The Performing Arts in Contemporary China

Colin Mackerras

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Routledge
18 May 2022

Dance & Performing arts; Regional studies

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Chinese Literature and Arts

The overthrow of the ‘gang of four’ in 1976 had profound effects in all areas of Chinese society, and probably nowhere can this be seen more clearly than in the performing arts. Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong’s widow, was strongly interested in the performing arts and exercised great influence over them. Professor Mackerras describes this influence and the effects its removal had on the arts in the years after Mao’s death, as well as in the years following the Cultural Revolution.

This book, first published in 1981, deals not only with opera, the spoken play, music and dance but also with cinema, describing how in all these cases the Chinese have adapted traditional art forms for political, social and propagandist purposes, both domestic and international. It charts the transformations that have taken place in all the multiple aspects of the performing arts and sets them against the development of Chinese society as a whole. It also looks at the role of the actor and performer in society, including their training, social status and livelihood.

By: Colin Mackerras
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 17
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 662g
ISBN: 9780367771430
ISBN 10: 0367771438
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Chinese Literature and Arts
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 18 May 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Historical Background 2. Performing Arts Policy in the History of China since Mao Zedong 3. The Traditional Forms of the Performing Arts since 1976 4. Theatre in its Modern Forms 5. The Cinema 6. Music in the Performing Arts 7. Bringing Performances to Fruition 8. Conclusion

Colin Mackerras