Contents

A Plebeian Ode to Confucianism: Thematic Analysis of Dou Er’s Tragedy

……………………………………………………………………Yang Jian 5

A Survey of Chinese Temple Theatre Venues…………………Che Wenming 17

The Social Function of Gui Zhou “Nuo” Ritual Theatre

in Patriarchal Society   ……………………………………Tan Jia Sheng 41

Body, Imagination, and Power: A Reading of the Relationship between

Zhang Sheng and Cui Yinying in the Story of the West Chamber

……………………………………………………………….Zhou Xiazou 49

The Body Culture in Sichuan Opera …   …………………… Zhang Min  56

Preference of Histrionics over Literature

in the Aesthetics of Chinese Traditional Theatre …………..  Xiao Bing  62

The Correlation between Leftist Ideology and Humanitarianism:

the Example of Xia Yan ………………………………… Huang Ke An  70

The Non Existent Pioneering Modern Play: A Scandal in the Officialdom

……………………………………………………………..Zhang Jun    81

A Comparative Study of the First and Revised Editions

of Zhu and Gao Jian Li  ……………………………………Li Chang      93

Intercultural Theatre in the Context of Globalization

……………………………………………………… Liang Yan Li      99

Creative Qualities of the Actor and Emotions of the Dramatic Role

 ……………………………….………………..…………. Fang Li      114

The Origin of The Element Theory ………………………Wang Kun      123

An Interview with Theodoros Terzopoulos

………………………………………Liu Xiao Cun and Tong Ning     139

Rehearsal Notes of Prometheus Unbound … Theodoros Terzopoulos      146

Executive Editor in Chief         Shen Lin

Editors                        Huang Jue   Zhao Zhiyong

The Central Academy of Drama

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