New Wave of Sea Plays The Brilliant Starting Point of Chinese Drama: The Brilliant Starting Point of Chinese Drama

Author: Huang Biao
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Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book primarily discusses theater, with four chapters dedicated to its exploration. The main content includes the preface The Sea Tides Rise, Foreigners' Theater Performances, A.D.C. Company, Lane Heart Theater, and Others: The Emergence of Western Drama in Shanghai, Not an "Unreferenced Reference": The Enlightenment of Chinese People by Western theatrical Art; The Reform of Traditional Opera, The Myth of National Revival through Drama: Passionate Appeals in Shanghai Periodicals for Raising the Status of Theater, From the Old Drama of "Immoral Seduction" and "Piracy" to the New Drama of "Popularizing Chinese Education" and "Cultivating Heroes", "Now, dress the 'Nirvana' with a silken robe to perform the history of 'Jade Tree and Bronze Camel'" and "Now, catch the blue-eyed, red-bearded ones, dress them in the robes of You Meng to compose their history", "And Nanjing's Music Department, in this dark world, sheds a bright ray of light": The Rise and Fall of the Reformed Peking Opera in Shanghai, The Soliloquy Rising to Greatness: The Trend of "Minghua and Peking Opera Fusion" in Shanghai's Theater Scene, Student Performances, The Youth Take the Stage: The Popularity of Student Performances in Shanghai, "A completely new scene has emerged, a new drama unseen in China's 4,000 years": The Theatrical Activities of Chinese Students Studying in Japan, Tongjian School and Chunyang Society: The First Theater School and Professional Theater Club Born in Shanghai, The Darling of Sino-Western Theater: Student Performances in Shanghai Helped to Initially Shape Chinese Drama; Professional Theater, "This is also a school": The Era of Revolutionary Drama, "The New Drama can now indeed depict a society, but this society is truly a superior one": The Era of Commercial Drama, Adapting to the Times and Splitting into Two Schools: The Rise and Fall of Shanghai's New Drama, Conclusion: The Rainbow-Filled Skies.