The 1st International Symposium on Contemporary Asian Theatre The 1st International Symposium on Contemporary Asian Theatre will take place in Göttingen on Dec. 8 and 9 with a theme on "Between Asia and Europe, Between Local Specificity and Global Recognition." The symposium consists of four parts and is open to the public audience:    1) Three Keynote Speeches: on artistic exchange and cultural diplomacy; and talks were […]

Abstract:  The emergence of applied theatre as a refreshing alternative to the theatre mainstream has been gaining more attention and popularity in recent years both locally and internationally. Amongst all the definitive features of applied theatre works, the specific modes of audience participation have been significant, with very specific knowledge, skills, and rationale behind them. […]

  李静，剧作家，文学评论家。著有话剧《大先生》《秦国喜剧》《戎夷之衣》，出版有五卷本文集《我害怕生活》（包括《必须冒犯观众》《捕风记》《王小波的遗产》《致你》《戎夷之衣》)等。现居北京。《戎夷之衣》这部作品改编自《吕氏春秋·恃君览第八》中戎夷解衣的故事，一个人的棉衣和另一个人的余生，就这样被紧紧地焊接在一起。本次讲座作者将以此为例谈谈如何形成和确立一部戏的精神主题。这主题是一部戏的核心和种子。 Li Jing, playwright, and literary critic, is the author of Mr. Big, Comedy of the State of Qin, and the Clothes of Rongyi, and published five volumes of the anthology I'm Afraid of Life (including "Must Offend the Audience" "Catching the Wind" "Wang Xiaobo's Legacy" "To You " "The Clothes of Rongyi"). She lives in Beijing. The Clothes of Rongyi is […]