Chinese Kunqu Opera (Cultural China) - Softcover

Li, Xiao

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592650627 ISBN 13: 9781592650620

Verlag: Long River Pr, 2006

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Chinese Kunqu Opera, as we know it today, has a continuous history of some 600 years. This highly distinctive theatre was made up of various elements¡Xmusic, singing, dancing, recitation, and movement. From the early 16th century, Kunqu, a form of drama popular in the Suzhou area emerged ad soon spread over the country. Being China¡¦s oldest and one of its most influential theatrical traditions, Kunqu is famous for its soft and refined music as well as its poetical style of wording. This book gives a vivid picture of the development of Kunqu Opera, its birth, its ups and downs and its nationwide flourish.

Biografía del autor:

Xiao Li, professor and deputy director of the Shanghai Research Institute of Arts, is at present the managing director of the China Performing Society of Traditional Opera.

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• Verlag: Long River Pr
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1592650627
• ISBN 13: 9781592650620
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 303