Spectre of Tradition and the Aesthetic-Political Movement of Theatre and Performance

Spectre of Tradition and the Aesthetic-Political Movement of Theatre and Performance

An Intercultural Perspective

Tian, Min

Taylor & Francis Ltd

10/2022

286

Dura

Inglês

9781032146959

15 a 20 dias

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Legitimation of Tradition and the Construction of an Intercultural Myth - Mei Lanfang Remembers Stanislavsky

Chapter 2: The Refraction of Tradition - Meyerhold's and Stanislavsky's Approaches to Pushkin and Meyerhold's Pushkinization of Mei Lanfang's Art

Chapter 3: The Consecration of Tradition - Eisenstein's Approach to Chinese Theatre and Culture

Chapter 4: The Uncanny Quotability of Tradition: Walter Benjamin's Interest in Chinese

Cultural Traditions

Chapter 5: The Fabrication of Tradition - Lady Precious Stream, a Chinese Chinoiserie Anglicized on Modern British Stage

Chapter 6: The Reification of Tradition - Meyerhold's Influence on Twentieth-Century Japanese and Chinese Theatres

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index
Mei Lanfang;Traditional Chinese Theatre;Chinese Theatre;Meyerhold's Idea;Moscow Art Theatre;Figurative Generalization;Japanese Theatre;Meyerhold's Production;Meyerhold Theatre;Stanislavsky System;Rainbow Pass;False Traditions;Intercultural Theatre;Yellow Jacket;Benjamin's Quotation;Meyerhold's Work;Intercultural Performances;Interweaving Performance Cultures;Modern Japanese Theatre;Moscow Daily News;Brecht's Epic Theatre;Kabuki Theatre;Chinese Play;Epic Theatre;Chinese Film