Ibsen, Power And The Self

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This book examines how theatre and film artists in China, including Hong Kong, reinterpret Ibsen beyond the traditional socialist lens. It focuses on how characters like Nora, Dr. Stockmann, and Peer Gynt are explored beyond political and class-based frameworks.

Exploring Ibsen through new theatrical perspectives and the evolving concept of self in modern China.

Since China's opening in 1978, fresh theatrical styles and evolving ideas about femininity have influenced Chinese theatre artists. These changes have allowed them to rethink the concept of self, especially through psychoanalytic perspectives and in relation to power and submission.

Ibsen’s works have become a platform for experimentation, blending traditional Chinese theatre aesthetics and stage design with innovative political and cultural portrayals of the female body in dance and opera. Today, Ibsen represents the experimental and non-traditional in Chinese theatre.

Alongside insightful critical analysis, the book features rare materials from the author’s private collection. These include photographs and archival documents of Ibsen performances on Chinese stages, shared with the public for the very first time.

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