Description:
Kunqu is among the oldest and most refined traditions of the family of genres known as xiqu (music-drama or "Chinese opera"). This book consists of translated performer narrations that illuminate how one of the major Chinese theatrical forms has been taught and transmitted over the past century.
Review Quotes:
"These masters' narratives of their lived experience offer readers a wealth of information on Kunqu's stage art, creative process, history, behind-the-curtain secrets, and pedagogy. Accentuating the practitioner's voice and body, this book constitutes a significant contribution not only to kunqu studies but also to general theatre studies and theatre history." --Xing Fan, Associate Professor; Associate Director, Graduate, Centre for Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies, University of Toronto, Canada.