To the northeast to see Er Ren Zuan

Author: Ma Qiufen
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Background Series. This book records the fate of Northeast China's Er Ren Zuan, which can be summarized as a transformation from "lowbrow culture" to "pop culture" to "highbrow culture." Before the 1950s, Er Ren Zuan was popular among the grassroots folk culture; during the Cultural Revolution, it was criticized and suppressed but resiliently emerged from the grassroots; in the 1980s, although it gained a legitimate stage, it was pushed to the edge of public attention by commercial pop culture; in the 1990s, Northeast sketches, a comedic form derived from Er Ren Zuan, entered the mainstream of mass entertainment culture through television media, making the emerging Er Ren Zuan performer Zhao Benshan a top entertainment star; today, Zhao Benshan has used his celebrity influence to establish an art academy for Er Ren Zuan, bringing this struggling folk art form into the of highbrow culture. The trajectory of Er Ren Zuan's journey from low to high is full of unpredictable drama, like a legendary story. This book, combined with multiple illustrations, introduces knowledge about Northeast China's Er Ren Zuan, elaborates on its historical inheritance, venues, and famous performers.