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Anthem Press - Kunqu Masters On Chinese Theatrical Performance - Hardcover
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Description: Kunqu recognized by Unesco in 2001 as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is among the oldest and most refined traditions of the family of genres known as xiqu (music - drama or Chinese opera ). Today the art form's musical and performance traditions are being passed on by senior artists. This book consists of twelve explanatory narrations in English selected and translated from among an expansive collective endeavour in Chinese. Each performer narration sheds light on the human processes that create and transmit celebrated pieces of theatre. Annotations place these narratives in historical literary discursive and aesthetic contexts. Close critical attention reveals kunqu as a living and changing art form. Methodologically this work breaks new ground by centering the performers perspective rather than the text providing a complement and a challenge to performance analysis and ideological sociological or plot - based perspectives on xiqu.
Title: Kunqu Masters On Chinese Theatrical Performance
Brand: Anthem Press
Barcode: 9781785278075
Pages: 468 Pages
Publication Date: 9/13/2022
Series: Anthem Studies in Theatre and Performance
Category: Plays, Playscripts
Description: Kunqu recognized by Unesco in 2001 as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is among the oldest and most refined traditions of the family of genres known as xiqu (music - drama or Chinese opera ). Today the art form's musical and performance traditions are being passed on by senior artists. This book consists of twelve explanatory narrations in English selected and translated from among an expansive collective endeavour in Chinese. Each performer narration sheds light on the human processes that create and transmit celebrated pieces of theatre. Annotations place these narratives in historical literary discursive and aesthetic contexts. Close critical attention reveals kunqu as a living and changing art form. Methodologically this work breaks new ground by centering the performers perspective rather than the text providing a complement and a challenge to performance analysis and ideological sociological or plot - based perspectives on xiqu.
Title: Kunqu Masters On Chinese Theatrical Performance
Brand: Anthem Press
Barcode: 9781785278075
Pages: 468 Pages
Publication Date: 9/13/2022
Series: Anthem Studies in Theatre and Performance
Category: Plays, Playscripts
