Chinese Theatre Troupes in Southeast Asia - Touring Diaspora, 1900s–1970s

A detailed account of the cultural history of the Chinese diaspora, with a focus on the performers and audiences who were involved in the making of Chinese performing cultures in Southeast Asia. Focusing on five different kinds of theatre troupes from China and their respective travels in Singapore, Bangkok, Malaya and Hong Kong, Zhang examines their different travelling experiences and divergent cultural practices. She thus sheds light on how transnational mobility was embodied, practised and circumscribed in the course of troupes’ travelling, sojourning and interacting with diasporic communities. These troupes communicated diverse discourses and ideologies influenced by different social political movements in China, and these meanings were further altered by transmission. By unpacking multiple ways of performing Chineseness that was determined by changing time-space constructions, this volume provides valuable insight for scholars of the Chinese Diaspora, Transnational History and Performing Arts in Asia.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
Release date:	May 2023
First published:	2021
Authors:	Beiyu Zhang
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	190
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-201304-6
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-03-201304-4
Barcode:	9781032013046

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