Jiangsu Province Kunqu Theatre
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Jiangsu Province Kun Opera is a professional company, based in Nanjing
, engaged in Kunqu
research, production and performance.
Six members of the opera have won the Plum Blossom Prize
: Zhang Jiqing, Shi Xiaomei, Hu Jinfang, Huang Xiaowu and Zhang Jidie. Performers graduated in three generations (1967, 1985, 2004) from the Jiangsu Opera School.
The Opera presents two kinds of performances: selections from classical operas, which are performed every week; and full operas adapted for one-, two-, or three-evening performances, which are produced several times a year, since the original scripts are too long for the modern stage. Recent full operas have included The Peony Pavilion
(which was also filmed) and The White Silk Shirt, which won the national prize for Best New Opera.
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
, engaged in Kunqu
Kunqu
Kunqu , also known as Kunju , Kun opera or Kunqu Opera, is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. It evolved from the Kunshan melody, and dominated Chinese theatre from the 16th to the 18th centuries. The style originated in the Wu cultural area...
research, production and performance.
Six members of the opera have won the Plum Blossom Prize
Plum Blossom Prize
The Plum Blossom Prize , sometimes translated as the Plum Blossom Award, is the highest theatrical award in China...
: Zhang Jiqing, Shi Xiaomei, Hu Jinfang, Huang Xiaowu and Zhang Jidie. Performers graduated in three generations (1967, 1985, 2004) from the Jiangsu Opera School.
The Opera presents two kinds of performances: selections from classical operas, which are performed every week; and full operas adapted for one-, two-, or three-evening performances, which are produced several times a year, since the original scripts are too long for the modern stage. Recent full operas have included The Peony Pavilion
The Peony Pavilion
The Peony Pavilion is a play written by Tang Xianzu in the Ming Dynasty and first performed in 1598 at the Pavilion of Prince Teng. One of Tang's "Four Dreams", it has traditionally been performed as a Kunqu opera, but Chuan and Gan opera versions also exist...
(which was also filmed) and The White Silk Shirt, which won the national prize for Best New Opera.