1. This collection looks at how the "emergence of the individual" in post-Mao China has played out in the field of performing arts. It is a journal spin-off with a revised introduction. In addition, Chapter 5 is new material and the writers have added a glossary of Chinese terms. 2. It explores five case studies where individuals and their creations have become "faces" of Chinese performance traditions. Explores specific ways in which individuals and performing arts traditions interact, an important topic in recent years ...
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1. This collection looks at how the "emergence of the individual" in post-Mao China has played out in the field of performing arts. It is a journal spin-off with a revised introduction. In addition, Chapter 5 is new material and the writers have added a glossary of Chinese terms. 2. It explores five case studies where individuals and their creations have become "faces" of Chinese performance traditions. Explores specific ways in which individuals and performing arts traditions interact, an important topic in recent years among the disciplines of ethnomusicology, folklore studies, and dance ethnology. 3. It is edited by up-and-coming scholars who have contributed to IUP's "Chinese Folklore Studies Today" edited volume.
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