1st Edition
Experimental Xiqu Performances Endure A Soft Touch of the Wounds with Interweaving Aesthetics
By Lin Chen
Copyright 2026
210 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
210 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book offers a detailed, comprehensive, and theoretically grounded study of experimental xiqu performances that have taken place in recent decades across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and online platforms.
Situating these performances within their specific socio-political contexts and historical trajectories, this book explores the question, what defining aesthetics and methodologies... Read more
Acknowledgements
Note on Translation and Names
List of Figures
Prelude and Theoretical Framework
Chapter 1. Examination of the Xiqu Authenticity Discourse
Chapter 2. Xiqu in Modern China
Chapter 3. Experimenting China, Realising Theatre
Chapter 4. Orphan of Asia
Chapter 5. If You Remember, That Is Good
Epilogue
Bibliography
Appendix
Index
Biography
Lin Chen is Associate Professor at International Leibniz Research Center, Qingdao Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shandong University.
