The Market, Ideology, and Convention
Jingju Performers' Creativity in the 21st Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14997190 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruru Li (0000-0002-2927-7682, Shakespeare Theatre Company, corresponding author), Li Ruru (Li Ruru is Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies at Leeds University, UK. She has written extensively on Shakespearean performance in China (including a monograph Shashibiya: Staging Shakespeare in China, Hong Kong University Press 2003) and on Chinese theatre (both modern spoken drama and indigenous song-and-dance theatre). Her recent books include The Soul of Beijing Opera: Theatrical Creativity and Continuity in the Changing World (Hong Kong University Press, 2010), and Jingying touliang de yu: Li Yuru...) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 131-151 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | TDR/The Drama Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1054-2043 • E-ISSN: 1531-4715 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/dram_a_00171 |
| OpenAlex | W2052205460 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
Driven by the imperatives of a changing society and the pressures of new technology, China's theatre is undergoing rapid transformation. The work of two leading Shanghai actors, Shang Changrong and Shi Yihong, reveals how jingju (Beijing Opera) navigates traditional conventions and emerging market challenges, negotiating a future for the art form
Aesthetics · Art · Beijing · China · Convention · Creativity · Ideology · Media studies · Negotiation · Opera · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Visual arts · Work (physics · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Engineering · Law · Theatre and Performance Studies · Mechanical Engineering
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |