The Montblanc Cultural Foundation awarded Mr. Mei Bao Jiu, the renowned Peking Opera artist and Mei school art successor, in Beijing with the Chinese MONTBLANC DE LA CULTURE ARTS PATRONAGE AWARD 2010.
He has been honored for his commitment to the training of young actors and appraised for his unique teaching methods that have helped him to discover and teach various outstanding young successors. 15,000 Euros will be put towards the Mei school’s multimedia teaching project.
Mei Bao Jiu - Recipient of the Chinese Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award 2010
The ceremony took place on May 27, 2010 at Reignwood Theatre, Beijing, in the presence of 214 VIPs as well as 137 journalists from local and national media. Among the renowned artists and VIP guests of the evening were past winner Handel Lee and Ma Wei Du; Chinese violinist Lv Si qing, Designer Wendy Yip as well as famous actors Deng Jia Jia, Li Xiao Lu and Xia Yu.
Handel Lee
Ma Wei Du and Lv Si Qing
Designer Wendy Yip
Famous Actress Deng Jia Jia
Famous Actress Li Xiao Lu
Famous Actor Xia Yu
About the winner
Gifted with a clear and sweet voice as well as a born talent, Mei is considered one of the best representative successors of Mei school. With more than 60 years of stage experience he has performed nearly a hundred classical plays of Mei school.
Mr. Mei re-produces classic Mei school plays in a modern, crossover way. This new touch made the traditional Peking Opera shine again, and has been receiving huge praises from the young audience: A great way to inherit and develop Mei school art as well as revitalize the cause of Peking Opera.
About the Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award
In 1992, Montblanc established the Foundation d’Enterprise Montblanc de la Culture to support and honour modern-day patrons of the arts who devoted their time, energy and money in order to encourage cultural life to flourish.
Each year the Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award recognises and celebrates the work of outstanding private patrons of the arts in 10 countries around the world. To be chosen, a patron has to demonstrate both, commitment to the arts but also the aim that the wider public should benefit as a result of that support. Previous Chinese Award winners included Mr. Ma Wei-Du (2009), Zhang Bao-Quan (2008), Yang Lan (2007).
