Yuqin Wang is an outstanding artist; her stage career started early. By the age of 19, she had already sung and acted in scores of classical Beijing operas. Beginning in 1964, she directed her artistic energy toward puppetry.
Through years of research and experimentation, she brought new excitement to puppetry by weaving into it traditional opera techniques. She has played the lead role in more than thirty puppet shows, numerous movies and television programs. She has performed throughout the world, receiving critical praise everywhere.
In 2004, with Zhengli Xu, Yuqin Wang received the National Heritage Fellowship.
Through years of research and experimentation, she brought new excitement to puppetry by weaving into it traditional opera techniques. She has played the lead role in more than thirty puppet shows, numerous movies and television programs. She has performed throughout the world, receiving critical praise everywhere.
In 2004, with Zhengli Xu, Yuqin Wang received the National Heritage Fellowship.
Zhengli Xu has performed as a Chinese rod puppeteer for over 40 years. Graduating from Beijing Puppetry Art School with a major in show production and direction, he spent many years studying under the great puppet masters of China. Like Mrs. Wang, he has traveled to many foreign countries to perform. Drawing on his many years of experience in puppet making, direction, performance and stage design, Xu produced and performed a large production of Maiden Pearl at The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center in Portland, Oregon in September 1999 to critical acclaim. Mr. Xu designs and creates all the puppets, sets, staging and props, and selects the traditional Chinese music for the performances.
Awards:
- National Heritage Fellowship, with Zhengli Xu National Endowment for the Arts
- Excellence in Performance Award Association of Art and Culture, Beijing
- Best Artistic Expression, Children's Favorite Award 11th International Festival of Puppetry, Yugoslavia.
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