20,000 students apply for apprentices of puppet & shadow play

At the night of June 1, the Apprentice Ceremony of Small Opera is held in Hunan Heritage Center of Traditional Arts of Shadow play and Puppet play.

Zhang fan (left), deputy director of Hunan Provincial Cultural Bureau, presents six students their certificates entitled as " Little Inheritors of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hunan province ",along with other leaders.

Students hold cups of tea respectfully to Peng Zeke (right),the master of shadow play, and Tan Qishu,the master of puppet art. 

Tan Qishu (right) shows how to operate puppets.

Rednet( Changsha): At the night of June 1, the Apprentice Ceremony of Small Opera was held in Hunan Heritage Center of Traditional Arts of Shadow play and Puppet play. Six students became the second batch of " Little Inheritors of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hunan province ".

In the apprentice ceremony, each of the six pupils held a cup of tea to Peng Zeke,the master of shadow play, and Tan Qishu,the master of puppet art. They respectful served their teachers tea, and then bowed to their teachers.

The two teachers operated puppets and shadow puppets for the students of performance skills. Peng Zeke and Tan Qishu have 40 years of performance experience, and Tan Qishu is a national class one performer, the inheritor of Hunan provincial intangible cultural heritage,with special allowance of the State Council.

After apprentice ceremony, Zhang fan,deputy director of Hunan Provincial Cultural Bureau, presented six students their certificates entitled as " Little Inheritors of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hunan province ",along with other leaders.

Zhang said that it was the better "cooperation" mode of better protecting and inheriting Chinese traditional arts. 　　

At present, 20,000 students in Hunan province apply for being the apprentices of " Little Inheritors of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hunan province ".

Original link: 湖南2万余学生报名争当木偶皮影艺术传承人（图）

　 红网长沙6月1日讯（时刻新闻记者 汤红辉 通讯员 邓姝琳 实习生 黄鑫） 今晚，小小戏曲传承人传统拜师仪式在湖南省木偶皮影艺术保护传承中心举行，王子萱等六名学生成为了第二批“湖南省非遗小小戏曲传承人”。

　　拜师仪式上，王子萱等六名学生系着红领巾，各自端着一杯茶，分别走到木偶艺术传承人谭奇书老师、皮影艺术传承人彭泽科老师面前，恭恭敬敬的向老师敬茶拜师；敬茶之后，再向老师行鞠躬礼。

　　两位老师拿来木偶和皮影表演器材，现场教授学生简单的操作方法。木偶艺术传承人谭奇书老师、皮影艺术传承人彭泽科老师，两人从事相关表演艺术长达40余年。其中，谭奇书老师是国家一级演员、湖南省级非物质文化遗产传承人，享受国务院特殊津贴。 　　

　　拜师仪式之后，出席活动的湖南省文化厅副厅长张帆等领导，一一为六位学生颁发了“湖南省非遗小小戏曲传承人”证书。

　　张帆介绍说，小小戏曲传承人是湖南省木偶皮影艺术保护传承中心为了更好的保护和继承中国传统艺术而进行的一种“院校合作”传承模式。省木偶皮影艺术保护传承中心每年将安排老师指导小小戏曲传承人系统的学习皮影艺术，手把手的传授给他们。通过小小戏曲传承人，让传统文化基因在校园里生根发芽，让传统艺术之花在校园里绽放。

　　在此之前，湖南省木偶皮影艺术保护传承中心举行过小小戏曲传承人活动，已有六名学生通过层层选拔和现场考核，成为了湖南省非遗小小戏曲传承人。 　　

　　目前，湖南共有20000余名学生报名，参加湖南省非遗小小戏曲传承人活动。