"There are so many people coming, I'm afraid you won't find a good seat then." A Beijing dialect.
There's a tian teacher play, and I'm definitely going to join it. So I went to the cultural center early this morning and wanted to talk to Teacher Hotan before the performance.
Mr. Tian, Mr. Tian has been calling for a long time In fact, tian teacher is a few years younger than me, but I still call him "Lao". First, this is a gift from the rivers and lakes; According to the rules of the literary and art circles, I should call him; Tian teacher. But every time I call him, he says, no, no, don't call him that. We are all comrades in the Corps. We are all the same. You are older than me. Please call me ODA.
It is true that we are "comrades in arms of the Corps". Heilongjiang Corps went to the countryside. He was in the 12th Corps and I was in the 14th Corps. A famous mountain farm and a youth farm are both in Luobei County. And at that time, he was in the 12 propaganda team, and I was in the 14 propaganda team. Maybe I was on the same stage when I went to the competition area to perform. I didn't know him then. But it's called ODA because of this relationship? Is it rude? The ancients cloud; Art is a teacher and body is a model. Now Laotian has become a famous Beijing opera ticket. People don't want to make public and are modest, so they can't keep abreast of the times! If you don't want to call a teacher, just call it "tian teacher". But after arguing for a long time, I finally obeyed him and called him by the name of his brother from old Beijing. Dream winter, I also think this is called kindness.
Secondly, I respect his "old" for another reason; After returning home, I mentioned Tian Mengdong's name in the circle of friends in the Great Northern Wilderness. After joining Peking Opera Troupe of Beidahuang Educated Youth Art Troupe, I heard many stories about his dedication and hard work for the quintessence of Peking Opera, and I was even more moved! I think he really deserves the respect of us amateur ticket fans. I really want to call him "tian teacher".
Don't feel embarrassed to say "dedication" these days. I'm not here to give you vinegar. Listen to my introduction below, and you will know whether to call our dream brother "teacher".
Peking Opera is the quintessence of China and a splendid treasure in China's cultural tradition. It is called the quintessence of China, because Peking Opera has a history of more than 200 years. It combines literature, music, performance, dance, gongs and drums, makeup, facial makeup and other arts. There are many kinds of performances, such as singing, reciting, sitting and playing. For hundreds of years, it has formed its own unique norms and procedures. Therefore, without formal and systematic study and hard training, it is difficult to master and complete the traditional Peking Opera repertoire.
In Beijing, there are many groups such as "box office" and "salon" in the amateur circle of Peking Opera. It can be roughly divided into several categories; The business nature includes Huguang Guild Hall, Ruifu and Big Bowl Tea. This big "box office" is held once a week, and experts from professional and amateur circles are invited to sing. One or two hundred people can sit under the stage, and the income of tea seats is bleak.
A kind of "box office" for "officials" of cultural centers in various districts, with certain financial support, professional and amateur actors and pianists will attend or make guest appearances. Regular and irregular performances are often held. Such as "Dongcheng District Cultural Center".
There is also a formal small-scale "box office" sponsored by the private sector, which is generally arranged by a few friends who are more congenial. The audience are all fans who can sing, and this box office is represented by Huangchenggen Box Office. Some "big speakers" in the amateur world often make guest appearances. The above "box office" is a regular activity, twice a week.
People in the opera team of Beidahuang Art Troupe are fans of all kinds of box office on weekdays, and I am one of them, but we can only be regarded as "opera fans", which is still a long way from the name.
Dongcheng Cultural Center is one of the eight best Peking Opera box offices in Beijing. Life is ugly, drums and strings are strong. Before the establishment of Peking Opera Troupe of Beidahuang Art Troupe, Tian Mengdong was a "famous ticket" of Dongcheng District Cultural Center.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a "famous ticket in Beijing". Tian Mengdong likes Peking Opera since he was a child. Speaking of it, many people in the propaganda team of the Corps can sing several model operas, but not many people may not sing traditional old operas. But he not only sings well in modern Beijing opera, but also excels in traditional Beijing opera kung fu. He specializes in martial arts, and everyone he knows is "long-term dependence." After pulling their heads, most people put on their helmets, embroidered robes and high-heeled boots, not to mention performing on stage, and can't even stand still when walking. However, armed to the teeth, he sang, sang, danced and walked with his hands and eyes. He is very picky about every movement and style.
In order to arrange the costume drama, Tian Mengdong made an embroidered robe for rehearsal. I started doing it more than ten years ago. At that time, I had no money. Without telling my daughter-in-law, I changed my jeans into embroidered robes. In order to adapt to the performance, he also made himself a set of clothes for practice, which is three times heavier than the clothes for performance. In order to dance on the stage, he sewed seven pairs of jeans into his training suit and spent more than a month sewing them himself every night. In this way, for decades, I insisted on going out to practice at five o'clock every morning on time, even during the Corps period. In his own words, he has "cancer", which is drama cancer. Practice every day. If you don't practice, you will feel uncomfortable all over and feel like a "hopeless person". No wonder when I first met his wife, this little sister-in-law in the 1970s popped up a sentence. He is a crazy comedian! Listen, pretend to be crazy! But think about it; People in their sixties get up at four or five o'clock every morning and go outside to practice in summer and winter. Staying up until midnight at night, practicing costumes under the lamp, and still mumbling operas ... don't you think this is crazy? But it is his crazy obsession with Beijing opera that has won him praise and achievements among Beijing opera fans that others dare not expect. Tian Mengdong likes literature and art since childhood. When I was in primary school, I was the backbone of literature and art in school, playing Allegro, especially Peking Opera. 197 1 after arriving in the northeast, he was transferred to the 12 propaganda team to perform model operas and cultural programs. 1976 after returning to the city from the "sleepy retreat", I worked as a carpenter, a loader, drove a big truck, and went abroad to work as a chef in Zaire to survive. No matter what the situation is, the enthusiasm for learning and singing has not changed at all. After the "Cultural Revolution", Mr. Xu studied more than a dozen of Lao Sheng's plays under Lao Sheng's "Ming" family and "Rongchun Society". Then ask Mr. He Jinhai from the old China Drama School, Mr. Wang and Mr. Bai Yuanming from the Fulian City. Study hard after work, be both civil and military, and perform an old play to give full play to your kung fu on the stage.
1978, Tian Mengdong is the first batch of junior college students in the performance department of China Theatre Academy, and one of the top ten recommended students in the four national examination areas. Later, he was dismissed because he was over age and lost the only opportunity for further study. But he was not discouraged, and insisted on self-study and self-training. 1990 participated in the Beijing-Tianjin Peking Opera Fans' Friendship Tournament in Beijing to commemorate the bicentennial of "Four Back Classes" and performed "Touching the Monument". He won the "first prize of the old youth group" among more than 50 finalists, and/kloc-0 participated in the national Beijing Opera Karaoke Enthusiast Competition in 1994 and won the "old student group". Gems always shine. Now he is an actor of Peking Opera Team of Beidahuang Art Troupe and one of the founding members of Peking Opera Team of Dongcheng Cultural Center. Although I didn't join a professional troupe, I have basically had the opportunity to sing every month for more than 30 years, and I have gained a good talent and artistic foundation. Take Yang Zirong, who sang "Fighting Tigers Up the Mountain", as an example. Up to now, it has been more than 300 times, and it has become a minor celebrity overseas.
Listen, is it easy to be a famous Beijing opera ticket? Is such a late bloomer worthy of our respect? What about "teacher"? This is the "hidden dragon crouching tiger" among the real educated youth! I am really happy and gratified to have made such a friend and teacher with the same hobbies!
Listen to a Harbin educated youth who is familiar with Laos. I remember Tian Mengdong once saw an ancient stage in the countryside of Wenzhou. He climbed up curiously and shouted, which immediately attracted local opera fans to watch and asked him if he would like to sing here. He offered to earn at least 5,000 yuan a month and manage the accommodation. But it was rejected by Mengdong on the spot. Meng Dong said; I just want to serve my comrades in the Great Northern Wilderness now. Even if I go to the tower to get tickets, I will never charge a penny for singing to my comrades, as long as everyone likes it!
Listen, it's really admirable!
Dream winter! Mr. Tian: Your wild complex deeply touched me!
Well, there are many stories about Mr. Tian. I'll talk about the rest later!
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