Act Like Jackie Chan
The Cinematic Legacy of Jingju Training Schools in Hong Kong
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14997447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pui-Lun Chan (Hong Kong Baptist University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 115-129 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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_00751 |
| OpenAlex | W2803774505 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The jingju (Peking Opera) training schools that developed in Hong Kong between the 1950s and the 1970s had an unanticipated impact on the martial arts movie industry. Jackie Chan and his cohort at the China Drama Academy made the move from trainees to movie actors, bringing their jingju skills to their film roles
Art · China · Drama · Geography · Management · Martial arts · Media studies · Opera · Sociology · The arts · Training (meteorology · Visual arts · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · History · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Philippine History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |