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Chinese Theatre Troupes in Southeast Asia

Touring Diaspora, 1900s–1970s
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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.

Author Biography:

Beiyu Zhang obtained her PhD from the History department at the National University of Singapore. She worked as Post-doctoral Fellow, funded by the Macau Talent Program at the University of Macau, from 2018 to 2020. Now she is affiliated with the Jinan University, Guangzhou. Her research interests include cultural history, Chinese diaspora, theatre and performances, and Cold War culture.
Release date Australia
May 31st, 2023
Author
Pages
190
Audience
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations
10 Halftones, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
9781032013046
Product ID
36510909

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