Kunqu opera performer opens studio in Bacheng
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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A wooden plaque written by Pai Hsien-yung hangs inside the Yu Jiulin Studio in Bacheng town, Kunshan. [Photo from Yu Jiulin Studio’s WeChat account] |
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The Yu Jiulin Studio features traditional Chinese architecture and garden design. [Photo from Yu Jiulin Studio’s WeChat account] |
The studio's establishment received support from Kunshan opera professionals in China, including Yue Meiti, a prominent actress and mentor to Yu; Yang Shousong, a writer and Kunqu opera researcher; and Pai Hsien-yung, one of the most recognized Chinese novelists and a devotee of reviving the centuries-old Kunqu opera for modern times.
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Yu Jiulin and Pai Hsien-yung at the unveiling ceremony for the Yu Jiulin Studio. [Photo from Yu Jiulin Studio's WeChat account] The then ongoing construction of the studio was made public at the ceremony in December 2014. |
Yu Jiulin Studio
Address: 38 East Street (Old Street), Bacheng town
E-mail: kunqu90@sina.com
Contact: Ms. Xu, 0512-5765-7228, or 180-6194-7021
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