Staging China

Shelby CHAN, Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong, China. Xiaomei CHEN, University of California, Davis, USA. Katherine Hui-ling CHOU, National Central University, Taiwan. Tarryn Li-Min CHUN, Harvard University, USA. Rossella FERRARI, University of London, UK. Gilbert C.F. FONG, Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong, China. LIN Wei-yu, National University of Tainan, Taiwan. Siyuan LIU, University of British Columbia, Canada. MA Haili, University of Chester, UK. PU Bo, Zhejiang University, China Rosemary ROBERTS, University of Queensland, Australia. John B WEINSTEIN, Bard College, USA. YANG Zi, University of Chester, UK.

General Introduction; Li Ruru
PART I: CLASSICAL PLAYS; NEW APPROACHES
1. After Seventy Years, A Production That Redefines A Huaju Classic - Wang Yansong's New Interpretation Of The Savage Land; Siyuan Liu
2. Lin Zhaohua's Innovation Of Huaju Acting In The Master Builder; Lin Wei-Yu
PART II: "MAIN MELODY"; A NEW IMAGE OF PROPAGANDA THEATRE
3. Shang Yang And The Performance Of Historical Drama In Reform China; Rosemary Roberts
4. Breaking Out Of The "Main Melody": Meng Bing And His "Monumental Theatre"; Xiaomei Chen
5. Romancing Home: Sweet & Sour Hong Kong; Gilbert C.F. Fong, & Shelby K.Y. Chan
PART III: CONTEMPORARY CONSUMERISM; A NEW RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEATRE, MARKET, AND SOCIETY
6. Performing Poetry On The Intermedial Stage: Flowers In The Mirror, Moon On The Water, And Beijing Avant-Garde Theatre In The New Millennium; Rossella Ferrari
7. Survival Through Laughter - A Fun Gongfu: The Story Of The Deer And The Cauldron; Ma Haili
8. Staging A New Venture: Tian Qinxin's The Yellow Storm And The Policy Change On The Huaju Industry In China; Katherine Huiling Chou
PART IV: INDEPENDENT THEATRE; ALTERNATIVE SPACE
9. Taiwan's Little Theatre Grows Up - Reviving Peking Opera: The Revelation Into A Classic; John B. Weinstein
10. Constructing The Alternative: Grass Stage And The Little Society; Pu Bo & Yang Zi
11. For The People, By The People: Penghao Theatre And The Story Of Gong And Drum Lane; Tarryn Li-Min Chun
Conclusion; Li Ruru