Description

Book Synopsis
City of the Dead and Ballade Nocturne are two plays by Gao Xingjian, the Nobel laureate, which create new modes of theatrical presentation by experimenting with prose and poetry. In the City of the Dead, Gao employs traditional Chinese opera techniques that combine singing with dialogue, movement, and martial arts into a modern play. Ballade Nocturne, conceived as a poem play with dance, uses one female actor and two female dancers to represent the subjective self of the contemporary woman, divided in the “I” and the “she”. These two plays advance Gao's theatrical experiments in dramatic prose across linguistic and cultural boundaries.

City of the Dead and Song of the Night

    Product form

    A Hardback by Xingjian Gao, Gilbert C. F. Fong, Mabel Lee

    £20.76

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £25.95 – you save £5.19 (20%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Thu 15 Oct 2026.

    1 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of City of the Dead and Song of the Night by Xingjian Gao

      Book details

      Publisher The Chinese University Press
      Published 30 April 2015
      ISBN-13 9789629966508
      978-9629966508
      ISBN-10 9629966506

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      City of the Dead and Ballade Nocturne are two plays by Gao Xingjian, the Nobel laureate, which create new modes of theatrical presentation by experimenting with prose and poetry. In the City of the Dead, Gao employs traditional Chinese opera techniques that combine singing with dialogue, movement, and martial arts into a modern play. Ballade Nocturne, conceived as a poem play with dance, uses one female actor and two female dancers to represent the subjective self of the contemporary woman, divided in the “I” and the “she”. These two plays advance Gao's theatrical experiments in dramatic prose across linguistic and cultural boundaries.

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account