ISBN:
9780230245655
,
9780230300422
,
9780230312036
Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 232 S.
,
Ill.
Edition:
1. publ.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Studies in International Performance
Series Statement:
Studies in International Performance Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Alternative Chinese Opera in the Age of Globalization
DDC:
792.5089/951
Keywords:
Chinese Ethnic identity
;
Operas, Chinese History and criticism
;
Operas, Chinese Performances
;
Theater
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
"Bringing the study of Chinese theatre into the 21st-century, Lei discusses ways in which traditional art can survive and thrive in the age of modernization and globalization. Building on her previous work, this new book focuses on various forms of Chinese "opera" in locations around the Pacific Rim, including Hong Kong, Taiwan and California"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Series Editors' Preface; Introduction: Performing Zero; 1 Femininity Comes to the Rescue: Innovative Jingju in Taiwan; 2 Pacification and Silent Resistance: Performing Hong Kong in The Flower Princess; 3 The Blossoming of the Transnational Peony: Performing Alternative China in California; 4 Waiting for Meaning: The Joint Venture of Robert Wilson, Jingju, and Taiwan; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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