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Rescuing Mulian's Mother in the Xi Era: Reviving Ritual Xiqu in Contemporary Fujian

Rescuing Mulian's Mother in the Xi Era: Reviving Ritual Xiqu in Contemporary Fujian <p>Abstract:</p><p>The Mulian story is one of the oldest and most popular religious <i>xiqu</i> ("Chinese opera") narratives. Its overt Buddhist theme and ritual purpose caused the story to fall into disfavor after the establishment of the People&apos;s Republic of China, to reemerge gradually over the last three decades as the animus against tradition is replaced by its valorization as Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Mulian narrative has recently been the subject of a large-scale revival by the prominent state-owned company in Putian, Fujian Province. With that production as a case study, this article argues that state-led theatre reform is both reviving and altering the practices of "traditional" performance.</p> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Theatre Journal University of Hawai'I Press

Rescuing Mulian&apos;s Mother in the Xi Era: Reviving Ritual Xiqu in Contemporary Fujian

Stenberg, Josh
Asian Theatre Journal , Volume 36 (1) – Mar 13, 2019
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<p>Abstract:</p><p>The Mulian story is one of the oldest and most popular religious <i>xiqu</i> ("Chinese opera") narratives. Its overt Buddhist theme and ritual purpose caused the story to fall into disfavor after the establishment of the People&apos;s Republic of China, to reemerge gradually over the last three decades as the animus against tradition is replaced by its valorization as Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Mulian narrative has recently been the subject of a large-scale revival by the prominent state-owned company in Putian, Fujian Province. With that production as a case study, this article argues that state-led theatre reform is both reviving and altering the practices of "traditional" performance.</p>

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Asian Theatre Journal – University of Hawai'I Press

Published: Mar 13, 2019

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