Rossella Ferrari
The Avant-Garde is Dead, Long Live the (Pop) Avant-Garde! Critical Reconfigurations in Contemporary Chinese Theatre
Ferrari, Rossella
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Abstract
The article examines the trope of the “death of the avant-garde” in the context of contemporary Chinese theatre. It addresses comparable “death discourses” such as the so-called theatre crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s and critiques of “pseudo avant-gardism” that have been formulated with respect to the recent praxis of established experimentalists such as Beijing-based director and dramatist Meng Jinghui. The article argues that the Chinese avant-garde is not dead; it has, rather, evolved into a distinctive “pop avant-garde” mode that more aptly reflects and responds to the condition of Chinese society in times of market economy and cultural commoditization.
Citation
Ferrari, R. (2012). The Avant-Garde is Dead, Long Live the (Pop) Avant-Garde! Critical Reconfigurations in Contemporary Chinese Theatre. positions: asia critique, 20(4), 1127-1157. https://doi.org/10.1215/10679847-1717690
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2012 |
Deposit Date | Dec 5, 2012 |
Journal | positions: asia critique |
Print ISSN | 1067-9847 |
Electronic ISSN | 1527-8271 |
Publisher | Duke University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 1127-1157 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1215/10679847-1717690 |
Keywords | Chinese theatre; avant-garde; pop avant-garde; Meng Jinghui |
Publisher URL | http://positions.dukejournals.org/content/20/4.toc?etoc |
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