Intercultural Aesthetics in Traditional Chinese Theatre
From 1978 to the Present
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Beschreibung
This book traces the transformation of traditional Chinese theatre’s (xiqu) aesthetics during its encounters with Western drama and theatrical forms in both mainland China and Taiwan since 1978. Through analyzing both the text and performances of eight adapted plays from William Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht, and Samuel Beckett, this book elaborates on significant changes taking place in playwriting, acting, scenography, and stage-audience relations stemming from intercultural appropriation. As exemplified by each chapter, during the intercultural dialogue of Chinese and foreign elements there exists one-sided dominance by either culture, fusion, and hybridity, which corresponds to the various facets of China’s pursuit of modernity between its traditional and Western influences.
Represents the first book to investigate the transformations in contemporary xiqu’s aesthetics from an intercultural perspectivePromotes Chinese theatre studies by joining it with international discoursesProblematises existing intercultural theories that focus on Western appropriations of the East
Represents the first book to investigate the transformations in contemporary xiqu’s aesthetics from an intercultural perspective Promotes Chinese theatre studies by joining it with international discourses Problematises existing intercultural theories that focus on Western appropriations of the East
Autor*in
Wei Feng
Themen in »Intercultural Aesthetics in Traditional Chinese Theatre«
Chinese opera Xiqu Classical Chinese theatre Musical theatre Theatrical form Intercultural theatre Bakhtin Dialogism Modernity Playwriting Acting Scenography Audience Western influence