Ding Guangquan
Appearance
Ding Guangquan | |
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Born | [1] | 14 October 1944
Died | 18 January 2018 Beijing, China | (aged 73)
Nationality | Chinese |
Genres | Xiangsheng |
Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 丁廣泉 |
Simplified Chinese | 丁广泉 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Dīng Guǎngquán |
Ding Guangquan (14 October 1944 – 18 January 2018) was a Chinese comedian. He mainly performed Xiangsheng (crosstalk), a form of traditional Chinese comedy. He was a senior actor in the China Coal-Mine Art Troupe and had accepted over 40 students in his years teaching.[2]
Many of Ding's foreign students are now stars of comic dialogue on the Chinese stage today, such as Mark Rowswell (Dashan), Julien Guadfroy, and Liam Bates (Li Mu).[3]
Ding's master was the famous Xiangsheng master, Hou Baolin, whom he studied under starting in 1973.
References
- ^ "Renowned Chinese cross-talk artist, mentor Ding Guangquan passes away". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ "Ding Guangquan: Teacher of Comic Dialogue to Foreigners". www.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
- ^ "Humor across cultures". China Daily. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-17.