{"product_id":"faces-of-tradition-in-chinese-performing-arts-paperback-softback-9780253045836","title":"Faces of Tradition in Chinese Performing Arts (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253045836","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFaces of Tradition in Chinese Performing Arts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLevi S. Gibbs (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253045836\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 February 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e188 pages, 7 b\u0026amp;w illus., 1 map, 1 table\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.286 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFaces of Tradition in Chinese Performing Arts\u003c\/i\u003e examine the dynamic relationship between individual representatives of tradition and the evolution of the traditions themselves.\"—A. C. Shahriari, Kent State University, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This notable volume, comprising five schol-arly articles illuminating different aspects or genres of folk performance traditions in China, is solidly grounded on meticulous research and thoughtful discourse.\"—Joanna C. Lee, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaces of Tradition in Chinese Performing Arts\u003c\/i\u003e examines the key role of the individual in the development of traditional Chinese performing arts such as music and dance. These artists and their artistic works–the \"faces of tradition\"–come to represent and reconfigure broader fields of cultural production in China today. The contributors to this volume explore the ways in which performances and recordings, including singing competitions, textual anthologies, ethnographic videos, and CD albums, serve as discursive spaces where individuals engage with and redefine larger traditions and themselves. By focusing on the performance, scholarship, collection, and teaching of instrumental music, folksong, and classical dance from a variety of disciplines–these case studies highlight the importance of the individual in determining how traditions have been and are represented, maintained, and cultivated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Faces of Tradition in Chinese Performing Arts \/ Levi S. Gibbs\u003cbr\u003e 1. Grasping Intangible Heritage and Reimagining Inner Mongolia: Folk-Artist Albums and a New Logic for Musical Representation in China \/\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eCharlotte D'Evelyn\u003cbr\u003e 2. Chinese Singing Contests as Site of Negotiation Among Individuals and Traditions \/ Levi S. Gibbs\u003cbr\u003e 3. Dynamic Inheritance: Representative Works and the Authoring of Tradition in Chinese Dance \/\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eEmily E. Wilcox\u003cbr\u003e 4. Collecting Flowers, Defining a Genre: Zhang Yaxiong and the \u003ci\u003eAnthology of Hua'er Folksongs \u003c\/i\u003e\/ Sue Tuohy\u003cbr\u003e 5. From Field Recordings to Ethnographically Informed CDs: Curating the Sounds of Yunnan for a Niche Foreign Market \/ Helen Rees\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Chinese Terms and Phrases\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525281083672,"sku":"9780253045836","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/faces-of-tradition-in-chinese-performing-arts-paperback-softback-9780253045836","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}