Contemporary Chinese Theatre

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-367-77153-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 148 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 218 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Chinese Literature and Arts

Chinese theatre underwent a great experiment under the cultural revolution. Using the reformed Beijing operas as models, the whole range of theatre arts, from straight plays to acrobatics and from ballet to ballads saw a profound transformation. Alongside the professional theatre, an upsurge of workers’ and peasants’ amateur theatre stimulated new developments.

This book, first published in 1978, sketches the historical background to these changes and offers a factual survey of the main forms and characteristics of Chinese theatre at the time. It traces the rise of the new drama since 1949 and explores the political principles underlying the reforms. It examines the new amateur theatre and describes typical plays and operas staged in China.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Howard, Roger

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Historical Background 2. The Forms of Theatre 3. Characteristics of Contemporary Chinese Theatre 4. The Plays of 1949-65 5. Cultural Revolution in the Theatre, and After 6. New Workers’ and Peasants’ Amateur Theatre 7. New Professional Productions 8. Conclusion and Trends for the Future

Über Autor(innen)

Roger Howard