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THET110 Notes September 26 2012 I A Midsummer Night s Dream with Dramaturg Rob Thompson A Concept production B Two cultures coming together Chinese and American 1 Beijing opera roles traditional a Tan roles female roles with hands a lot b Sheng male roles c Chou clown broad and physical 2 Face painting and costumes had code for the color about place in hierarchy 3 Lots of symbolism 4 Gestures very clean and direct gestures give them polish feeling and characteristics to indicate time and place and to cue the orchestra 5 History Beijing 1790 Shakespeare 1600s a Japanese invasions 30s 40s b Communist opera 50s 60s c Return to tradition 80s 6 American side American folk music songs a Some common man being taken advantage of
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