Performing China on the London Stage
Subtitle: Chinese Opera and Global Power, 1759–2008
Publisher: imusti; Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Sep 22, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781137597854
Description: "This book details the history of Chinese theatre, and British representations of Chinese theatre, on the London stage over a 250-year period. A wide range of performance case studies - from exhibitions and British Chinese opera inspired theatre, to translations of Chinese plays and visiting troupes - highlight the evolving nature of Sino-British trade, fashion, migration, the formation of diaspora, and international relations. Collectively, they outline the complex relationship between Britain and China - the rise and fall of the British Empire, and the fall and rise of China - as it was played out on the stages of London across three centuries. Drawing extensively upon archival materials and fieldwork research, the book offers new insights for intercultural British theatre in the 21st century - the Asian century."--p. 4 of cover
Notes: Source title: Performing China on the London Stage: Chinese Opera and Global Power, 1759–2008