Staging China : New Theatres in the Twenty-First Century /: New Theatres in the Twenty-First Century. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: LI Ruru.
• Editors: Ruru, LI
• Contents: General Introduction; Li Ruru; PART I: CLASSICAL PLAYS; NEW APPROACHES; 1. After Seventy Years, A Production That Redefines A Huaju Classic - Wang Yansong's New Interpretation Of The Savage Land; Siyuan Liu; 2. Lin Zhaohua's Innovation Of Huaju Acting In The Master Builder; Lin Wei-Yu; PART II: "MAIN MELODY"; A NEW IMAGE OF PROPAGANDA THEATRE; 3. Shang Yang And The Performance Of Historical Drama In Reform China; Rosemary Roberts; 4. Breaking Out Of The "Main Melody": Meng Bing And His "Monumental Theatre"; Xiaomei Chen; 5. Romancing Home: Sweet & Sour Hong Kong; Gilbert C.F. Fong, & Shelby K.Y. Chan; PART III: CONTEMPORARY CONSUMERISM; A NEW RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEATRE, MARKET, AND SOCIETY; 6. Performing Poetry On The Intermedial Stage: Flowers In The Mirror, Moon On The Water, And Beijing Avant-Garde Theatre In The New Millennium; Rossella Ferrari; 7. Survival Through Laughter - A Fun Gongfu: The Story Of The Deer And The Cauldron; Ma Haili; 8. Staging A New Venture: Tian Qinxin's The Yellow Storm And The Policy Change On The Huaju Industry In China; Katherine Huiling Chou; PART IV: INDEPENDENT THEATRE; ALTERNATIVE SPACE; 9. Taiwan's Little Theatre Grows Up - Reviving Peking Opera: The Revelation Into A Classic; John B. Weinstein; 10. Constructing The Alternative: Grass Stage And The Little Society; Pu Bo & Yang Zi; 11. For The People, By The People: Penghao Theatre And The Story Of Gong And Drum Lane; Tarryn Li-Min Chun; Conclusion; Li Ruru
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (296 pages), (2 illustrations)
• Subjects: Theater/General; Theater/History & Criticism; General; Theater/Direction & Production; Literature & literary studies; Plays, playscripts; Theatre studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137529459; 1137529458
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