Economy of Identities in Traditional Chinese Theatre

Révész, Ágota

The book is intended to become a useful reference for theatre people who need “China knowledge”. Its central questions are: how is traditional Chinese theatre (“Chinese opera”, i.e. xiqu) embedded in contemporary Chinese society? What identities are created through theatre? And, most importantly: how are these identities related to one another to form a complex “economy of identities”? An insight is offered into the traditional Chinese theatre system composed of over three hundred theatre types vying for recognition in a complex relational network. Understanding how this “relationality” works might also shed light on the functioning of other fields in the current socio-cultural complex of China. 

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2024-11-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9789819774623

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-7463-0

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 226