Acting the Right Part
Subtitle: Political Theater and Popular Drama in Contemporary China
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: February 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9780824824839
Subjects: Asian studies; Cultural studies; History of specific subjects; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Plays & playwrights: from c 1900 -; Theatre, drama; Women's studies; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Performing Arts; Drama; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Chinese; Performing Arts/Dance; China; Asian - Chinese; Chinese drama; Theater - General; 20th century; History and criticism
Description: "Xiaomei Chen situates her study of huaju (modern Chinese drama) both in the context of Chinese literary and cultural history and of comparative drama and theater, cultural studies, and critical issues relevant to national theater worldwide. Chosen during the Cultural Revolution as the exclusive artistic vehicle to promote proletariat art, 'model theater' raises important questions about the complex relationships between women, memory, nation/state, revolution, and visual culture. Throughout this study, Chen argues that dramatic norms inform both theatrical performance and everyday political behavior in contemporary China."--Page 4 of cover.