Books
Title
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Keeping the Posture while Changing the Steps: Mei Lanfang's Life and Art
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Author |
Mei Lanfang / (translated by) Young-sook Kim |
Publisher |
Book Korea |
Date |
2014 |
Series |
Translation Series_5 |
[Explanation]
A biographical essay on the life of Mei Lanfang, the Peking opera artist who was loved both at home and abroad. What did it mean to the young boy to grow up as a Peking opera artist taking up female roles? What did it mean to perform Peking opera, a classic comedy, at a time when globalization was first beginning to spread? This books tells the story of a boy, whose fascination in Peking opera led him to becoming one of the most tortured by Peking opera artists in history.