• DOI:10.1353/atj.2008.0010
• Corpus ID: 163055431

Theatricality and Cultural Critique in Chinese Cinema

@article{Hui2007TheatricalityAC,
  title={Theatricality and Cultural Critique in Chinese Cinema},
  author={Luo Hui},
  journal={Asian Theatre Journal},
  year={2007},
  volume={25},
  pages={122 - 137}
}

• Luo Hui
• Published 4 March 2008
• Art
• Asian Theatre Journal

The various ways in which theatre and film interact generate diverse forms of theatricality in Chinese cinema: jingju films, narrative films containing traditional theatrical performances, and films incorporating modern performance types. The significance of theatre in Chinese cinema will be discussed with two questions in mind: (1) to what extent the aesthetics of traditional Chinese theatre cross over from stage to screen and (2) whether filmic representations of theatre generate a critical discourse vis-à-vis state ideology and cultural policies.