Mei Lanfang and the twentieth-century international stage Chinese theatre placed and displaced

Introduction -- Redefining a cultural nation and reifying a theatre tradition: Mei Lanfang's international debut in Japan -- The gentlemanly "leading lady" as "ambassador in art": Mei Lanfang's 1930-tour of the United States -- Three glory or shame to the Chinese nation...

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1. Verfasser: Tian, Min (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY u.a. Palgrave Macmillan 2012
Schriftenreihe:Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history series
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction -- Redefining a cultural nation and reifying a theatre tradition: Mei Lanfang's international debut in Japan -- The gentlemanly "leading lady" as "ambassador in art": Mei Lanfang's 1930-tour of the United States -- Three glory or shame to the Chinese nation: the Chinese debate on Mei Lanfang's 1935-visit to the Soviet Union -- Learning "the practical lesson": the interpretations and appropriations of Mei Lanfang's art by the Soviet theatre -- The effect of displacement: Bertolt Brecht's interpretation and refunctioning of Mei Lanfang's art -- Conclusion.
Introduction -- Redefining a cultural nation and reifying a theatre tradition: Mei Lanfang's international debut in Japan -- The gentlemanly "leading lady" as "ambassador in art": Mei Lanfang's 1930-tour of the United States -- Glory or shame to the Chinese nation: the Chinese debate on Mei Lanfang's 1935-visit to the Soviet Union -- Learning "the practical lesson": the interpretations and appropriations of Mei Lanfang's art by the Soviet theatre -- The effect of displacement: Bertolt Brecht's interpretation and refunctioning of Mei Lanfang's art -- Conclusion
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:298 S.
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ISBN:9780230112445
978-0-230-11244-5