Sichuan Opera has changed its face

Sichuan Opera is one of the operas of Han nationality, which is popular in eastern and central Sichuan, Chongqing and parts of Guizhou and Yunnan. Sichuan Opera's changing face is an important part of Sichuan Opera's performing arts, and it is an artistic treasure created and passed down by Sichuan Opera artists in past dynasties. It is one of the stunts performed in Sichuan Opera, which is used to reveal the changes of the characters' hearts, thoughts and feelings. In the performance of Sichuan Opera, with the plot turning point, the emotions of the characters change accordingly. The face-changing of Sichuan Opera turns the invisible and intangible abstract emotions and psychological state into a visible and tangible concrete image-Facebook. Changing the face of Sichuan Opera is a stunt used to shape characters in Sichuan Opera. It is a romantic abstract technique to reveal the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters in the play. Because of its novelty, strangeness, quickness and coolness, the face-changing of Sichuan Opera has become a hot topic in recent years.

Face-changing is a unique performance skill of Sichuan Opera, a local drama in Sichuan. It came into being in the 193s and was first used in Guizhenglou, a traditional opera. In the play, a knight named Bei Rong changed his face several times in order to save people's lives, and this novel performance mode continued from then on. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Sichuan Opera entered a prosperous period, with many famous actors. Among them, Kang Zilin (187 -193) and Cao Junchen (1882 -1946) are famous for their roles as civil and military students. Looking back, the stunt of "pulling the line and changing face", which is popular in the entertainment industry today, was born in the art competition and exchange between them.

During the reign of Qing Qianlong and Jiaqing, every time there was a festival, a stage was set up in the temples at the docks of villages and towns in Sichuan to celebrate. Over time, Sichuan opera gradually became a climate in the streets and lanes. In the Qing Dynasty, "the two lakes filled Sichuan" brought many new elements to the culture of Sichuan. Kunqu opera, Gao opera, Hu opera, Dan opera and Deng opera were gathered in the neighborhoods of wine shops in the major cities of Bashu. Life, Dan opera, purity, ugliness appeared on the small stage of the teahouse, and gradually formed a style of * * *, which was collectively called "Sichuan opera" in the late Qing Dynasty.

The "face-changing" of Sichuan Opera is called "national treasure, unique skill and wonder". With a twist of the head and a wave of the hand, a face-changing artist can change into a black face, a white face, a painted face, a red face, a human face and a grimace. It has been reported that a face-changing artist can achieve the fastest speed, and a face can be transformed in 27 seconds, which is either mighty and upright, ferocious and horrible, or funny and amusing. No matter how hard the viewers concentrate on it, they can't see any flaw. After reading it, they are all amazed. After watching it in the early 194s, Tian Han said, "Sichuan opera has its own specialty in changing faces, and I don't know why."

To Sichuan Opera, changing one's face is like breathing fire to Shaanxi Opera. It's all a sign and a unique skill!

There are many places in Chengdu where Sichuan Opera shows its face-changing. In view of the low performance quality in many places, we recommend several authentic performance places:

First of all, Shufeng Yayun Theater was formerly a folk Sichuan Opera troupe. In order to meet the needs of tourism culture and develop tourism in recent years, the theater gathered several famous figures in Sichuan Opera industry, showing various unique skills of Sichuan Opera, which has strong appreciation and good reputation in Sichuan Opera industry.

The Jinjiang Theater is characterized by the traditional Sichuan Opera. Many middle-aged and elderly people like to come here to watch Sichuan Opera and have a cup of tea. It's really a pleasure. The performance is wonderful, with a face-changing and fire-breathing, which is very worth seeing and very distinctive. Sichuan Opera's face-changing show has a very good effect, complete plot, ups and downs and beautiful stage effect.

Chengdu Jinli Sanguo Tea Garden is more famous for performing traditional programs, such as Sichuan Opera's Face Changing and Tea Art, and there are endless tourists in the garden. The performers of Furong Gate Sichuan Opera have been performing the characteristic Sichuan Opera in this area for a long time. Their performances are authentic, with ups and downs, realistic stage effect and rich atmosphere of Sichuan Opera. While watching the face-changing of Sichuan Opera, you can also see the long-billed pot tea performance and drink a cup of special tea "Furong Green Snow" created by Furong Gate, which is not only an audio-visual feast, but also a taste and smell enjoyment.

Changing face in Sichuan Opera is a stunt used in shaping characters in Sichuan Opera. It is a romantic technique to reveal the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters in the play. According to legend, "changing face" means that ancient humans faced fierce beasts, and in order to survive, they sketched their faces in different ways to scare the invading beasts. Sichuan Opera puts "changing face" on the stage and makes it a unique art with wonderful skills.

Compared with the origin and broadness of Sichuan Opera art itself, the formation of face-changing technique belongs to the 2th century. During this period, changing face has been groping, evolving and refining in the drama of the troupe against Taiwan, which has gradually become a major feature of Sichuan opera. The tragedy of Sichuan Opera is very unique, and the comedy is unique. Where there are emotional twists and turns and sudden changes in the heart, changing the face is useful. It shows the indescribable rhythm of the characters' hearts with its grotesque and ferocious facial changes. As a very unique expression of the characters' hearts, it undoubtedly greatly increases the expressive force of Sichuan Opera itself. Every time a famous actor changes his face, it often leads to an explosion. It can be seen that the people really recognize this extremely beautiful trick.

the emotional makeup of China's operas. Face-changing was first used for supernatural characters, which existed in the Ming Dynasty. There is a record of "changing one's face" in the Ming dynasty's zaju "Guankou Jiro Chopping Jianjiao". At that time, the change of face was that the actors went backstage to dress up. Later generations evolved into a face-changing on the spot and became a performance stunt, which was found in many local operas, with Sichuan Opera being the most famous. Face changing can be divided into big face changing and small face changing. The whole face changes, including 3 changes, 5 changes and even 9 changes; A small face change is a partial face change. Changing face requires quick action and no trace. It is mainly used for the sudden changes of the characters' emotions such as panic, despair and anger.

In the performance of Sichuan Opera, changing face is a romantic technique to reveal the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters. Because Facebook has its obvious typical characteristics, it shows the character's loyalty, treachery and righteousness. The actor changes his face when the audience is not paying attention, emphasizing the change and development of the character's personality and feelings. It turns the invisible and intangible abstract things into visible and tangible concrete things, which is an amazing technology.

generally speaking, there are three ways to change your face: wiping your face, blowing your face, and pulling your face. In addition, there is a kind of "luck" face change.

"Wipe your face" is to apply makeup oil paint to a specific part of your face, and then put it on your face with your hand to change it into another face. If you want to change all of them, paint them on your forehead or eyebrows. If you want to change only the lower half of your face, paint them on your face or nose. If only one part needs to be changed, the paint can only be applied to the position to be changed. For example, Xu Xian in Legend of the White Snake, Pei Yu in Release Pei, and Chen Lun, an old ghost in Flying Cloud Sword, all use the technique of "wiping their faces".

In short, changing face is a unique skill in Sichuan Opera, which has been borrowed by other brother operas and spread abroad.

In p>1987, the Ministry of Culture officially published another article, which listed Sichuan Opera's face-changing art as a second-class state secret, which is also the only state secret in China's drama circle. According to the Law of the People's Republic of China on Guarding State Secrets, those who intentionally or negligently disclose it will be investigated for criminal responsibility if the circumstances are serious.

The face-changing of Sichuan Opera always makes people feel mysterious. How are the colorful faces uncovered layer by layer? How was the uncovered face changed away? Is changing face magic? Or a stunt?

The skill of changing face begins with learning how to make facial makeup and clothes. For people who change their faces, costumes and props are very important, and they are all specially made. Facebook is the first prop to change your face. A good Facebook is not only beautiful, but also flawless. However, if you want to change your face, you can't do it without facial makeup. However, if facial makeup doesn't stick to your face properly, it will not only affect the beauty of changing your face, but also affect the speed of changing your face. There is a way to take a mold to make a face, and draw a face on the mold, so that the painted face looks like it was painted on your face. Then put on the face made in this way, it turned out to be so fit.

Besides facial makeup, the props for changing face are clothes, and the secret of changing face is hidden in these clothes.

clothes that change their faces are specially made, and special materials must be used in many places. And the clothes are full of holes from the back, just like being swept by a machine gun. But this is something needed in the performance, and it is also the secret of changing face. A face-changing person, his clothes and his props are very important. Change three faces in a second and a half, and there is no flaw. Changing faces is higher than magic.

Sichuan Opera's facial makeup is as exquisite and artistic as Beijing Opera's. Both the clean and the ugly have facial makeup. The clown's facial makeup is painted with a white square on the bridge of the nose, which is called "bridging the nose". There are positive figures and negative figures, which are harmonious. Clear corners, also known as painted faces, have colorful facial expressions with distinct loyalty and treachery. Black stands for fortitude and integrity, white stands for treachery and viciousness, red stands for loyalty and bravery, green stands for chivalry, blue stands for fortitude, yellow stands for cruelty and tyranny, and gold and silver faces stand for sacred majesty. In the history of Sichuan Opera, there was no full-time face painter, and actors painted their own faces. On the premise of maintaining the basic characteristics of the characters in the play, actors can creatively draw faces according to their own characteristics to attract the attention of the audience.

In addition, the facial makeup of Sichuan Opera has always been passed down in the way of "mentoring". How can a master paint facial makeup and teach his disciples by word of mouth? It is not only oral instruction, but also a magic weapon to win, so there is a lack of paper image records in the history of Sichuan Opera Facebook.

Look at the folk inheritors of this art again.

1. Kang Zilin

A work called Zhi Lin, whose name is clear and his nickname is Erman. A native of Qionglai County, Sichuan Province. He studied art at the age of 8, joined the old Qinghua class at the age of 1, and was successively studied by the famous Dan Peng Yuanzi, the famous xiaosheng Fu Laisheng and He Xintian. At the age of 12, he took the stage, and successively took classes in Mingzhu, Cuihua, Changle, Yanle and Binle, which were loved by the audience. At the beginning of 1912, he and Yang Sulan, Xiao Kaicheng, Tang Guangti and others initiated the "Three Celebrations" of the famous class club of Sichuan Opera, and he became the president. And set up a research society, dedicated to the improvement of Sichuan opera. The combination of Kun, Gao, Hu, Dan and Deng plays an important role in promoting the development of Sichuan Opera and the unity of artists. Shengpingtang was also set up to train students. Can play a lot, literature, martial arts, singing, doing, Gao, Kun, Hu, playing are all good at it. Deep foundation, crisp voice, clear articulation, euphemistic accent, meaningful charm and rich sound and emotion. The portrayal of the characters is meticulous and true, with distinct personality and vivid appearance. Top, feather, face changing and other skills are all good. Lv Mengzheng, who plays the role of "Comment on Snow", focuses on depicting her cold, embarrassed and sour state, and has the reputation of "being alive and honest". Lu Xun, who plays the role of "Eight Arrays", has stunts such as playing the feather, flying the crown and throwing her hair when she is trapped in the array. People praised him as "Gong Gai San Qing Hui, the Eight-Sided Fortress is founded on his fame". Representative repertoires include Three Transfigurations, Love Detective, Three Difficult Grooms, Drunken Fight against Yongzhou, Legend of the White Snake, The Story of the Red Robe, The Story of the Colored House, The Pipa, A Slip of the Knife, Mourning from the Yan, and Love for the Sky, etc. I like reading, painting and singing dulcimer on weekdays. Simple and modest style, rewarding and learning. Enthusiastic for public welfare, he is famous in the drama world, and the Sichuan drama world is honored as "Kang Shengren". In his later years, he insisted on performing in spite of illness, overworked and died in Chongqing.

2. Wang Daozheng

Wang Daozheng, a famous actor who is nearly sixty years old in Sichuan Theatre. He has the prerequisites for changing his face: he has been focusing on martial arts since childhood, and he has a costume, a voice and hard work. He once played male Qing Er in The Legend of the White Snake, played Lu Bu in Lu Bu and Diao Chan, and played Yang Zirong in the revolutionary modern drama "Taking the Tiger Mountain Outward", singing as a double beauty. He is also good at acting a large number of traditional martial arts dramas, such as Jiangdong Bridge, Guagua Zhaoqin, Fengyi Pavilion, Sweeping the Flower Hall, etc., which makes his performances have a "handsome" spirit, and his gestures and catwalk posture all glow with a kind of hideous beauty and modeling beauty. He accompanied the theater to visit the Federal Republic of Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, Singapore and other eastern and western countries, as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan. In October 1996, Wang Daozheng went to Hong Kong to attend a literary evening for people from all walks of life in Hong Kong to celebrate the National Day and welcome the return to China, and performed Sichuan Opera, which was called "the King of Changing Faces" by Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao.

3. Peng Denghuai

In the CCTV version of the legendary swordsman, Yu Canghai should be said to be one of the most prominent figures. The use of face-changing skills in Sichuan Opera not only added icing on the cake to the jade sea in Jin Yong's original work, but also made many audiences feast their eyes on the magical face-changing performance. Peng Denghuai is a lecturer in Sichuan Opera School. He has been fond of Sichuan Opera since childhood, especially the change of face. His face-changing technique is perfect, fast, magical and flawless. In 1993, nine Facebook faces were the first to be promoted, leading the way. In 1996, his stunt caused a sensation in Southeast Asia, and Malaysian tycoons paid a lot of money to buy his "copyright", which he flatly refused. In February, 1999, at the invitation of TV stations in Singapore and Taiwan, Peng Denghuai went to Singapore to perform. On the 22nd, at the Kela Wharf Theater in Lion City, Peng Denghuai changed 14 faces in 25 seconds, and then returned to 4 faces, breaking the record of changing 12 faces to 3 faces in 25 seconds in 1998, and was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records.

4. Kang Yong

He was born in Shanliwa, a remote town in Langzhong City, Sichuan Province in 197. He is a national first-class stuntman and a young performing artist of Sichuan Opera. He is good at changing his face and spitting fire. Kang Yong not only created the Guinness World Record of changing 15 faces in 2 seconds, but also broadened the field of changing faces, not only changing all kinds of traditional faces, but also changing faces according to people in real life. While further improving his face-changing skills, he also studied changing clothes at the same time. The young Kang Yong has performed in the United States, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Hongkong, Taiwan Province and other countries and regions, and won the titles of "the geek of Bashu", "the favorite of Sichuan and Sichuan" and "the king of changing faces of young people".

5. Chen Wanhua

He is a director and a pioneer in the face-changing of Sichuan Opera. In order to revitalize the traditional Sichuan opera, he strives for successors and provides a platform for young people who are determined to climb the peak to study hard and change their faces. He is Chen Wanhua, a national second-class actor of Leshan Sichuan Opera Troupe, who is praised by opera fans as "the devil who turns his face". In order to promote the cultural and artistic exchanges and cooperation between the Chinese and Japanese people, in the spring of 1991, Chen Wanhua was invited to visit Japan with Leshan Sichuan Opera Troupe.

In the scene of the Golden Mountain Temple in the Sichuan opera The Legend of the White Snake, Chen Wanhua plays the role of "the purple stone bowl". When Bai Niangzi commanded all the aquarium fish, soldiers and shrimps to attack the Jinshan Temple, and Fa Hai ordered the "Zijin Bowl" to fight with Bai Niangzi, Chen Wanhua jumped into the stage one by one, swooped up and down, and suddenly produced four red, yellow, blue and purple faces in succession, which immediately surprised the Japanese audience to call "the devil" repeatedly. Since then, Chen Wanhua has been known as the "face-changing devil".

In the autumn of p>21, South Korea held the Sichuan Cuisine Art Festival, and Chen Wanhua went to South Korea for cultural exchange with the Sichuan delegation. He displayed the talent of "changing face" of Sichuan Opera and performed the "changing face" kung fu of Sichuan Opera on the luxurious stage of Silla Hotel in Seoul for six days. Each time, 15 different faces evolved from "red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple". Tens of thousands of Korean government officials and people from all walks of life watched the performance and repeatedly applauded. Eight local newspapers and radio stations reported continuously, praising Chen Wanhua as "one of the best people who changed their faces in China Sichuan Opera."

7. Liu Changwei

The founder of Chengdu Furong Gate, at the age of 12, studied Sichuan Opera with his grandfather Liu Zhonggui, changed his face, danced lions, mixed tea, and inherited it from his ancestors. His grandfather, Liu Zhonggui, learned a Jianghu skill from childhood. Later, all these skills that are facing loss were taught to Liu Changwei. Liu Changwei in order to pass on his grandfather's traditional skills, and