Performing Hybridity in Colonial-Modern China

Performing Hybridity in Colonial-Modern China
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9781137306111
ISBN-13 : 1137306114
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Download or read book Performing Hybridity in Colonial-Modern China written by S. Liu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Shanghai in the early twentieth century, a hybrid theatrical form, wenmingxi, emerged that was based on Western spoken theatre, classical Chinese theatre, and a Japanese hybrid form known as shinpa. This book places it in the context of its hybridized literary and performance elements, giving it a definitive place in modern Chinese theatre.


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