Chinese Theatre and the Actor in Performance
by
Jo Riley
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre
ISBN-10
0521035236
ISBN-13
9780521035231
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 14th, 2006
Print length
364 Pages
Weight
556 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.30 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Theatre studiesTheatre studies
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This work gives an 'inside' view of Chinese theatre and the actor in performance. It is based on personal observations of and dialogue with Chinese actors, experiences which were impossible before 1980. Riley's study is well illustrated with photographs and diagrams and is accessible to anyone interested in theatre.
This work gives an 'inside' view of Chinese theatre and the actor in performance. In doing so it also challenges Western theatre artists such as Brecht, Grotowski, Barba and Schechner, who have extracted from Chinese theatre elements which might enrich their own theatres. Jo Riley writes from her personal observations of, and dialogue with, Chinese actors and her first-hand experiences of the theatre world of China in general, none of which was possible before 1980. She uses not only jingju (so misrepresented as Peking opera) but also exorcism, puppet theatre and ancient animation rites at the tomb to provide models for exploring the process of creating presence on the Chinese stage. Her study is well illustrated with photographs and diagrams and is accessible to anyone interested in theatre, even those with no knowledge of Chinese or Chinese theatre.
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