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The experimental drama of Gao Xingjian inspired by avant-garde theatre.
- Source :
- Neohelicon; Jun2019, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p69-79, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The exploration undertaken by the Chinese writer Gao Xingjian is among the most representative of the drama experiments made in contemporary China. Inspired by avant-garde Western playwrights, especially Samuel Beckett and Bertolt Brecht, Gao transcended the realistic tradition of modern Chinese drama throughout his forty-year career. Brecht's misinterpretation of Chinese drama enabled Gao to transform the writing and performance of traditional Chinese drama in his own original way, which opened up a uniquely oriental approach to drama explorations worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EXPERIMENTAL theater
CHINESE drama
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03244652
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Neohelicon
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136541253
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11059-019-00485-2