Historical dictionary of Chinese theater | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:"There is a sense of timelessness in the Chinese theater: ever since its maturation, its format has not significantly changed. Chinese theater mature into its final format in the 13th century and flourished during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. It is a unique, exclusive, and self-sufficient system, whose evolution has received little influence from the West and whose influence on Western theater has been minimal and often misinterpreted. It is essentially a performer's theater - the actors attract the audience with splendid performances perfected through many years of rigorous training."

Print Book, English, 2008

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Md., 2008