Pitches, JD and Li, R (2012) The end of the hour-glass: alternative conceptions of intercultural exchange between European and Chinese operatic forms. Studies in Theatre and Performance, 32 (2). 121 - 137. ISSN 1468-2761
Abstract
This article discusses the findings of a large EU-supported cultural collaboration project with an experimental intercultural performance laboratory between Europe and China at its heart. It draws on interviews with artists from Shanghai and the United Kingdom, performance documentation and process observations to propose an artist-centred and individualized conception of intercultural exchange, with specific reference to the traditions of Chinese indigenous song–dance theatre and European opera. Conceived as a series of layers, the article argues for greater recognition of the necessary intracultural core to projects such as this and proceeds to examine the methodological challenges faced by artists with diverse and sometimes opposing training. In doing so it offers a further critique of Pavis's hourglass model of intercultural exchange, placing this in a wider theoretical context, and concluding with some reflections and considerations for future exchange projects rooted in creative practice.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2012 Intellect Ltd. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Studies in Theatre & Performance on 21/06/12, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1386/stap.32.2.121_1 |
Keywords: | China; Europe; individualistic conception; interculturalism; intraculturalism; opera; theatre training |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures & Societies (Leeds) > East Asian Studies (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > Performance and Cultural Industries (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 08 May 2015 08:58 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2018 20:41 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/stap.32.2.121_1 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1386/stap.32.2.121_1 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:84209 |