Alternative Chinese opera in the age of globalization: performing zero

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 modernizationand 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. DAPHNE P. LEI Associate Professor in Drama, University of California, Irvine, USA. She is one of the authoritative figures in the field of Chinese operain the context of transnationalism and interculturalism. Lei is also the author 'Operatic China: Staging Chinese Identity across the Pacific' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006). INDICE: List of Illustrations - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Performing Zero - Total Makeover with Femininity: Innovative 'Jingju' in Taiwan - Pacification and Silence Resistance: Performing Hong Kong in 'The Flower Princess' - The Blossoming of the Transnational Peony: Performing Alternative China in California - Waiting for Meaning: The Joint Venture of Robert Wilson, 'Jingju',and Taiwan - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index

• ISBN: 978-0-230-24565-5
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 248
• Fecha Publicación: 08/02/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido