Painted Faces on the Prairies : Cantonese Opera and the Edmonton Chinese Community

Name: Painted Faces on the Prairies
Brand: University of Alberta Press
SKU: 9781551953380
Price: 5300 KES
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ISBN: 9781551953380

by Helen Kwan Yee Cheung

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Bruce Peel Special Collections

ISBN-10 1551953382

ISBN-13 9781551953380

Publisher University of Alberta Press

Imprint University of Alberta Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jul 15th, 2014

Print length 96 Pages

Weight 456 grams

Dimensions 20.30 x 27.90 x 1.30 cms

Product Classification: Plays, playscripts Plays, playscripts, drama

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History of more than 100 years of Cantonese opera and the Edmonton Chinese community, 1890–2009.

This exhibition catalogue traces more than one hundred years of Cantonese opera in Edmonton within the changing dynamics of the Chinese community. It tells a story of life experiences on the Prairies by highlighting the inextricable relationship between Cantonese opera and the Edmonton Chinese community as this cultural practice moves deftly through historical periods between 1890 and 2009. This period has been selected to coincide with the arrival of the first Chinese in Edmonton in 1890 and the inscription of Cantonese opera onto the Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2009. The text brings to life many stories of the struggles and successes of the Chinese in Edmonton, highlighting their resiliency and love of life through the cultural practice of Cantonese opera.

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