Farideh Alizadeh
Biographic Data
| ID | 7499322 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Farideh Alizadeh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Farideh |
| FAMILY NAME | Alizadeh |
| SIGNATURE | ALIZADEH F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malaya |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5695-5314 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Water Sleeves (Shui Xiu) as Non-Verbal Performance: Interaction between Costume and Body in Chinese Dance Drama
Dance drama, as a non-verbal form of theatre, conveys its narrative through various theatrical elements, including body language, facial expressions, costumes, props, and lighting. Among these, the interaction between costume and body plays a central role in shaping the visual and emotional impact of performance, yet remains underexplored. This study focuses on the traditional Chinese dance costume element of water sleeves, and, by integrating me…
Continuing the Journey to the West: The American-led Chinese story and creative transformation
Hollywood’s The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) and Netflix’s The Monkey King (2023) exemplify what can transpire when the Chinese canonical work Journey to the West continues its journey westward to the United States of America rather than stopping at the story’s original destination, India. This study conducted a comparative analysis of the novel and these two films based on the creative transformation theory to explore the transcultural film adaptati…
Body without organs: The aesthetic politics of becoming-animals in Jean Genet’s the balcony
This article examines Genet’s exploration of aesthetic politics in The Balcony through the sensory redistribution, emphasizing how subversive aesthetic forces can establish a new sensory order to affirm equality amid conflict. While the role of the subject’s body—particularly through becoming-animal—serves as a crucial sensory force, its specific configuration remains insufficient. Focusing on the first three scenes, the analysis demonstrates tha…
Costume and Body Language of Ethnic Dance Drama under Semiotics: An Analytical Study
Dance drama is a dramatic form with dance as its main means of expression, which has been developed in China for less than a century. In recent years, the development of Chinese dance drama, especially ethnic dance drama, has shown an obvious upward trend. Several excellent dance drama works have appeared, forming some distinctive dance drama styles, among which The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting, The Peacock, and The Railway to Tibet …
An Analysis of Non-verbal Performance in Theatre
Theatre, commonly seen as an audiovisual art, has performance at its core. Performance is mainly narrative through language, movement, dance, music, art and other forms to create an artistic image for the stage, which contains verbal and non-verbal elements. Non-verbal elements have crucial implications for theatre practice and theoretical perception. The present research investigates non-verbal performance in theatre based on semiotics and non-v…
Understanding Embodiment and Existentialism in Contemporary Chinese Dance
This paper employs the theoretical framework of phenomenology of the body to explore embodiment and existentialism in contemporary Chinese dance. With the backdrop of the current status and influence of Chinese contemporary dance in the realm of dance arts, it analyzes the unique forms and techniques of bodily expression in Chinese contemporary dance, attempting to explore how personal emotions, inner experiences, and spiritual states are conveye…
Associations between the TV program preferences of older adults and their Covid-19-related fear during the pandemic: A quantitative study in China
The COVID-19 pandemic led to social distancing and lockdowns that severely affected individuals’ (especially elderly people’s) habits and mental health. The pandemic forced people to stay indoors, limiting their social interactions and increasing television viewing. However, little research has examined older adults’ television preferences during the pandemic. In this study, we examined the television program preferences of older Chinese adults d…
Community-based theatre: Critical pedagogy for promoting social connectedness recovery in the post-pandemic era
The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has persisted for several years. After a period of prolonged social isolation, people may be especially vulnerable to developing issues, such as social withdrawal. Theatre has been utilised in some instances to inspire individuals to foster critical thinking and encourage them to lead a positive life. This study applies a community-based theatre test case to examine theatre practices within the framew…
The Motives and Behavior of Malaysian Chinese Using China’s Social Media
With the increasing number of overseas users of China’s social media (CSM), this study aimed to explore the motivation and behavior of Malaysian Chinese in using Chinese social media platforms. A questionnaire was done to 219 Malaysian Chinese, and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis in SPSS. The results show that Malaysian Chinese use CSM with high frequency and duration. Their main motives are information…
A comparative study: The principles of the distancing effect in Brechtian theater and Ta’ziyeh
This article studies the relationship between actors and audiences participation in theater, using the oft-compared Brechtian theater style, and the religious and ritualistic Passion play Ta’ziyeh. To investigate the similarities and differences between these two forms, the distancing or “V”- effect of Brechtian theater is compared to the dramatic value of distancing in conveying the strong moral principles associated with the traditional perform…
“Kaboudan and Esfandiar” under eclecticism: An analytical study
Special theatrical forms have been developed in many geographical-cultural areas of the world, and are indigenous to that area. In comparison with the original forms, these forms are considered as traditional, and when they are comprehensive, they are considered as national. The present research investigates “Kaboudan and Esfandiar” based on eclectic theory. “Kaboudan and Esfandiar” result from dramatic storytelling, and are combined with Western…
When the attraction of Ta’ziyeh is diminished, the community should inevitably find a suitable replacement for it
This article studies the influence of form and content of Ta’ziyeh on theatre alongside replacement of Ta’ziyeh in modern theatre by eclectic theatre. In order to investigate and critic the character of Ta’ziyeh on modern theatre, Ta’ziyeh and its influence of artists works are analysed. This raises the question, Is Ta’ziyeh only a traditional, symbolic and unrealistic form of theatre, incomparable to other theatrical styles, or it needs to be fo…
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When the attraction of Ta’ziyeh is diminished, the community should inevitably find a suitable replacement for it
This article studies the influence of form and content of Ta’ziyeh on theatre alongside replacement of Ta’ziyeh in modern theatre by eclectic theatre. In order to investigate and critic the character of Ta’ziyeh on modern theatre, Ta’ziyeh and its influence of artists works are analysed. This raises the question, Is Ta’ziyeh only a traditional, symbolic and unrealistic form of theatre, incomparable to other theatrical styles, or it needs to be fo…
“Kaboudan and Esfandiar” under eclecticism: An analytical study
Special theatrical forms have been developed in many geographical-cultural areas of the world, and are indigenous to that area. In comparison with the original forms, these forms are considered as traditional, and when they are comprehensive, they are considered as national. The present research investigates “Kaboudan and Esfandiar” based on eclectic theory. “Kaboudan and Esfandiar” result from dramatic storytelling, and are combined with Western…
A comparative study: The principles of the distancing effect in Brechtian theater and Ta’ziyeh
This article studies the relationship between actors and audiences participation in theater, using the oft-compared Brechtian theater style, and the religious and ritualistic Passion play Ta’ziyeh. To investigate the similarities and differences between these two forms, the distancing or “V”- effect of Brechtian theater is compared to the dramatic value of distancing in conveying the strong moral principles associated with the traditional perform…
Associations between the TV program preferences of older adults and their Covid-19-related fear during the pandemic: A quantitative study in China
The COVID-19 pandemic led to social distancing and lockdowns that severely affected individuals’ (especially elderly people’s) habits and mental health. The pandemic forced people to stay indoors, limiting their social interactions and increasing television viewing. However, little research has examined older adults’ television preferences during the pandemic. In this study, we examined the television program preferences of older Chinese adults d…
Community-based theatre: Critical pedagogy for promoting social connectedness recovery in the post-pandemic era
The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has persisted for several years. After a period of prolonged social isolation, people may be especially vulnerable to developing issues, such as social withdrawal. Theatre has been utilised in some instances to inspire individuals to foster critical thinking and encourage them to lead a positive life. This study applies a community-based theatre test case to examine theatre practices within the framew…
The Motives and Behavior of Malaysian Chinese Using China’s Social Media
With the increasing number of overseas users of China’s social media (CSM), this study aimed to explore the motivation and behavior of Malaysian Chinese in using Chinese social media platforms. A questionnaire was done to 219 Malaysian Chinese, and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis in SPSS. The results show that Malaysian Chinese use CSM with high frequency and duration. Their main motives are information…
Costume and Body Language of Ethnic Dance Drama under Semiotics: An Analytical Study
Dance drama is a dramatic form with dance as its main means of expression, which has been developed in China for less than a century. In recent years, the development of Chinese dance drama, especially ethnic dance drama, has shown an obvious upward trend. Several excellent dance drama works have appeared, forming some distinctive dance drama styles, among which The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting, The Peacock, and The Railway to Tibet …
An Analysis of Non-verbal Performance in Theatre
Theatre, commonly seen as an audiovisual art, has performance at its core. Performance is mainly narrative through language, movement, dance, music, art and other forms to create an artistic image for the stage, which contains verbal and non-verbal elements. Non-verbal elements have crucial implications for theatre practice and theoretical perception. The present research investigates non-verbal performance in theatre based on semiotics and non-v…
Understanding Embodiment and Existentialism in Contemporary Chinese Dance
This paper employs the theoretical framework of phenomenology of the body to explore embodiment and existentialism in contemporary Chinese dance. With the backdrop of the current status and influence of Chinese contemporary dance in the realm of dance arts, it analyzes the unique forms and techniques of bodily expression in Chinese contemporary dance, attempting to explore how personal emotions, inner experiences, and spiritual states are conveye…
Water Sleeves (Shui Xiu) as Non-Verbal Performance: Interaction between Costume and Body in Chinese Dance Drama
Dance drama, as a non-verbal form of theatre, conveys its narrative through various theatrical elements, including body language, facial expressions, costumes, props, and lighting. Among these, the interaction between costume and body plays a central role in shaping the visual and emotional impact of performance, yet remains underexplored. This study focuses on the traditional Chinese dance costume element of water sleeves, and, by integrating me…
Continuing the Journey to the West: The American-led Chinese story and creative transformation
Hollywood’s The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) and Netflix’s The Monkey King (2023) exemplify what can transpire when the Chinese canonical work Journey to the West continues its journey westward to the United States of America rather than stopping at the story’s original destination, India. This study conducted a comparative analysis of the novel and these two films based on the creative transformation theory to explore the transcultural film adaptati…
Body without organs: The aesthetic politics of becoming-animals in Jean Genet’s the balcony
This article examines Genet’s exploration of aesthetic politics in The Balcony through the sensory redistribution, emphasizing how subversive aesthetic forces can establish a new sensory order to affirm equality amid conflict. While the role of the subject’s body—particularly through becoming-animal—serves as a crucial sensory force, its specific configuration remains insufficient. Focusing on the first three scenes, the analysis demonstrates tha…
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