As one of the 25th Anniversary Series Activities, the lecture series gave all Grade 9 students the opportunities to enjoy two fabulous lectures on December 12th.
Lecture aboutBeijing Opera
On December 12th, the famous Beijing Opera actor Wang Peiyu gave an excellent lecture about Beijing Opera, and students had an hour of great fun with her.
Wang Peiyu had a humorous tone when speaking and gradually taught the students about Beijing opera's history and how it had influenced nowadays society. She said that one example of the development of China's first movie even assimilated skills from the acting of Beijing Opera. After she informed the basics to the students, she taught them about the concept of "read" and "sing" when performing the play. When she was acting out parts of the play, her beautiful voice amazed the audience and they all exclaimed. Wang Peiyu also prepared different kinds of acting activities and invited students up to the stage to act them out, making the lecture even more amusing.
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Overall, Wang Peiyu hopes that Beijing Opera can pass from generations and generations, and that more people can know about this gorgeous kind of art performance. She may open a Beijing Opera drama club in SHSID too, and we are all looking forward to this. Thanks to Wang Peiyu for coming and giving us such an astonishing lecture!
12月12日下午，九年级的同学们来到了大礼堂的戏剧厅聆听著名京剧演员王珮瑜老师的讲座。王珮瑜老师先向同学们详细介绍了京剧这一国粹的来源发展与特点，随后她亲自表演了不同唱法和不同种类的著名京剧片段。同学们也积极参与了互动，尝试了京剧“上马”的动作，跟着王珮瑜老师学唱了《赵氏孤儿》的片段，并用京剧的语调表演了现代的流行语。
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通过这次与京剧的近距离接触，同学们对京剧有了更深的了解。京剧并非只属于老一辈的艺术形式，而是值得我们传承的中国传统文化。
English Written by 9(3) Penny Dai / 中文：9（1）王嘉茵
Pictures by YUYIN SOCIETY / 图：瑜音社
Supervised by Junyu Xie / 指导老师：谢君瑜
Lecture “Fly me to the Dream”
On December 12th, SHSID Grade 9 students listen to a speech given by Mr. Zhao Yi Ou,a television host who has hosted shows like “The Generation Show” and “I’m not star”, and is famous around China forhis fun personality and interesting TV shows. Mr. Zhao, in his speech “Fly meto the dream,” hopes to inspire us young high schoolers to pursue our dreams.
Mr. Zhao talked about his experience going through the arduous physical training in working to become a pilot, which helped him realize that this was never his dream. He read many books on directing and acting during his time at the academy and finally decided to reach for his real ambition—television. He entered the Shanghai Television Academy, majoring in directing, and finally got to work for what he loved. Mr. Zhao also inspired the students by telling them that everyone starts from the bottom—even the most famous and celebrated stars of today first started acting in minor roles of movies. We must also pursue a hobby that we love and appreciate for a long time. His speech certainly provided insight for us freshmen on pursuing our goals and aspirations.
12月12号的下午，九年级的学生聚集在小学部礼堂，聆听赵屹鸥先生分享年少时的空军学员经历以及在成为著名导演之路上的点点滴滴。赵先生在少年时代曾经接受过严厉的空军培训，每天都会遇到种种困难，还必须经历跳伞等的各种极限挑战，然而赵先生没有轻易放弃，反而选择勇敢地面对挑战，荣幸成为了第一批大学本科飞行员。遗憾的是，半年之后，赵屹鸥先生的视力明显下降，当时迷茫的他不幸地被结束了飞行员生涯。而在那段艰苦的日子里，他发现了自己对表演的喜爱，于是他坚持阅读大量有关话剧、导演、历史、建筑等方面的书籍，年仅十八岁的他确定了自己对戏剧与表演的热情与追求。赵先生告诉大家，梦想与现实差距甚远，人们必须靠一步步的努力慢慢积累，拼凑起一片片零散的碎片，才能逐渐靠近自己的梦想。赵先生以现场解答的形式一一回应了同学们对于如何坚持爱好、走向成功等问题，最后分享会在同学们的欢呼声与热烈的掌声中画上了圆满的句号。
English Written by9(7) Tiffany Kuo / 中文：9（10）袁亦乐
Pictures by Zhen Yu / 图：虞贞
Supervised by Junyu Xie / 指导老师：谢君瑜
