1, Mei Lanfang (1894- 196 1), whose real name is Lan, also known as Petty Skirt, Qunzi, Zihuahua, stage name, ancestral home in Taizhou, Jiangsu. On September 20th (1894 65438+1October 22nd), a pear garden family was born in Litieguai Street, Beijing. 196 1 passed away in Beijing on August 8th at the age of 68.
Mei Lanfang's childhood life is quite hard. My parents died young and made a living by the income of my uncle's accompanying wine. He began to study fine arts at the age of 8 and performed at the age of1/kloc-0. During this period, he studied not only Tsing Yi Opera, but also Hua Dan Opera, Kung Fu and Kunqu Opera. At the same time, I also went to the theater to compare and ponder the artistic essence of previous artists.
Mr. Mei Lanfang loved the motherland and people all his life and devoted his life to the cause of Beijing Opera. In more than half a century's stage practice, Mr. Mei Lanfang inherited the tradition, was brave in innovation, was meticulous and kept improving, integrated the essence of traditional opera art, shaped many beautiful and unforgettable artistic images, accumulated a large number of excellent plays, developed and improved the singing and performing arts of Beijing Opera, and formed a school of performing arts with unique style and everyone's demeanor.
Besides acting, his hobbies are very extensive, especially pigeons, flowers, calligraphy and painting, which have greatly promoted his performing arts. When Mei Lanfang was young, her eyes were slightly nearsighted, sometimes she cried in the wind, and her eyes were inflexible. So, at dusk, he let the pigeons soar in the air, let his eyes rotate with the pigeons and exercise his eyesight seriously. Over time, the eyes are flexible and vivid.
He thinks that the costume color, makeup, facial makeup and stage installation of Beijing Opera are closely related to art, so it is better to draw them yourself. From 19 13 to 19 14, I went to Shanghai to perform twice. He forged an unforgettable friendship with the old painter Wu Changshuo and started his painting career. Ask Wang to teach painting first. Later, Chen Shiceng and Mang Fu Yao painted Buddha statues, and Qi Baishi and Tang Dingzhi painted grasshoppers and pine plums.