History of New China Drama: 1949~2000

Author: Fu Jin
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: This book presents a comprehensive account of the development of New China's theater from 1949 to 2000 from a completely new perspective. The author divides the fifty-two years of New China's theater into four main stages, highlighting the defining characteristics of each historical period with phrases such as "Let a hundred flowers bloom, promote new creations," "Praise the Great Leap Forward, recall the history of the revolution," "The idealized hero, the three (emphasizing the main, the secondary, and the background)," and "Return to the years (the period from 1949 to 1966) and face the new century." This book outlines a basic picture of the development of contemporary Chinese theater. Based on a description of the general state of contemporary Chinese theater creation and performance, it pays particular attention to the decisive influence of institutional changes on the development of theater, including its impact on this special cultural and entertainment industry, as well as on indispensable aspects of the theater field such as performance, music, and stage design. Therefore, it is not a theater literature history in the conventional sense, focusing on playwrights and scripts, but rather a true history of contemporary Chinese theater art.