Zhou Chuntao's Major Achievements

The Experimental Theater Troupe is a little-known troupe in Hunan province, which rehearses dozens of new plays every year along with its performances, and the number of performances usually reaches as many as 600. On average, there are also two shows a day, more often reaching five. "Sometimes I feel that my performance is too heavy and I want to stop and take a break, but the audience doesn't agree! They strongly urge me to perform on stage. Every time I perform, those kind theater fans send me eggs, medicines and supplements that are good for my throat, and so on. I was touched every time I received them, not touched because they sent me things, but touched because they were really caring about me and loving my theater."

Talking about Zhou Chuntao's theater fans can open the box of other actors in the troupe. "In our Yiyang area, Chuntao's fans are not just limited to middle-aged and old age, many young people, and even children are Chuntao's hardcore fans. No, this time there is a seven or eight year old girl who calls Chuntao every day." Zhou Chuntao's sister told us excitedly, "Every time we go to the countryside, as soon as the car is near the village entrance, it is immediately surrounded. Folks from all directions are rushing to witness Chuntao's real appearance after removing her makeup. My deepest impression is a Miluo 85-year-old man with the same name as Chuntao, who came early in the morning for that performance. He wanted to send something to Chuntao, but didn't know what to send, and finally brought his party membership card to give to Chuntao."

"The audience's judgment is the most just. Since they love me, I have to give back, and I can only be at peace with myself if I play my role well on stage. I remember once when I performed 'Love in the Moonlight' in Guanghua, suddenly my voice got hoarse, but I still insisted until the end, the audience didn't say I didn't act well, but kept giving me applause and encouragement." Zhou Chuntao is full of gratitude.

Let the traditional flower-drum opera circulate forever

Now Zhou Chuntao's biggest wish is to set up a folk flower-drum opera troupe. "There have been a number of professional troupes that have invited me, all of which I have politely declined. Not because of the salary, but because professional troupes perform modern theater. I was born in the countryside, grew up in the countryside, those who face the yellow soil back to the sky folks like the old traditional flower drum opera, they need me! I don't want to let them down, I will do my best, the best performance to return these folks who gave birth to me and raised me!" Zhou Chuntao said.

"Often some old people say to me: 'Chuntao, it would be so nice if you didn't grow old! Then we could watch your performances every day.' Although it's just a few simple words, I can feel their strong love for the flower-drum opera, which further inspires my determination to found a folk flower-drum opera troupe, to train more flower-drum opera successors for the townspeople, and to let the old cadences and old tunes be passed down until forever!"

Express - "flower drum superwoman" Zhou Chuntao

Zhou Chuntao singing, as long as the stage, people in the theater, love is also in the theater. Opera fans not only appreciate her costume singing, but also like her commitment, as she is an idol. One day in February this year, Zhou Chuntao's troupe to Yuanjiang City performance of the "Love of the Moon", singing, singing, her voice suddenly lost. To her surprise, none of the audience on stage raised a hue and cry, but kept applauding to encourage her to finish the play. An older woman in her 50s came backstage after the play and hugged her, saying heartbreakingly, "Chuntao, you're too tired for this child, even an iron man will melt!" In the end, she forced her to go to the town health center to get an IV drip. She said to Chuntao, "If you are exhausted, where will we go to see such an original flower-drum opera!" The success of "Flower Drum Supergirl" has also made South County's theater thrive. Currently South County officially registered troupes have 14, the county's two theaters each troupe's performance schedule is full.

The stage is a small world, the world is a big stage. It is very interesting to note that in the "Qin Xianglian" and Zhou Chun Tao played opposite the negative "Chen Shimei", is her real life model husband Bu Shengjun. In life, they are a happy couple.

Zhou Chuntao most of the time on the stage is dressed in green, acting is a tragedy, to see one of her plays, purify the soul once. Nanxian a high school teacher Mo said, Chuntao's play, will be the world of good and evil in the valuable things, sing to the people to listen to, influence and educate a large number of fans, in the countryside has thousands of confidants, in this sense, said she is "flower drum superwoman" is not too much.