Chinese Theatre And The Actor In Performance

Author : Jo Riley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1997-06-13
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521570905

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Chinese Theatre and the Actor in Performance by Jo Riley Pdf

This work gives an 'inside' view of Chinese theatre and the actor in performance for the first time. It challenges western theatre artists such as Brecht, Grotowski, Barba and Schechner, who have extracted from Chinese theatre elements which might enrich their own theatres. It is based on personal observations of and dialogue with Chinese actors, experiences which were impossible before 1980. Riley's study is well illustrated with photographs and diagrams and is accessible to anyone interested in theatre, even those with no knowledge of Chinese or Chinese theatre.

Author : M. Tian
Publisher : Springer
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137010438

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Mei Lanfang and the Twentieth-Century International Stage by M. Tian Pdf

The first book-length study in any language of the presence and influence of Mei Lanfang, the internationally known Chinese actor who specialized in female roles on the twentieth-century international stage. Tian investigates Mei Lanfang's presence and influence and the transnational and intercultural appropriations of his art.

Author : Colin Mackerras
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1988-09-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0824812204

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Chinese Theater by Colin Mackerras Pdf

This volume is the first concise introduction to the splendid variety of the Chinese theatrical tradition. It presents a rounded perspective on the development of Chinese theater by considering all of its major aspects—history and social context, performance, costume, makeup, actors, playwrights, and theaters—and by discussing all the major forms of Chinese theater, including the Beijing opera, which arose in the eighteenth century, and the spoken play, an entirely twentieth-century form. Its contributors are uniquely qualified to write about the Chinese theater. They have enjoyed an intimate relationship with their subject, both as academics and as theater workers, and they have combined a deep knowledge of Chinese theater with a high regard for its long tradition and continuing vitality. The book is intended for general as well as more specialized readers. Those with an interest in theater as a worldwide phenomenon and those wanting a new light on Chinese culture and society will find it equally useful. To those with a particular interest in Chinese theater, it will be a rich and important resource.

Author : Guo Chao
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000538960

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Chinese Traditional Theatre and Male Dan by Guo Chao Pdf

This book examines male dan, a male actor who performs female roles in Chinese theatre. Through the rise, fall and tenuous survival of male dan in Chinese history, Guo Chao reflects the transformations in the social zeitgeist in China, especially the politics of gender and sexuality. The breadth of this study reflects a diversified set of sources, ranging from classical to contemporary texts (texts of jingju plays, memoirs, collections of notation books) and other commentaries and critical evaluations of dan actors (in both English and Chinese languages) to video and audio materials, films and personal interviews. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of East Asian/Chinese studies across the fields of theatre, history, culture and literature.

Author : Wang-Ngai Siu,Peter Lovrick
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9789888208265

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Chinese Opera by Wang-Ngai Siu,Peter Lovrick Pdf

Chinese opera embraces over 360 different styles of theatre that make one of the richest performance arts in the world. It combines music, speech, poetry, mime, acrobatics, stage fighting, vivid face-painting and exquisite costumes. First experiences of Chinese opera can be baffling because its vocabulary of stagecraft is familiar only to the seasoned aficionado. Chinese Opera: The Actor’s Craft makes the experience more accessible for everyone. This book uses breath-taking images of Chinese opera in performance by Hong Kong photographer Siu Wang-Ngai to illustrate and explain Chinese opera stage technique. The book explores costumes, gestures, mime, acrobatics, props and stage techniques. Each explanation is accompanied by an example of its use in an opera and is illustrated by in-performance photographs. Chinese Opera: The Actor’s Craft provides the reader with a basic grammar for understanding uniquely Chinese solutions to staging drama.

Author : A.C. Scott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781136575815

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The Classical Theatre of China by A.C. Scott Pdf

First published in 1957. Besides tracing the history and development of the Peking Theatre, this volume explains acting techniques, stage costume and symbolism, musical forms and the various types of plays.

Author : Colin Mackerras
Publisher : Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003283699

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The Chinese Theatre in Modern Times, from 1840 to the Present Day by Colin Mackerras Pdf

Author : Min Tian
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9789622099074

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The Poetics of Difference and Displacement by Min Tian Pdf

Intercultural theater is a prominent phenomena of twentieth-century international theater. This books views intercultural theatre as a process of displacement and re-placement of various cultural and theatrical forces, a process which the author describes as 'the poetics of displacement'.

Author : Adolphe Clarence Scott
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 029908860X

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Actors are Madmen by Adolphe Clarence Scott Pdf

A. C. Scott's first visit to China in 1946 marked the beginning of a personal involvement with that nation's people and culture that would prove singular in its intensity, intimacy, and joy. Now, more than three decades later, an eminent Western authority on Asian theatre looks back on those early years of discovery in a memoir that is at once compelling drama and vividly etched history. This is an explorer's impressions of a world which few foreigners have ever seen and a scholar's unique depiction of pre-liberation China, its society, customs, and theatre, before the final curtain fell. For anyone interested in Chinese culture, history, or drama, or intrigued by the increasingly rare genre of travelogue, Scott's achievement will prove both enjoyable and invaluable.

Author : Guangren Shen,Grant Guangren Shen
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0415343267

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Elite Theatre in Ming China, 1368-1644 by Guangren Shen,Grant Guangren Shen Pdf

Theatre in Ming China represents a golden age of Asian performance, when an enthusiasm for theatre on the part of the national populace became a nationwide phenomena. Theatre occupied a particularly important place in the life of the elite, for whom owning a theatre troupe was highly fashionable and for whom theatre performances were an integral part of formal gatherings, various rituals and ceremonies. This book provides an overview of elite theatre in Ming China. It is based on an exploration of the original historical records, and includes comparisons with other forms of ancient theatre, and an examination of the details of theatrical performance.

Author : Fu Jin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780429825583

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A History of Chinese Theatre in the 20th Century II by Fu Jin Pdf

The 20th century was a dynamic period for the theatrical arts in China. Booming urban theatres, the interaction between commercial practice and theatre, dramas staged during the War of Resistance against Japan and a healthy dialogue between Western and Eastern theatres all contributed to the momentousness of this period. The four volumes of A History of Chinese Theatre in the 20th Century display the developmental trajectories of Chinese theatre over those 100 years. This volume deals with the development of Chinese theatre from 1949 to 2000, covering the fluctuations of 'drama reform', spectacles of the 'Cultural Revolution', and theatre in the immediate years before the opening up of the country. The author demonstrates how Chinese dramatic traditions endured and adapted in the face of modernity and how politics and art interacted. By combining academic rigour with a high degree of readability, this volume is both an essential guide for scholars and students in the history of the arts and general readers interested in Chinese theatre.

Author : Wei Feng
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9783030406356

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Intercultural Aesthetics in Traditional Chinese Theatre by Wei Feng Pdf

This book traces the transformation of traditional Chinese theatre’s (xiqu) aesthetics during its encounters with Western drama and theatrical forms in both mainland China and Taiwan since 1978. Through analyzing both the text and performances of eight adapted plays from William Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht, and Samuel Beckett, this book elaborates on significant changes taking place in playwriting, acting, scenography, and stage-audience relations stemming from intercultural appropriation. As exemplified by each chapter, during the intercultural dialogue of Chinese and foreign elements there exists one-sided dominance by either culture, fusion, and hybridity, which corresponds to the various facets of China’s pursuit of modernity between its traditional and Western influences.

Author : Siyuan Liu
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780472132478

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Transforming Tradition by Siyuan Liu Pdf

Explores the history and lingering effects of governmental reform of Chinese theater, post-1949

Author : Fu Jin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781000435573

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A History of Chinese Theatre in the 20th Century IV by Fu Jin Pdf

The 20th century was a dynamic period for the theatrical arts in China. The four volumes of A History of Chinese Theatre in the 20th Century display the developmental trajectories of Chinese theatre over those hundred years. This volume examines the development of Chinese theatrical art from the Cultural Revolution to the end of the 20th century. The Cultural Revolution had a devastating influence on the theatrical profession, reducing the creation of performance art to serving the political authorities. Adopting a critical view, the author argues that the Reform and Opening-up of the late 1970s not only ended this period of political interference, but also brought about chaos and doubts to the theatrical circle, since neither tradition nor western concepts were a panacea for the problems faced by Chinese theatre. He posits that people should advocate patterns of drama that are rich and colourful in their expression while encouraging the coexistence and competition of different artistic concepts. Scholars and students in the history of the arts, especially the history of Chinese theatre, will find this book to be an essential guide.

Author : Beiyu Zhang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000395143

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Chinese Theatre Troupes in Southeast Asia by Beiyu Zhang Pdf

A detailed account of the cultural history of the Chinese diaspora, with a focus on the performers and audiences who were involved in the making of Chinese performing cultures in Southeast Asia. Focusing on five different kinds of theatre troupes from China and their respective travels in Singapore, Bangkok, Malaya and Hong Kong, Zhang examines their different travelling experiences and divergent cultural practices. She thus sheds light on how transnational mobility was embodied, practised and circumscribed in the course of troupes’ travelling, sojourning and interacting with diasporic communities. These troupes communicated diverse discourses and ideologies influenced by different social political movements in China, and these meanings were further altered by transmission. By unpacking multiple ways of performing Chineseness that was determined by changing time-space constructions, this volume provides valuable insight for scholars of the Chinese Diaspora, Transnational History and Performing Arts in Asia.