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Book SynopsisThis book is a collection of 12 academic papers published in Chinese Theatre Arts, a journal of the Shanghai Theatre Academy. They include pieces on contemporary theatre, modern drama, foreign drama, stage art, acting, and directing. The Editor in Chief, Professor Yang Yang, is Vice President of Shanghai Theatre Academy. In this English translation, the book introduces the outstanding academic achievements of Chinese theatre research to readers in the English world so they can better understand Chinese theatre and Chinese culture.
Table of ContentsPostdramatic Theatre and the Chinese Cultural Context - DING Luonan On the Ecology of Avant-Garde Theatre in Shanghai in the 21st Century - ZHAI Yueqin Eight Modes of Romance and Marriage on the Stage Since the May Fourth Movement: A Historical Overview - LU Wei Exploration and Correction: The Significance of Xinyue Society's Staging of Chitra in Theatre History - ZHANG Shiyang The “Gong-Fa” of Xiqu - FU Jin Investigating the Artistic Features of the “Performative Stage Directions” of Liyuanxi - WANG Xiaoru The Trajectory of Jingju and the Impact of Western Culture in the Twentieth Century - ZHANG Weipin The Theoretical Travel and Innovation of the Actantial Model in China - LIN Qinghong From Mickiewicz to Lupa: The Spread and Reception of Polish Drama in China - XU Jian Konrad Swinarski and the Influence of Bertolt Brecht – The Positive Impact of Intercultural Reception on the Development of Theatre - WEI Mei Hip-hop, Immigrants, and Multi-culturalism: Unpacking the “Revolution” and “American Dream” in Hamilton - LI Xiaoyun, LI Xiaohong Reconsidering Cultural and Gender Identities: Analysis of the Xiqu Elements in M. Butterfly: Broadway Revival Edition - YIN Jiao
