Yangtze River Daily - Yangtze River Network, February 12 (Reporter Zhong Chimei Ru) "Female extra horse harnessed by the side of a team" is a classic play of Huangmei Opera, in the 2021 CCTV Spring Festival Gala "Shengshi Hundred Flowers" program, Hubei Province, the Huangmei Opera performing artist, national level actor, Chinese drama "Plum Blossom Award" winner Cheng Cheng Eheng performed the famous "Who expects the imperial list in the Scholarship" excerpt. In the 2021 CCTV Spring Festival Gala program "Hundred Flowers of the Century", Hubei Province Huangmei Opera performing artist, national-level actress, and winner of the "Plum Blossom Award" for Chinese drama, Cheng Cheng performed the famous excerpt "Who Expected to Win the Scholarship in the Imperial List" from "Female Emperor's Son-in-law". She also performed with the famous Huangmei Opera artists Wu Qiong and Wu Meilian.
(Cheng Cheng was photographed backstage at the Spring Festival Gala.
On the stage, the three "female extra horse harnessed by the side of a team" were beautifully dressed, and their performances were very expressive. Cheng Cheng said, Huangmei opera in Hubei and Anhui have a long tradition and deep heritage, this time from Hubei and Anhui Huangmei opera performers on the same stage, but also has a special significance.
In order to ensure that the performance is perfect, the actors and the Spring Festival Gala team are very attentive to details. Cheng Cheng has brought his own costume to Beijing, and the crew has prepared a new hat and belt to make the look more beautiful.
(Before taking the stage, Cheng Cheng was meticulously made up and styled. (Photo courtesy of me)
The choreography of the Spring Festival Gala stage was so gorgeous this time around that the base color of the actors' makeup was also determined to match the lighting effects. "Makeup that is too white will have the feeling of exposure, and darker and not pretty enough. Every joint rehearsal, the makeup teacher is in front of the monitor to carefully look at each actor's makeup, down one by one to adjust, and strive and the overall effect of perfect unity."
"Actors are inseparable from the stage." Cheng Cheng said she cherished this Spring Festival Gala performance, "To be on the Spring Festival Gala, as an actor I have a strong urge to express and perform."