Chinese Theatre and the Actor in Performance by Jo Riley

Chinese Theatre and the Actor in Performance by Jo Riley

This work gives an 'inside' view of Chinese theatre and the actor in performance. In doing so it also challenges Western theatre artists such as Brecht, Grotowski, Barba and Schechner, who have extracted from Chinese theatre elements which might enrich their own theatres. Jo Riley writes from her personal observations of, and dialogue with, Chinese actors and her first-hand experiences of the theatre world of China in general, none of which was possible before 1980. She uses not only jingju (so misrepresented as Peking opera) but also exorcism, puppet theatre and ancient animation rites at the tomb to provide models for exploring the process of creating presence on the Chinese stage. Her study is well illustrated with photographs and diagrams and is accessible to anyone interested in theatre, even those with no knowledge of Chinese or Chinese theatre.

"Riley presents an insider's view of jinju, enabling the reader tp see it as Chinese spectators doGraduate and research collections." Choice

SKU	Non disponible
ISBN 13	9780521570909
ISBN 10	0521570905
Titre	Chinese Theatre and the Actor in Performance
Auteur	Jo Riley
Série	Cambridge Studies In Modern Theatre
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	Cambridge University Press
Année de publication	1997-06-13
Nombre de pages	364
Note de couverture	La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
Note	Non disponible