The poetics of difference and displacement : twentieth-century Chinese-Western intercultural theatre / Min Tian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tian, Min.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drama--20th century--History and criticism.

Drama.

Theater--Western countries--History--20th century.

Theater.

Chinese drama--20th century--History and criticism.

Chinese drama.

Theater--China--History--20th century.

Intercultural communication.

Civilization, Western--Chinese influences.

Civilization, Western.

China--Civilization--Western influences.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book views intercultural theatre as a process of displacement and re-placement of various cultural and theatrical forces.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One; 1 - From the Neo-Classical to the Early Avant-Garde: Europe's First Encounters with Traditional Chinese Theatre; 2 - The Effect of Displacement: Brecht's Concept of the ""Alienation Effect"" and Traditional Chinese Theatre; 3 - Re-Theatricalizing the Theatre of the Grotesque: Meyerhold's ""Theatre of Convention"" and Traditional Chinese Theatre; 4 - ""The Danger of Knowing All About the East"": Gordon Craig, Mei Lanfang and the Chinese Theatre

5 - Traditions, Differences, and Displacements: The Theoretical Construct of Eugenio Barba's ""Eurasian Theatre""6 - Intercultural Theatre at the New Fin de Siecle: Peter Sellars's Postmodern Approach to Traditional Chinese Theatre; Part Two; 7 - In Search of the Modern: Intercultural Transformation of Modern Chinese Theatre; 8 - Wiping Real Tears with Water-Sleeves: The Displacement of Stanislavsky to Traditional Chinese Theatre; 9 - From ''Avant-Garde'' to ""Tradition"": Contemporary Chinese Theatre in Search of Identity

10 - When Cathay Meets Greek: The Adaptation and Staging of Greek Tragedy in Traditional Chinese Theatrical Forms11 - Sinicizing the Bard: The Adaptation and Staging of Shakespeare in Traditional Chinese Theatrical Forms; Conclusion: The Matrix and Dynamics of Intercultural Displacement; Notes; Glossary; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-70951-8

9786612709517

988-8052-92-6

OCLC:

650509191