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The Theatre of Purgation and the Theatre of Cultivation
A Comparative Study of Theatre and Culture from a Chinese Perspective
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 June 2021
Abstract
In China, theatre studies has been dominated by Western discourse on serious drama, mostly the theatre of purgation. It is equally important, however, to study popular Western theatre genres, such as musicals, comedies, and relatively uplifting plays, especially in terms of their similarities with Chinese opera—an epitome of theatre of cultivation.
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