Operatic China - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Operatic China write by D. Lei. This book was released on 2016-09-23. Operatic China available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this study Lei focuses on the notion of 'performing Chinese' in traditional opera in the 'contact zones', where two or more cultures, ethnicities, and/or ideologies meet and clash. This work seeks to create discourse among theatre and performance studies, Asian and Asian American studies, and transnational and diasporic studies.
Chinese Opera
Chinese Opera - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chinese Opera write by Peter Lovrick. This book was released on 2011-11-01. Chinese Opera available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Chinese Opera looks at Chinese society through an exciting series of photographs of operatic performances from many regions of the country. The book introduces the reader to this unique theatrical form and tells the traditional stories that are its narrative foundation. Siu Wang-Ngai's extraordinary images, taken in natural light during performances, lovingly reveal the visual excitement of Chinese opera and point to the differences in costuming and presentation that distinguish each regional style and character type.
Chinese Street Opera in Singapore
Chinese Street Opera in Singapore - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chinese Street Opera in Singapore write by Tong Soon Lee. This book was released on 2024-02-12. Chinese Street Opera in Singapore available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since Singapore declared independence from Malaysia in 1965, Chinese street opera has played a significant role in defining Singaporean identity. Carefully tracing the history of amateur and professional performances in Singapore, Tong Soon Lee reflects on the role of street performance in fostering cultural nationalism and entrepreneurship. He explains that the government welcomes Chinese street opera performances because they combine tradition and modernism and promote a national culture that brings together Singapore's four main ethnic groups--Eurasian, Malay, Chinese, and South Asian. Chinese Street Opera in Singapore documents the ways in which this politically motivated art form continues to be influenced and transformed by Singaporean politics, ideology, and context in the twenty-first century. By performing Chinese street opera, amateur troupes preserve their rich heritage, underscoring the Confucian mind-set that a learned person engages in the arts for moral and unselfish purposes. Educated performers also control behavior, emotions, and values. They are creative and innovative, and their use of new technologies indicates a modern, entrepreneurial spirit. Their performances bring together diverse ethnic groups to watch and perform, Lee argues, while also encouraging a national attitude focused on both remembering the past and preparing for the future in Singapore.
Opera, Society, and Politics in Modern China
Opera, Society, and Politics in Modern China - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Opera, Society, and Politics in Modern China write by Hsiao-t'i Li. This book was released on 2020-10-26. Opera, Society, and Politics in Modern China available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Popular operas in late imperial China were a major part of daily entertainment, and were also important for transmitting knowledge of Chinese culture and values. In the twentieth century, however, Chinese operas went through significant changes. During the first four decades of the 1900s, led by Xin Wutai (New Stage) of Shanghai and Yisushe of Xi’an, theaters all over China experimented with both stage and scripts to present bold new plays centering on social reform. Operas became closely intertwined with social and political issues. This trend toward “politicization” was to become the most dominant theme of Chinese opera from the 1930s to the 1970s, when ideology-laden political plays reflected a radical revolutionary agenda.Drawing upon a rich array of primary sources, this book focuses on the reformed operas staged in Shanghai and Xi’an. By presenting extensive information on both traditional/imperial China and revolutionary/Communist China, it reveals the implications of these “modern” operatic experiences and the changing features of Chinese operas throughout the past five centuries. Although the different genres of opera were watched by audiences from all walks of life, the foundations for opera’s omnipresence completely changed over time."
Alternative Chinese Opera in the Age of Globalization
Alternative Chinese Opera in the Age of Globalization - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Alternative Chinese Opera in the Age of Globalization write by D. Lei. This book was released on 2011-02-08. Alternative Chinese Opera in the Age of Globalization available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
