TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fan,Xing
TI  - Staging revolution: artistry and aesthetics in model beijing opera during the cultural revolution 
SN  - 9789888455164
AV  - ML1751 .S734 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Hong Kong
PB  - Hong Kong University Press
KW  - Operas, Chinese
KW  - 20th century
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Intro; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Acknowledgments; Overture; Part I. Jingju, Modern Jingju, and Model Jingju; 1. Jingju at Yan'an; 2. Jingju during the Xiqu Reform; 3. Modern Jingju in Years of Uncertainty; 4. Model Jingju as Pinnacle of Cultural Reconstruction; Part II. Inside Model Jingju; 5. Foundation of Productions: Scripts and Playwriting; 6. The Broken and the Breakthroughs in Acting; 7. Fresh yet Familiar: Music; 8. Visual Communication through Design; Plates 8.1-8.4; 9. Mounting a Production: Directing; Coda; Bibliography; Index; 2; b
N2  - Staging Revolution refutes the deep-rooted notion that art overtly in the service of politics is by definition devoid of artistic merits. As a prominent component shaping the culture of the Cultural Revolution, model Beijing Opera (jingju) is the epitome of art used for political ends. Arguing against commonly accepted interpretations, Xing Fan demonstrates that in a performance of model jingju, political messages could only be realized through the most rigorously formulated artistic choices and conveyed by performers possessing exceptional techniques. Fan contextualizes model jingju at the inches
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