Current location:International Idiom news portal > entertainment
Popular Chinese crosstalk comedians bring laughter, cultural charisma to London
International Idiom news portal2024-05-21 07:01:17【entertainment】6People have gathered around
IntroductionGuo Degang is a popular Chinese traditional crosstalk comedian who has over 15 million followers on
Guo Degang is a popular Chinese traditional crosstalk comedian who has over 15 million followers on China's video-sharing platform Douyin.[Photo/Xinhua]
Thunderous laughter and applause almost blew off the roof of an auditorium in London's ExCeL Exhibition Centre on Saturday night, when a punchline by Guo Degang, a popular Chinese traditional crosstalk comedian, landed with an audience of thousands.
Along with Guo and his partner Yu Qian, a handful of comedians from the De Yun She Performance Group performed Xiangsheng, or crosstalk comedy, with both jokes about life anecdotes and traditional crosstalk episodes.
"Laughter is contagious and that is what makes the art form of crosstalk comedy powerful," said Guo, a leading character in both the performance group and the industry.
Guo and his group started their first overseas tour in Australia in 2011. Since then, they have performed in places including the United States, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Japan and Singapore. This was the group's second time performing in London.
"The outcome of our years of international tours has made me realize the enduring vitality of traditional art," he said, adding that such performances can help overseas Chinese overcome homesickness through "voices in their mother tongue" and introduce traditional Chinese culture to a broader audience.
"Ever since I started learning Chinese, I've been interested in Xiangsheng," Christian Elliott, an audience member who has been learning Chinese for more than five years, told Xinhua. He wanted to see how much of the show he could understand given that there is a difference "between knowing conversational Chinese and knowing 'full' Chinese."
Elliott added that such an experience can help him learn more about the Chinese culture, history and the way people from a different background think.
Saturday's show was also the first public appearance in London for a few younger-generation performers, among whom was Meng Hetang, who joined the group in 2008.
Meng said that young inheritors of time-honored art forms, like himself, need to not only adhere to and promote tradition, but also innovate to keep pace with modern times. He performed his recently-created episode during the show.
In recent years, crosstalk comedy is becoming increasingly popular in China, especially with young people. Guo alone currently has over 15 million followers on China's video-sharing platform Douyin, while other fellow performers have several million followers each.
With London being the first stop of its Europe tour this year, the group was expected to perform in cities including Glasgow, Paris, Milan and Madrid in the upcoming month.
Address of this article:http://congodemocraticrepublicofthe.fightbigfood.org/content-51c998981.html
Very good!(61885)
Related articles
- The fightback begins: Boss of London's Queen Mary University tells pro
- The Dutchman flies back for Beijing show
- China Focus: Children's Literature in Tibetan Language Turns New Page
- SPP Launches Judicial Operation to Help Women in Need
- Red Lobster seeks bankruptcy protection after closing some restaurants
- Farmers Work in Sugar Cane Fields in Dahua Township, Guangxi
- China to Offer 1 Mln Internship Posts for Job Seekers
- China to Hold over 200 Popular
- Here comes the char
- China Issues Plan for Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Popular articles
Recommended
What a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky
China Issues Plan for Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine
China Updates Livestreaming Platform Regulations to Protect Minors
Spring Farming Across China
‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad
China to Offer 1 Mln Internship Posts for Job Seekers
China Issues Guideline on Commending Martyrs, Supporting Martyrs' Families
China's Migrant Workers Enjoy Higher Income in 2021
Links
- Innovation boosts revival of China's cultural, tourist industry
- Steve Clifford ends Hornets coaching tenure as winningest coach in franchise history
- 339 Ghanaian students receive scholarship for Chinese language proficiency
- Without Curry, Green, the Warriors beat the Jazz 123
- Thunder rout Mavericks 135
- Steve Clifford wins final game as Charlotte coach, Hornets beat playoff
- Uhre, Wagner rally unbeaten Union to 2
- Concert showcases Chinese traditional music in New Zealand
- China's Jiangsu Acrobatic Troupe performs in Stuttgart of Germany
- Uhre, Wagner rally unbeaten Union to 2