The Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe, which once gathered comic masters Yang Huasheng, Zhang Qiaonong, Xiao Xixi, Shen Yile, Lu Yang and Zhang Liyin, celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. A house-watching drama "The Seventy-two Tenants" has been performed for a long time, and the funny stars familiar and loved by Shanghai audiences such as Wang Rugang, Yao Qier, Mao Mengda, Shen Ronghai, Qian Yi, Pan Qianwei, and Chen Liang are even more popular. Cloud group. From the original Dagong Opera Troupe to the Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe, to today's Shanghai One-legged Art Heritage Center, the troupe, which has gone through 70 years of history, will focus on showcasing the troupe's cast and repertoire accumulation.
From August 18th to 22nd, the 70th anniversary performance season of the Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe will be performed on the Shanghai Tianchan Yifu Stage for five consecutive days and six performances. There are also innovative and contemporary comic works "Sounds in the Ear - Funny Works Exhibition" and the original large-scale comic "The Voice of Shanghai". Wang Rugang, Yao Qier, Fang Yanhua, Guo Mingmin, Mao Mengda, Shen Ronghai, Gong Renlong, Zhang Xiaoling, Lin Xibiao, Zhang Dingguo, Tao Dexing, Yang Yixiao, Fu Ziming, Zhou Yilun, Qian Yi, Pan Qianwei, Chen Liang, Cao Xiong and Zeng Yi, Xu Weizhong, Xu Ying, Xue Wenbin, etc. will all appear in the performance.
From Grand Duke Burlesque Troupe to Monoleg Art Heritage Center
"My life and art are connected, and I am also a witness of this troupe." As the head and head of the Shanghai People's Comedy Troupe for many years, Wang Rugang, a famous comedian, was filled with emotion on the occasion of the 70th anniversary, he said. , I came to this troupe in 1978. At that time, the name was still the Shanghai Nanshi Literary and Art Propaganda Troupe. I personally experienced the hot era of funny old artists such as Yang Huasheng and Lu Yang. The audience loves him, and he has become "the richest troupe in Shanghai". He and many of his colleagues in the troupe have also become well-known comedians in Shanghai.
In fact, the predecessor of the Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe was the prestigious Shanghai Dagong Burlesque Troupe. In February 1952, burlesque masters Yang Huasheng, Zhang Qiaonong, Xiao Xixi, Shen Yile invited Lu Yang, Zhang Liyin and other artists to form the Shanghai Dagong Burlesque Troupe. At the beginning of its establishment, the troupe has attracted much attention, and its works have been well-received at the box office, such as the comedy "Seventy-two Tenants", "Happy and Happy", "Confused Father and Mother", "Suzhou Two Tolerances", "The True Story of Ah Q", One-legged The dramas "Arithmetic", "Not Afraid of Ghosts", "Borrowing the Red Light", "A Fu Going to Business", "Ningbo Empty City Plan" and "Boiled Tofu Shop" are all good shows that the audience likes to see and hear, and they are still talked about by the audience to this day.
In 1966, the troupe was forced to disband. In 1978, under the guidance of the party's "Double Hundred Policy", the Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe was re-established, with the former Dagong Burlesque Troupe as the main body. Although the name has changed, the core is still Shanghai style, funny art. In 2018, the Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe and the Shanghai Qingyi Burlesque Troupe merged and reorganized, and established the Shanghai One-legged Art Heritage Center. The troupe has also entered a new stage of development.
Three performances show the troupe's 70 years of artistic development and inheritance
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the troupe and the nearly 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Heritage Center, the Shanghai One-legged Art Heritage Center (Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe) launched three performances in the performance season of Shanghai Tianchan Yifu Stage.
Among them, the large-scale classic burlesque "Seventy-two Tenants", which was performed on August 18 and 19, was the housekeeping work of the Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe. Although this work was born in the 1950s, its unique Shanghai style The temperament and vivid character creation still have a strong vitality in the present, and they are often played and new, and enduring for a long time.
On August 20th, the "Sounds to the Ear - Funny Works Exhibition" focused more on the national intangible cultural heritage project "One-legged Show". There are traditional jokes and new creations, which are the result of the intertwining of local dialects and comic art in Shanghai, and they are also light-hearted jokes close to life. The whole performance will be brought together by burlesque artists and outstanding young actors to demonstrate the inheritance of the art of "one-legged show" from generation to generation.
On August 21st and 22nd, the newly created burlesque "The Voice of Shanghai", the whole play shows the generational changes of several ordinary families in Shanghai's small alleys. The four story lines in the play are skillfully integrated. Ups and downs, to reflect the times of all beings. The performance can experience the unique Shanghai-style culture through a variety of voices in Shanghai.
From August 18th to 22nd, the 70th anniversary performance season of the Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe will be performed on the Shanghai Tianchan Yifu Stage for five consecutive days and six performances. There are also innovative and contemporary comic works "Sounds in the Ear - Funny Works Exhibition" and the original large-scale comic "The Voice of Shanghai". Wang Rugang, Yao Qier, Fang Yanhua, Guo Mingmin, Mao Mengda, Shen Ronghai, Gong Renlong, Zhang Xiaoling, Lin Xibiao, Zhang Dingguo, Tao Dexing, Yang Yixiao, Fu Ziming, Zhou Yilun, Qian Yi, Pan Qianwei, Chen Liang, Cao Xiong and Zeng Yi, Xu Weizhong, Xu Ying, Xue Wenbin, etc. will all appear in the performance.
From Grand Duke Burlesque Troupe to Monoleg Art Heritage Center"My life and art are connected, and I am also a witness of this troupe." As the head and head of the Shanghai People's Comedy Troupe for many years, Wang Rugang, a famous comedian, was filled with emotion on the occasion of the 70th anniversary, he said. , I came to this troupe in 1978. At that time, the name was still the Shanghai Nanshi Literary and Art Propaganda Troupe. I personally experienced the hot era of funny old artists such as Yang Huasheng and Lu Yang. The audience loves him, and he has become "the richest troupe in Shanghai". He and many of his colleagues in the troupe have also become well-known comedians in Shanghai.
In fact, the predecessor of the Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe was the prestigious Shanghai Dagong Burlesque Troupe. In February 1952, burlesque masters Yang Huasheng, Zhang Qiaonong, Xiao Xixi, Shen Yile invited Lu Yang, Zhang Liyin and other artists to form the Shanghai Dagong Burlesque Troupe. At the beginning of its establishment, the troupe has attracted much attention, and its works have been well-received at the box office, such as the comedy "Seventy-two Tenants", "Happy and Happy", "Confused Father and Mother", "Suzhou Two Tolerances", "The True Story of Ah Q", One-legged The dramas "Arithmetic", "Not Afraid of Ghosts", "Borrowing the Red Light", "A Fu Going to Business", "Ningbo Empty City Plan" and "Boiled Tofu Shop" are all good shows that the audience likes to see and hear, and they are still talked about by the audience to this day.
In 1966, the troupe was forced to disband. In 1978, under the guidance of the party's "Double Hundred Policy", the Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe was re-established, with the former Dagong Burlesque Troupe as the main body. Although the name has changed, the core is still Shanghai style, funny art. In 2018, the Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe and the Shanghai Qingyi Burlesque Troupe merged and reorganized, and established the Shanghai One-legged Art Heritage Center. The troupe has also entered a new stage of development.
Three performances show the troupe's 70 years of artistic development and inheritance
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the troupe and the nearly 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Heritage Center, the Shanghai One-legged Art Heritage Center (Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe) launched three performances in the performance season of Shanghai Tianchan Yifu Stage.
Among them, the large-scale classic burlesque "Seventy-two Tenants", which was performed on August 18 and 19, was the housekeeping work of the Shanghai People's Burlesque Troupe. Although this work was born in the 1950s, its unique Shanghai style The temperament and vivid character creation still have a strong vitality in the present, and they are often played and new, and enduring for a long time.
On August 20th, the "Sounds to the Ear - Funny Works Exhibition" focused more on the national intangible cultural heritage project "One-legged Show". There are traditional jokes and new creations, which are the result of the intertwining of local dialects and comic art in Shanghai, and they are also light-hearted jokes close to life. The whole performance will be brought together by burlesque artists and outstanding young actors to demonstrate the inheritance of the art of "one-legged show" from generation to generation.
On August 21st and 22nd, the newly created burlesque "The Voice of Shanghai", the whole play shows the generational changes of several ordinary families in Shanghai's small alleys. The four story lines in the play are skillfully integrated. Ups and downs, to reflect the times of all beings. The performance can experience the unique Shanghai-style culture through a variety of voices in Shanghai.
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