Elite Theatre in Ming China, 1368-1644

ISBN-13: 9780415343268 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 192 str.

Guangren Shen; Grant Guangren Shen; Guangren Grant

Opis

Theatre in Ming China represents a golden age of Asian performance, when an enthusiasm for theatre on the part of the national populace became a national phenomenon. This title provides an overview of elite theatre in Ming China. It includes comparisons with other forms of ancient theatre and an examination of the details of theatrical performance.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Previous Scholarship  3. Troupe Owners  4. Actor Background  5. Owner-Performer Relation  6. Actor Training  7. Singing and Dancing  8. Role Playing  9. Directing  10. Performance Space  11. Playwriting Performance Theory

O autorze

Grant Guangren Shen is a theatre director and Asian theatre specialist. He directed the English versions of the zaju opera of China (1995), kabuki of Japan (1998), and Sanskrit of India (2002), all in their classical study. He teaches a variety of theatre courses, both Asian and Western, theoretical and practical. He has published articles on Asian theatre in internationally refereed journals.