The Interpretation and Misinterpretation of the Verfremdungs effect on the Modern Xiqu Stage

Criticizing the “culinary theatre”[1] of his age, Brecht elaborated on the epic theatre and the Verfremdungseffect (V-effect), and constructively interpreted/misinterpreted Mei Lanfang’s jingju performance to back up his idea. Since the 1980s, xiqu[2] performances that interweave different performan...

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Main Author: Lin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IATC 2018-12-01
Series:Critical Stages
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Online Access:https://www.critical-stages.org/18/the-interpretation-and-misinterpretation-of-the-verfremdungseffect-on-the-modern-xiqu-stage/