A history of Chinese theatre in the 20th century

A history of Chinese theatre in the 20th century / Fu Jin ; translated by Zhang Qiang.

"The 20th century was a dynamic period for the theatrical art of China. The booming urban theatre, the interaction between commercial practice and theatre, the dramas during the War of Resistance against Japan and the in-depth communications between Western and Eastern theatre all contributed t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fu, Jin, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors: Zhang, Qiang (Translator) (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Chinese
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:China perspectives series.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Theater > China > History > 20th century.
Chinese drama > 20th century > History and criticism.
Chinese drama
Theater
China
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:20 shi ji Zhongguo xi ju shi.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series Information
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of contents
  • Figures
  • Part I New dramas and new stages
  • 1 Emergence and development of Peking Opera (Jingju)
  • 1.1 "Four Anhui Opera Troupes to Peking" and court opera performance
  • 1.2 Home-based performance and performance in tea houses
  • 1.3 Themes and forms
  • 1.4 Tan Xinpei
  • a tycoon in the Jingju realm
  • 1.5 The dissemination of Peking Opera (Jingju)
  • Notes
  • 2 The emergence of minor genres and civilian aesthetics
  • 2.1 The emergence of the flower-drum genre and folk minors
  • 2.2 Hebei drama (Pingju) and Chen Zhaocai
  • 2.3 The significance of the new drama movement
  • Notes
  • 3 Theatrical reform campaign and new concepts
  • 3.1 Theatrical reform guilds
  • 3.2 Theatrical reform and political dramas
  • 3.3 Wang Xiaonong and his patriotic troupe
  • 3.4 The origins of new dramas
  • 3.5 New theatres
  • A brief summary of Part I
  • Notes
  • Part II Updating concepts and adapting theatrical industry to market requirements
  • 4 New orientation for theatrical reform
  • 4.1 Yisu Club
  • 4.2 New clubs and traditional repertoire

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