Discourse on Kunqu Opera Performance Art

Author: Xiong Shu
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This book is a systematic academic work on Kunqu Opera performance art in China. It elaborates on the historical formation and developmental patterns of Kunqu Opera's performance features that combine singing and dancing, explores the relationship between traditional Chinese culture and Kunqu Opera performance, points out that the thinking modes and poetic principles in traditional culture play a decisive role in the formation of Kunqu Opera performance, and analyzes the characteristics of Kunqu Opera performance conventions and roles. It offers new insights on how Kunqu Opera actors create characters and the historical achievements of Kunqu Opera performance conventions and roles. Additionally, the book explains the performance theories of Pan Zhiheng from the Ming Dynasty and Li Yu from the Qing Dynasty. The book focuses on discussing the distinct stylistic features of four performance artists—Yu Zhenfei, Zhou Chuanying, Wang Chuanong, and Hua Chuanhao. It analyzes how their unique life experiences, academic cultivation, and aesthetic tastes influenced their performance styles, and provides a comprehensive and objective evaluation of their artistic achievements. With the relationship between Kunqu Opera and traditional culture as a starting point, the book discusses the topic from multiple perspectives, making it not only novel but also highly valuable.