“Precious Lotus Lantern”

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Title (English): “Precious Lotus Lantern”
Title (Chinese): 《宝莲灯》
Title (Romanization): “Bao lian deng”
Description: In 1957, the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the China Opera and Dance Drama Theater 中国歌剧舞剧院) premiered what is considered China's first full-length Chinese classical dance drama, Precious Lotus Lantern (宝莲灯). Here, we see Fang Bonian (方伯年, b. 1936) on the right playing the role of Grand Immortal Pili (霹雳大仙). The other character portrayed here is Liu Yanchang (刘彦昌). The Ensemble revived this work in 1978.
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Location: Beijing (China)
Date: 1957
Performers (Romanized name): Fang, Bonian
Performers (Chinese name): 方伯年
Choreographer (Romanized name): Huang, Boshou||Li, Zhonglin
Choreographer (Chinese name): 黄伯寿; 李仲林
Company/School (Romanized name): China Opera and Dance Drama Theater
Company/School (Chinese name): 中国歌剧舞剧院
Dance Style: Chinese Classical
Subjects: Fang Bonian; China Opera and Dance Drama Theater; Chinese Classical Dance; Dance Drama
Object Material: Black & white photograph
Contributing Artist: Fang, Bonian, 1936-
Image Filename: FB00087
Collection Title: Pioneers of Chinese Dance

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Collection: Pioneers of Chinese Dance
Image Size: 3307 x 2204
File Size: 717 KB
Record: FB00087
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