang theatre opens up its treasure trove to bring in the best that almost leaves you speechless.

Chaoyang Theatre was built in 1984 and was chosen as one of the best Chinese cultural centers in 2001. It is a two-storied building with 22 rows in the first floor. The first floor can accommodate over 800 people and second floor has a capacity of housing 598 people.

The Theatre is located in the Chaoyang District of Beijing, China. Chaoyang meaning 'facing the sun' is home to the central business district as well as most foreign embassies.

Important Info

Type: Opera Chinese

City: Beijing, China

Starts at: 19:45

Duration:

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