Transnational Chinese Theatres: Intercultural Performance Networks in East Asia

Ferrari, Rossella

Abstract

This is the first systematic study of networks of performance collaboration in the contemporary Chinese-speaking world and of their interactions with the artistic communities of the wider East Asian region. It investigates the aesthetics and politics of collaboration to propose a new transnational model for the analysis of Sinophone theatre cultures and to foreground the mobility and relationality of intercultural performance in East Asia. The research draws on extensive fieldwork, interviews with practitioners, and direct observation of performances, rehearsals, and festivals in Asia and Europe. It offers provocative close readings and discourse analysis of an extensive corpus of hitherto untapped sources, including unreleased video materials and unpublished scripts, production notes, and archival documentation.

Citation

Ferrari, R. (2020). Transnational Chinese Theatres: Intercultural Performance Networks in East Asia. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37273-6

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Acceptance Date: Jul 1, 2018
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: Sep 18, 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Series Title: Transnational Theatre Histories
• ISBN: 9783030372736
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37273-6
• Keywords: transnationalism, networks, intercultural performance, intercultural theatre, Chinese-language theatres, Asian theatres, Asian performing arts
• Related Public URLs: https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783030372729