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Annex 1 The Guangzhou Cantonese Opera Troupe of China Formerly known as Guangzhou Youth Opera Troupe and Guangzhou Experimental Cantonese Opera Troupe, the Guangzhou Cantonese Opera Troupe of China explores artistic reforms and innovations in Cantonese opera, while seeking opportunities to nurture young talents. The Artistic Director of the troupe is renowned Cantonese opera artist, Hong Xiannü. The Guangzhou Cantonese Opera Troupe has established a distinctive artistic style in its pursuit of arts development. It discards outdated repertoires and performing techniques, while retaining the traditions of Cantonese opera. By injecting modernity, Cantonese opera classics are adapted to keep up with the times so as to appeal to contemporary audiences. The troupe spares no efforts to explore new possibilities, and boasts a rich repertoire of different styles such as The Legend of the White Snake, The Most Favoured One (adapted from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice), The Story of Mei Anxiang, Wu Qi and The Princess and The Wedding Night at Lake Tai. All have been well-received by audiences in China and abroad, and also given due recognition by the main cultural bodies of China. Amongst them, The Legend of the White Snake and The Story of Mei Anxiang are the most popular and have been performed numerous times. Wu Qi and the Princess, which was presented at the inaugural China Arts Festival (Central and South China), was highly praised by experts and members of the opera arts community when it was shown in Beijing in 1988. In 1991, The Queen of Nanyue, staged during the 4th Guangdong Arts Festival and Guangzhou Yangcheng Month of the Arts, also won praise from the audiences and arts practitioners alike. With support from Guangzhou Municipal Government, the troupe underwent two major structural reforms in 1994 and 2001. It successfully attracted more talents to join the group and boosted the troupe’s artistic strength. Members of the troupe now include Ni Huiying, a celebrated National First Class performer and winner of the Plum Blossom Award. Other Cantonese opera luminaries who have joined its ranks are Li Ziqiang, Li Junsheng, Sun Yehong, Deng Jieling and He Yuqing. In 1995, the troupe won nine awards in the Guangdong International Arts Festival with a grand Cantonese opera epic, Lord Rui and Concubine Zhuang. This opera was also invited to perform at the 3rd Shenzhou Arts Festival in Hong Kong to much critical acclaim. In 1997, the troupe staged a modern Cantonese opera Tuyuan, set in the idyllic rural fields of the south at the 5th China Theatre Festival, winning six awards, including the prestigious “Cao Yu Drama Theatre Award” and “Outstanding Leading Performer Award”. In 1999, it was awarded the “Five One Project Award” from the Guangdong Province. It received another “Five One Project Award” two years later, from the Central Publicity Bureau. Annex 2 Production and Cast List Creative Team Producer Scriptwriter Director Composer Stage Design Lighting Design Costume and Makeup Design Vocal Design Percussion Orchestration Dance & Body Forms Orchestrator Swordplay Dance Choreographer Opera Instructor Cast Du Caiwei Lin Yuansheng Xue Laosan He Zhennan Yulan Qutong General A General B General C General D General Chen Songstress Soldiers Maids Orchestra Ni Huiying Xie Xiaoming Liang Yunan Chen Xinyi Dong Weijie Gao Guangjian Hu Yaohui Li Ruiding Bu Canrong Luo Qiaohua Dong Weijie Wu Bei Yu Hongqin Zhou Gongjin Ni Huiying Li Junsheng Sun Yehong Luo Sisheng Wu Yunfei Zhu Zhihua Yu Zhicheng Deng Jihua Wen Weiquan Li Xijian Lu Minwei Cui Yumei He Yuqing Lin Weimin Chen Xiaoyun Chen Xiangbiao Pang Yaou Lin Xin Xie Haitao Chen Ziqiang Huang Jian Huang Jian Long Yunna Liang Yanping Wu Mei Deng Jieling Gu Liguang Lao Jianfeng Guo Suqing Deng Suyu Music Director Yangqin Dizi, Seshi Pipa, Guzheng Erhu Houguan, Dadi Cello Zhonghu Dianruan Zhongruan Drummer Bashou Daluo Xiaoluo Production Publicity & Marketing Opera Manager Stage Manager Stage Design Assistant Lighting Design Assistant Sound Design Visual Art Stage Technicians Lighting Set-up Props Costumes Makeup Subtitles Huang Jian Cai Liying Zheng Daosheng Wu Wenqu Huang Jiangqin Zhong Weiming Liang Jieming Li Guangying Chen Rucheng Gan Ruan Luo Qiaohua Cao Jie Liang Wenlan Ou Biao Mou Liaochuan Bai Zhiwei Xie Haitao He Qiang Yu Lingchun Huang Guihua Zhang Wei He Qiang Yu Lingchun Wu Yongzhong Yang Xincai Liang Weiming Yu Zhaocang Luo Guangpei Feng Manjin Deng Kanlian Li Zhiqiang Zhang Huijun Liu Bihong Lin Danhong Wu Bingshen Liu Guangda Gao Guangqing Ye Guohui Sun Guo Liu Jinming Luo Guangpei Lin Guoming Li Gu Yao Xiulan Annex 3 Biographies of the Main Cast and Creative Team Ni Huiying Du Caiwei Ni Huiying is a National First Class Performer, winner of the Plum Blossom Award, and troupe leader of the Guangzhou Cantonese Opera Troupe. She is a highly versatile Cantonese opera artist who plays a variety of roles. With her lyrical voice and charming stage persona, Ni Huiying has been hailed as “The Golden Voice”. After years of hard work in Cantonese opera, Ni has developed a unique artistic style that is refreshing, brilliant, graceful and expressive. Her interpretation of stage characters appeals to both popular and refined tastes. Ni, with her rich and extensive opera performing experience, has produced many impressive works through the course of her fruitful career. In the 1970s, Ni made a name for herself in her performance of The Red Detachment Army. Over the years, she has garnered numerous national and provincial awards. In the early 1980s, she was conferred the "Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress", together with celebrated artist, Hong Xiannü. In 1986, she was awarded the First Class Performance Prize in the 2nd Guangzhou Arts Festival for her outstanding performance as the Princess in Wu Qi and the Princess. She has also won many First Class Performance Prizes in subsequent Guangzhou Arts Festivals. Her recording of “Return of The Sword” in The Story of Mei Anxiang received the "Golden Album Award" from the 2nd China Golden Album Awards. Other outstanding achievements include the "Top Ten Most Popular Artiste Award in the Guangzhou region"; the Stage and Screen Cup Performance Prize in 1994; and the First Class Performance Prize in the 1995 Guangdong International Arts Festival for her performance as the female lead in Lord Rui and Concubine Zhuang. In the modern opera Tuyuan, Ni’s insightful portrayal of the protagonist, Ah Feng, earned her the "Outstanding Performance Award" in the 5th Chinese Opera Festival and the Plum Blossom Award in the 1997. Four years later, the same opera won the “Five One Project Award” from the Central Publicity Bureau. In recent years, Ni has played leading roles in numerous operas such as The Story of Mei Anxing, Fan Li and Lady Xishi, The Legend of the White Snake and Moonlight Romance of the West Chamber and The Queen of Nanyue etc. She has been successful in retaining the traditions while exploring new ways of performing Cantonese opera. She has also led the troupe on worldwide tours, performing in the United States, Canada, Europe, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and Macau. Li Junsheng Lin Yuansheng Li Junsheng, a National Second Class Performer, is a promising young wenwusheng (scholar/warrior roles) in Cantonese opera. From 1995 to 1996, Li studied performing arts (opera) at the Academy of Chinese Traditional Opera. Since the restructuring of the troupe in 2001, Li has become the leading wenwusheng, specialising in playing various male roles (sheng), from civil to military characters. His repertoire includes Search the College, Moonlight Romance of the West Chamber, The Top Scholar Reunited with His Love, Zhong Wuyan, Fan Li and Lady Xishi. Over the years, he has acquired a vast amount of experience and knowledge in performing opera. In 1999 and 2002, he won the Golden Award at the 2nd and 3rd Guangdong Cantonese Opera Performing Arts Competition. In addition, he won the Performance Award at the 8th Arts Festival in the Guangdong Province for his role of “Lin Yuansheng” in Hua Yue Ying. Chen Xinyi Director A much celebrated director in the operatic circles, Chen Xinyi’s famous works include the drama Shangyang, a Beijing opera Glorious Era of Zhengguan, and a Huangmei opera A Woman of Huizhou etc. Chen has earned numerous Cultural Awards. Xie Xiaoming Scriptwriter A scriptwriter with the Guangzhou Literary Creation Research Institute, Hua Yue Ying is Xie Xiaomming’s first attempt at scripting Cantonese opera. Chen Ziqiang Scriptwriter Chen Ziqiang is a renowned Cantonese opera scriptwriter who has written and adapted many well-known opera productions which are part of the main repertoire of Cantonese opera. Liang Yunan Scriptwriter Also a scriptwriter with the Guangzhou Literary Creation Research Institute, Liang script’s for the modern Cantonese opera Tuyuan was awarded the “Five One Project Award” by the Central Publicity Bureau. Gao Guangjian Stage Designer An eminent stage designer who graduated from the School of Stage Design of the Central Drama Academy, Gao Guangjian’s key works include opera Cangyuan, director Zhang Yimou’s Turandot and the Huangmei opera, A Woman of Huizhou. Hu Yaohui Lighting Designer A lecturer at the School of Stage Design of the Central Drama Academy, Hu Yaohui has designed the lighting for almost 100 theatre productions. Representative works include The Affairs of the Oil Press, King of Music, and the children’s theatre Red Scarves, many of which have won him honours and awards in lighting design. Li Ruiding Costume & Makeup Designer A well-known costume and image designer who graduated from the School of Stage Design of Shanghai Drama Academy, Li Ruiding’s works include Butterfly Dreams and The Butterfly Lovers. Dong Weijie Composer Dong Weijie is a famous composer who has been involved in a wide range of works, including Old Dreams of Shanghai, The Lotus Lamp, Shangyang, and Beneath the Red Banner. Bu Canrong Vocal Designer A National First Class Performer, Bu Canrong was responsible for the vocal design for many Cantonese operas. His work, Tuyuan, was awarded the “Five One Project Award” by the Central Publicity Bureau. Huang Jian Vocal Designer A National Second Class Performer, under Huang Jian’s music direction, lavish opera productions such as Lord Rui and Concubine Zhang, Tuyuan etc, have won several major national and provincial awards. Yu Hongqin Swordplay Dance Choreographer Yu Hongqin is the National First Class Referee of Wushu and the China National Wushu Champion. Wu Bei Dance and Body Forms Choreographer A lecturer at the Beijing Dance Academy, Wu Bei’s works include A Woman of Huizhou, Butterfly Dreams and Imperial Lady Crosses the East Ocean.