Chen Xinyi

Chen Xinyi

Chen Xinyi, born in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province in 1938, is a national first-class director and a national outstanding talent who enjoys the special allowance of the State Council.

In May and December, 2019, Chen Xinyi won the award for outstanding contribution of modern one drama in China.

On July 9, 2020, the all female class star drama Othello, jointly produced by Chen Xinyi Art Center and Hangzhou performing arts group, officially premiered on the Shanghai People's stage.

Biography of characters

Chen Xinyi, born in 1938, formerly known as Chen Ping, is a native of Tongcheng, Anhui Province. His representative works include drama Shangyang, Peking Opera Zhenguan Shengshi and opera Zhangqian, which explore humanistic spirit and reflective consciousness.

In 1951, he began to engage in drama art practice and learning activities.

In 1956, he graduated from the experimental drama school of Northwest Academy of traditional Chinese opera.

In 1957, drama and film performances began again.

In 1981, he graduated from the director department of the Central Academy of drama with outstanding achievements. He once served as director of Shaanxi people's Art Theater, chief director of China Railway Art Troupe and deputy head of drama troupe.

In 2007, at the centennial of Chinese drama, he was awarded the title of "national drama artist with special contribution" by the State Council of the people's Republic of China.

Main works

In his early years, he successfully directed the Japanese drama "a woman's life" and Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello";

In the past 30 years, there have been many excellent works, including drama Shangyang, Bai Juyi in Chang'an, the 13th Dalai Lama, the tide of 1911, Xutian, a dream of Red Mansions, apricot rain, the wind, classic drama sentinel under neon lights, thunderstorm, home, opera Zhang Qian, Wushan Goddess, gambler, nose, and Italian songs of the National Grand Theater of China Opera Turandot, artist career, Northern Shaanxi Yangzi opera suidehan, Peking Opera sad song of King Xia, Zhenguan grand event, Mei Lanfang, yuan Chonghuan, Zeng Houyi, etc;

He has also been involved in Fujian opera, Huangmei Opera, Guangdong opera, Huai opera, Shanghai Opera, Yue opera, children's opera and musicals, etc.

In addition to directing, Chen Xinyi has been keen on screenplay writing for nearly 10 years. He has written Huangmei Opera Huizhou women (won the 2000 Chinese drama Caoyu literature award), children's drama Andersen, and drama a dream of Red Mansions. He has published drama Monograph Research on Chen Xinyi's directing art and his essay life archives.

Her works have won 12 Wenhua awards from the Ministry of culture, including 4 Wenhua awards. She has won the "five one project award" from the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee and various drama awards such as China Drama Festival, China Art Festival, China Peking Opera Festival and drama festivals of various provinces and cities. Beijing Opera "Zhenguan grand event" and drama "Shangyang" have also been shortlisted in the top 10 projects of China's first stage drama from 2002 to 2003. Children's drama "red scarf" has entered the national stage The opera "Zhang Qian" and Beijing Opera "Mei Lanfang" were shortlisted in the primary selection of 2006 stage drama art project; the Zhenguan grand event and "Mei Lanfang" won the gold prize in the third and fourth Beijing Opera Festival respectively.

Award winning record

Character evaluation

Director Chen Xinyi has been engaged in stage drama creation for nearly 60 years, and has produced nearly 100 stage drama works so far. He is over the age of the past and has a childlike heart. He frequently shuttles between the north and the south of the river and across the Taiwan Strait. He is active in theaters and rehearsals all over the country, and his works are constantly excellent. Chen Xinyi, who pursues aestheticism all his life and regards art as the whole of his life, pays great attention to the cultivation and support of young directors, actors and actresses, and spares no effort to promote and popularize elegant art and improve the artistic accomplishment of the whole people. He is deeply loved by drama lovers and audiences at home and abroad.