Acting the Right Part: Political Theater and Popular Drama in Contemporary China

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index A Jia, 134, 135 A Ying, 93–94 absurdist theater, 294, 302–303, 329– 330 Acting Revolutionary Opera and Becoming Revolutionary People (Yan geming xi, zuo geming ren), 34–35, Plate 1 actors: mass criticism meetings, 217; model, 120; of model works, 73–74, 92, 120, 145; Peking opera, 46–47, 92, 100, 326, 328; persecution in Cultural Revolution, 201, 207–209, 213, 313, 374n. 13 Adorno, Theodor, 141 Africa: Chinese attitudes toward, 154– 155; drama in, 62–63; European colonies, 62–63, 154, 155; literature, 154; national liberation movements, 63, 150–151, 155–156; relations with PRC, 155–156, 367n. 82. See also War Drums on the Equator Afro-Asian Writers’ Bureau, 152–153 Alarm Bell for the Yellow Race, An (Jing huangzhong): Hong, 95 Alarm Signal, The (Juedui xinhao): Gao, 66, 351n. 129 Albania, 156 All against One—One for All (Alle gegen einen—einer für alle), 59 All-China Women’s Federation. See Fulian Althusser, Louis, 141, 142 An Chung Keun, 62, 96 Anderson, Benedict, 128 Anna Karenina, 296–297 anti-Gang of Four plays: audience responses, 224; criticism of, 24–25; depictions of Jiang Qing, 220–222; Eventful Years (Zhengrong suiyue), 221; as political theater, 197; popularity , 160; power, 24; Power versus Law (Quan yu fa), 180–184, 181, 192, 371n. 51; pretrial dramas, 221–224; Page numbers in italic refer to illustrations. 440 | i n d e x Save Her (Jiujiu ta), 187, 203, 374n. 16; Small Well Lane (Xiaojing Hutong), 214–215, 319, 376n. 42; The Tempest in the Divine Land (Shenzhou fenglei), 220–221, 233; as theater of the street, 56. See also If I Were for Real (Jiaru woshi zhende); There Is a Small Courtyard (You zheyang yige xiaoyuan); Winter Jasmine (Baochunhua) anti-imperialism, 63, 95–96, 148–150, 291. See also Eight Allied Armies (Baguo Lianjun) Anti-Rightist campaign, 160, 166, 167 applause. See audience applause April Fifth (1976) movement (siwu yundong), 49, 56, 197–198; Deng Xiaoping and, 222; official view of, 201–202; plays about, 197, 198–201, 204–205, 206–211. See also anti-Gang of Four plays Arabic literature, 259 Arendt, Hannah, 255 Armed Working Team behind the Enemy’s Lines, An (Dihou wugong dui), 77 art: Communist Party policies, 102, 188; in Cultural Revolution, 37–38, 90; exhibitions, 34, 38, 353n. 20; Maoist view of, 58, 80. See also paintings; posters “Art comes from a life of struggle; the working people are the master,” 57 artists: relationships with workers, 57 Attic: The Memoir of a Chinese Landlord ’s Son, The (Gao), 29–30 audience applause: approval conveyed by, 182–183, 242–243, 254, 315; censorship of, 143–144; comments of critics, 166; as signal of subversive understanding , 143–144, 164, 240 audiences: controlled, 180, 189; for experimental theater, 67; ideal spectator , 241; playwrights’ interpretations of responses, 187; of postMaoist theater, 24, 25, 161–162; required attendance of model works, 33; roles, 25, 173; types, in Beijing, 321; women in, 241–242 Austin, Gayle, 323, 324 Austria, 32, 51–52 Azalean Mountain (Dujuanshan), 99, 111–116; heroine, 111, 113, 113, 114–116; Jiang Qing and spoken drama version , 313; music scores, 120; performances , 112, 145; portrayals of women, 137–138; rhymed dialogue, 100; subject, 76 Baguo Lianjun. See Eight Allied Armies Bai ethnic group, 63 Bai Fengxi: acting career, 243–244; feminism of works, 381n. 6; First Bathed in Moonlight (Mingyue chu zhao ren), 238–249, 258–259; intentions, 238; interview of author, 248; mother-daughter relationships in plays, 258–259; An Old Friend Comes at a Stormy Time (Fengyu guren lai), 249–255, 258–259; Where is Longing in Autumn (Buzhi qiusi zai shui jia), 255–259; women trilogy, 14, 237, 260, 312, 381n. 17 Bai Hua, 189 Bai Wei, 258, 263 Baimao nü. See White-Haired Girl, The Bakhtin, Mikhail, 254, 383–384n. 53 Bali shengmuyuan. See Hunchback of Notre Dame, The ballet: Western traditions, 85–86, 117– 118. See also model ballets Banu, Georges, 91, 92 Baochunhua. See Winter Jasmine Baoziwan zhandou. See Leopard Boy Battle, The Barmé, Gerenue, 294 Barthes, Roland, 238, 381n. 13 Bawang beiji. See Farewell My Concubine i n d e x | 441 Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de, 1 Beckerman, Bernard, 319 Beckett, Samuel, 66, 294 Beethoven, Ludwig van, 58, 89 Beidahuang, 43–46 Beijing: commercialization, 327; courtyards , 40–41, 213–214; rivalry with Shanghai, 100; theater audiences, 321 Beijing Ballet School (Beijing wudao xuexiao shiyan...