Dance the Dream of the Red Chamber

Author: Jiang Xun
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: One cannot choose their natural homeland, but they can choose their spiritual homeland. This time, passing through [Cloud Gate], we choose book after book of classics to return to that ever-verdant spiritual homeland. Dream of the Red Chamber is a bestseller. For three hundred years, across different generations, it has had a profound and widespread influence. People not only read Dream of the Red Chamber, but also read their own lives—this is the kind of book that allows you to keep seeing [yourself], making it a book worth reading a lifetime. Through dozens of stunning images from the classic dance drama Dream of the Red Chamber by the renowned Taiwanese dance troupe "Cloud Gate Dance Theater," as well as carefully selected woodblock illustrations from selected editions of Dream of the Red Chamber, Jiang Xun infuses his half-century of insights into reading the book into its every word, honestly telling us: Why is Dream of the Red Chamber a "book of compassion"? Why is reading Dream of the Red Chamber a process of learning "tolerance"? What meaning does the journey from prosperity to emptiness represent? The unique interpretations of renowned experts allow you to understand both the book and the dance.