The Universiade meets the charm of Bashu, which really matches! National | Kangyong | Universiade
On the evening of July 28th, at the opening ceremony of the Chengdu Universiade, in just 20 seconds, Kang Yong, a national second level actor from the Chengdu Sichuan Opera Research Institute, transformed 12 faces. The last face was created based on the giant panda "Hua Hua", stunning the audience. What's special about this face change? Let's take a look together.
At the opening ceremony of this Universiade, accompanied by the accompaniment of modern folk music, the faces of Chinese Red Flower, Sun Wukong Monkey, and Giant Panda quickly flashed across Kang Yong's face, leaving one overwhelmed. It is extremely rare in the industry to change 12 faces in 20 seconds. A regular performance typically involves changing 6 to 9 faces within 3 to 5 minutes.
Kang Yong, a national second level actor who inherits the Sichuan Opera face changing technique, transforms 12 faces in 20 seconds, using the current Sichuan Opera style called "flying face", which means changing a face faster. He transforms 1 face in approximately 1 second. Every day, I personally have to practice countless times, sometimes around ten times, sometimes fifty times, or even hundreds of times.
The face changing performance at the opening ceremony should not only showcase the novelty, uniqueness, and uniqueness of face changing art, but also present the overall youthful vitality of the square. For Kang Yong, the most difficult task was to guide the 30 college students in the Sichuan Opera performance in just over three months to master the facial transformation technique proficiently. At the opening ceremony, within 40 seconds, 30 college students changed four faces, while also needing to match their corresponding body movements and music melody, as well as being neat and consistent, which can be said to be even more difficult. Kang Yong, 52 years old this year, has been engaged in the Sichuan Opera art industry for over 30 years. As a inheritor of Sichuan Opera, he is extremely proud to showcase his hometown's intangible cultural heritage to the world at his doorstep.
Kang Yong, the inheritor of Sichuan Opera's facial transformation technique and a national second level actor: I and the directing team were also very satisfied with the performance of these 30 outstanding college students that evening. If it comes to scoring, I personally think it should be around 95 points.
