China— The Pear Garden and the Red Pear Garden

 

Shakespeare, Shamans, and Show Biz
Chapter 10: China— The Pear Garden and the Red Pear Garden
by David Kaplan

The chapter begins with a look at The Pear Garden school of acting. From there, Kaplan covers the Beijing Opera, its stage conventions, and its character types. He also covers the actor Mei Lu-Fang and his influence on Bertolt Brecht,  The Red Pear Garden school of acting created during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and Chinese shadow puppets.

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