Qiao Qi created more than 130 characters in his life, which is not all his achievements. As one of the few old artists over 80 years old in Shanghai Opera Circle, the most rare thing for Qiao Qi is that he was always active in his favorite art field in his own way until the last moment of his life.
Witness history: most of life is devoted to drama.
1938, Qiao Qi began to play drama. 194 1 In the drama Plum Blossom Dream, Qiao Qi plays a paralyzed old man who has no lines and expresses his feelings completely with his eyes and body. Huang Zuo Lin praised him afterwards: "Qiao Qi can act on the stage without opening his mouth." 195 1 year, Qiao Qi joined the Shanghai People's Art Theatre and later served as the head of the theatre. He has performed brilliantly in Yuan Ye, The True Story of Ah Q, Sunrise and other drama works, and also starred in films such as Dead Light on Coral Island, Midnight, The Wind and Waves, and Laughter of Distressed People. 1995, Qiao Qi won the honorary award of the 5th China Film Performing Arts Society.
Among the Shanghai playwrights and filmmakers who debuted in 1930s, Qiao Qi is a rare birthday girl. Therefore, he has become a "living fossil" frequently visited by many media. What was Zhou Xuan like at that time? Where should China's plays go? Qiao Qi patiently satisfied people's curiosity about the past and enthusiastically pointed out the direction of future art.
Li Tao World: Treat the younger generation like friends.
Qiao Qi was awarded the Excellent Artist Award by Shanghai Education Commission and Art Education Commission. This is the most appropriate praise for Qiao Qi off the stage, because he always gives money to the younger generation for his artistic understanding. Xu Chengxian, an actor of Shanghai Drama Art Center, has a 40-year friendship with him. He recalled: "I am a young man who just started his career, but Qiao Qi has been performing for more than 30 years, but he is willing to teach me everything. He is more like a friend than a predecessor. " Jiao Huang, a famous actor, also said that Qiao Qi's teaching has benefited him for life.
After retirement, Qiao Qi is an old man unwilling to be lonely. In addition to caring for the younger generation, he is also busy taking part in various social activities-most of which are devoted to love.
The clouds are light and the wind is light: I was joking at the last minute.
A few days before his death, Qiao Qi was admitted to the hospital for cataract surgery. The operation went smoothly, but during the recovery period, Qiao Qi had a heart attack and died after being rescued. Fortunately, due to the sudden incident, Qiao Qi didn't have much pain before he left. His only daughter Xu revealed: "He left without warning and had no time to leave any last words." Cui Jie, the son-in-law, said that it was only one and a half days from the onset to the death of Qiao Qi, and "there was not even a decent photo at home".