Chinese opera (Jul 14)


Cover of the book Chinese opera (Jul 14) by Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Hong Kong University Press ISBN: 9789888268276
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9789888268276
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint:
Language: English

Chinese opera embraces over 360 different styles of theatre that make one of the richest performance arts in the world. It combines music, speech, poetry, mime, acrobatics, stage fighting, vivid face-painting and exquisite costumes. First experiences of Chinese opera can be baffling because its vocabulary of stagecraft is familiar only to the seasoned aficionado. Chinese Opera: The Actor’s Craft makes the experience more accessible for everyone. This book uses breath-taking images of Chinese opera in performance by Hong Kong photographer Siu Wang-Ngai to illustrate and explain Chinese opera stage technique. The book explores costumes, gestures, mime, acrobatics, props and stage techniques. Each explanation is accompanied by an example of its use in an opera and is illustrated by in-performance photographs. Chinese Opera: The Actor’s Craft provides the reader with a basic grammar for understanding uniquely Chinese solutions to staging drama.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Chinese opera embraces over 360 different styles of theatre that make one of the richest performance arts in the world. It combines music, speech, poetry, mime, acrobatics, stage fighting, vivid face-painting and exquisite costumes. First experiences of Chinese opera can be baffling because its vocabulary of stagecraft is familiar only to the seasoned aficionado. Chinese Opera: The Actor’s Craft makes the experience more accessible for everyone. This book uses breath-taking images of Chinese opera in performance by Hong Kong photographer Siu Wang-Ngai to illustrate and explain Chinese opera stage technique. The book explores costumes, gestures, mime, acrobatics, props and stage techniques. Each explanation is accompanied by an example of its use in an opera and is illustrated by in-performance photographs. Chinese Opera: The Actor’s Craft provides the reader with a basic grammar for understanding uniquely Chinese solutions to staging drama.

More books from Hong Kong University Press

Cover of the book Transnational Feminism and Women’s Movements in Post-1997 Hong Kong by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book Christian Encounters with Chinese Culture by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book Wong Kar-wai's Ashes of Time by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book Investigative Journalism in China by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book A Lifetime in Academia by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book Moving Millions by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book Reluctant Regulators by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book Revolutions as Organizational Change by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book Imagining Gay Paradise by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book Wartime Macau by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book Elusive Pirates, Pervasive Smugglers by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book China's Pan-Pearl River Delta by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book Tsui Hark’s Peking Opera Blues by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book Queer Bangkok by Hong Kong University Press
Cover of the book A Century of Travels in China by Hong Kong University Press
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy