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04049aam a2200445Ii 4500 001 9EE677B8FFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210818010020 008 180319s2018 cc a b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9888455818 020 $a 9789888455812 035 $a (OCoLC)1028974833 040 $a HUA $b eng $e rda $c HUA $d YDX $d OCLCF $d ZLM $d HMY $d INU $d CHVBK $d WTU $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d ERASA $d TOH $d SILO 043 $a a-cc--- 082 04 $a 792.50951 $2 23 100 1 $a Fan, Xing $c (Professor of Asian Theatre and Performance Studies), $e author. 245 10 $a Staging revolution : $b artistry and aesthetics in model Beijing opera during the cultural revolution / $c Xing Fan. 264 1 $a Hong Kong : $b Hong Kong University Press, $c [2018] 300 $a xiii, 288 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-271) and index. 505 0 $a Part I. Jingju, Modern Jingju, and Model Jingju -- 1. Jingju at Yan'an -- 2. Jingju during the Xiqu Reform -- 3. Modern Jingju in Years of Uncertainty -- 4. Model Jingju as Pinnacle of Cultural Reconstruction -- Part II. Inside Model Jingju -- 5. Foundation of Productions: Scripts and Playwriting -- 6. The Broken and the Breakthroughs in Acting -- 7. Fresh yet Familiar: Music -- 8. Visual Communication through Design -- 9. Mounting a Production: Directing. 520 $a "Staging Revolution refutes the deep-rooted notion that art overtly in the service of politics is by definition devoid of artistic merits. As a prominent component shaping the culture of the Cultural Revolution, model Beijing Opera (jingju) is the epitome of art used for political ends. Arguing against commonly accepted interpretations, Xing Fan demonstrates that in a performance of model jingju, political messages could only be realized through the most rigorously formulated artistic choices and conveyed by performers possessing exceptional techniques. Fan contextualizes model jingju at the intersection of history, artistry, and aesthetics. Integral to jingju's interactions with politics are the practitioners' constant artistic experimentations to accommodate the modern stories and characters within the jingju framework and the eventual formation of a new sense of beauty. Therefore, a thorough understanding of model jingju demands close attention to how the artists resolved actual production problems, which is a critical perspective missing in earlier studies. This book provides exactly this much-needed dimension of analysis by scrutinizing the decisions made in the real, practical context of bringing dramatic characters to life on stage, and by examining how major artistic elements interacted with each other, sometimes harmoniously, sometimes antagonistically. Such an approach necessarily places jingju artists center stage. Making use of first person accounts of the creative process, including numerous interviews conducted by the author, Fan presents a new appreciation of a lived experience that, on a harrowing journey of coping with political interference, was also filled with inspiration and excitement."--Publisher's description. 611 27 $a Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01352662 650 0 $a Operas, Chinese $y 20th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Operas, Chinese $x Political aspects. 651 0 $a China $x History $y Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976. 650 7 $a Operas, Chinese. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01046239 650 7 $a Operas, Chinese $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01046244 651 7 $a China. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01206073 650 7 $a Kulturrevolution $2 gnd 650 7 $a Oper $2 gnd 650 7 $a Peking-Oper $2 gnd 651 7 $a China $2 gnd 650 7 $a HISTORY / Asia / China. $2 bisacsh 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117022404.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9EE677B8FFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search