Liu Ziwei, who wears green attire and colorful clothes, studied under famous Peking opera masters Yang Juping, Li Weikang, Sun Yumin, Liu Xiurong, Cai Yinglian, Zhu Qiwan, Zhang Minzhi, etc.
With the performance of "Three Inch Golden Lotus", she challenged the "legged skill" that has been on the stage for decades. Acquaintances know how much sweat she shed on her body and how much blood oozed from her feet! In another production of "The Return of the Lady", she transformed the "foreign drama" written by Dürrenmatt from Sweden across the ocean and put it on the big stage. Another "Life Show" challenged the difficulty of Peking Opera to interpret contemporary life, and finally beautifully brought a corner of Wuhan, the "Jiujiu Duck Neck" that is famous throughout the country, to the stage in its original flavor. And this time she was even more "restless" and came to "spoil the pot" between Beijing and Han. The character of Yang Shuidi created in the Peking Opera "Light on the Water" is a Han opera artist. Liu Ziwei sings both Peking Opera and Han opera, which reflects her superb skills. It is because of her superb performance in this play that she won the She won the 26th "China Plum Blossom Award-Performance Award", which was also her "second plum blossom" after winning the award for "Three Inch Golden Lotus".
Whether it is the storyline, the characters, or the performance fulcrum provided by these plays, they all coincide with her artistic personality of pursuing individuality, even being a bit maverick and daring to be the first.
People often say that a writer is like his person. This is also true when I watch a play. A play is like its person. On the surface, Liu Ziwei is a fierce and outspoken fashion girl, but behind her carefree eye, she has her own depth and pursuit. This is a contrast and perhaps a unity. This is Liu Ziwei. It is not easy for a person to live with personality, and it is even more difficult for an opera actor to pursue a strong individuality in art. Therefore, it was Peking Opera that made Liu Ziwei what he is today, and Liu Ziwei also gave Peking Opera new vitality and color. From 1979 to 1986, he studied Peking Opera performance in the Peking Opera Department of Wuhan Drama School (now Wuhan Art School), under the guidance of Yang Juping, his first teacher. The main repertoires studied include "Spring and Autumn Matches", "Yu Tang Chun", "Li Shiniang Three Steps on the Sedan" and "Dragon and Phoenix Presenting Auspiciousness".
1986-Now engaged in Peking Opera performance at Wuhan Peking Opera Theatre.
In 1988, she co-starred with He Shu in "The Great Fission", in which she served as the heroine Nvjiao.
In 1994, he performed the opera songs "Walking to the West Exit" and "Long Years" in the Beijing Opera Music "Jingyun Song Style".
In 2000, he played Bao Xiruo in the martial arts Peking opera "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
In 2001, he served as deputy director of the Wuhan Peking Opera Troupe.
Performed "Mrs. Yue Fei" in Wenzhou, Zhejiang in 2001
In 2002, he studied in the graduate class of the China Academy of Opera, mainly studying "The Golden Jade Slave" (taught by Sun Yumin) and the complete version "The Legend of White Snake" (taught by Li Weikang).
In 2003, he created the Peking Opera "Three Inch Golden Lotus".
Won the 22nd Plum Blossom Award in 2005
Since April 2006, he has served as the director of the Wuhan Peking Opera Theatre.
In 2006, he produced and starred in the Peking Opera "The Return of the Lady".
Produced and starred in the Peking Opera "Life Show" in 2008.
Produced and starred in the Peking Opera "Light on the Water" in 2011. "Li Shiniang's Three Steps into the Sedan"
"Spring and Autumn Matches"
"Hundred Flowers Presenting Swords"
"Mrs. Yue Fei"
"Tan Shilang" Mother"
"The Female General of the Yang Clan"
"Yu Tang Chun"
"The Fierce Horse with Red Mane"
"The Phoenix Returns to the Nest"
"Shajiabang"
"The Great Fission"
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes"
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"The Life Show" and "The Return of the Lady"
Adapted from the famous book of the same name by Swiss writer Dylan Matt. The heroine He Xiaoli is played by the famous Peking Opera actor Liu Wei. The background of the Peking Opera version is set in Linchuan County, a small county in China, in the 1920s. The young and beautiful girl He Xiaoli fell in love with Li Shaohua. However, Li Shaohua married the daughter of a rich family for wealth and falsely accused He Xiaoli of being a prostitute. Lin Chuan. Twenty years later, He Xiaoli, who had become a billionaire, returned to Linchuan and invested heavily in exchange for Li Shaohua's life for revenge. After 2 hours, the actors performed with great intensity. The young He Xiaoli was innocent and infatuated; the He Xiaoli who returned to her hometown was strong and full of hatred, but she did not lose her nature. Liu Wei acted effortlessly and had a distinct personality. The original work ends with the whole city giving up justice for money and performing an extremely crazy scene that puts the male protagonist to death. In the Peking Opera version, the principal and the doctor were unable to face the guilt deep in their hearts and told the truth, and He Xiaoli finally gave up revenge. Audience member Ms. Wang believed that such a change at the end was not a thorough enough attack on human nature. Liu Ziwei believes that this ending has Chinese characteristics and is in line with the audience's psychological endurance.
"Three Inch Golden Lotus"
The story of the play takes place in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. The protagonist is Ge Jinlian, a poor girl who married into a big family. She had her feet bound by her grandmother when she was a child. Although the pain was unbearable, she got married into a wealthy family just because of her "three-inch golden lotus". After two small foot races, from falling out of favor to gaining favor, Ge Jinlian went from hating foot binding to becoming a defender of this feudal custom. But when her daughter Niu Junying faced foot binding again, Ge Jinlian's kindness and humanity collided with traditional concepts, and she finally gave up on her daughter's feet.
The play won the 11th Wenhua Performance Award of the Ministry of Culture and the "Audience's Favorite Actor Award" at the 7th China Art Festival in 2004.
"Life Show"
Adapted from the novella of the same name by Chi Li, it tells the story of a group of people represented by Shuang Yang since Jiqing Street in Wuhan, and their experiences in the thirty years of reform and opening up. of wind and rain changes. On the stage, the play presents a strong Chinese flavor to the audience. Wuhan's Yellow Crane Tower, bamboo beds, duck necks, etc. all appear on the stage, showing a vivid urban life. The play won the "Gold Award" at the 5th China Peking Opera Art Festival, the Special Award at the 13th Wenhua Awards, and Liu Ziwei personally won the Outstanding Performance Award at the 9th China Art Festival.
"Light on the Water"
The play is adapted from Fang Fang's novel "Water Under Time" and tells the story of the 1930s, a bloody event in Chinese history. era, a magnificent era. In this era, there are wars, heroes, stories, and Han opera... The legendary life of the female Han opera artist Yang Shuidi, whose stage name is "Shui Deng", unfolds in this era. From the first day she was born, she was regarded as an unlucky person. After her parents died, her cruel brother regarded her as a villain and abandoned her ruthlessly. From then on, she fell to the bottom of society and became the despised "Xiahe" family. As an adopted daughter, she suffered all the humiliation and hardships, and saw the harshness of the world. The hatred for society and the Shui family condensed into a huge force of revenge in "Shui Leng", making her want to get ahead at all costs and fight to the death for her ill-fated fate... In the end, she got her wish and became a Chinese drama star. The brightest star on the stage. However, when she broke off her family relationship with her own hands, her soul became as helpless as a ghost... What exactly is love? What is hate? What is sin? What is forgiveness? All life's entanglements, right and wrong, will be resolved in the face of eternal time. "Light on the Water" finally chose to disappear into the sea of ????nowhere, and took on the responsibility of supporting the enemy he once hated the most but had gone crazy.
The play won the first prize of the 6th China Peking Opera Art Festival, the 8th Hubei Province Spiritual Civilization Construction "Five One Project" Award, and the first "Chutian Culture Award". The starring Liu Ziwei won the first prize for the play Won the 26th Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award "Second Plum Blossom" and became the only actor in Wuhan to win this honor.