Gordon Craig, Mei Lanfang and the Chinese Theatre

Edward Gordon Craig's 1935 visit to Russia coincided with Mei Lanfang's 1935 performance in Russia. While Mei Lanfang's performance and its impact on Brecht and Russian theatre artists have been well documented and studied in recent years, Craig's contacts with the Chinese actor...

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Published in:	Theatre research international 2007-07, Vol.32 (2), p.161-177
Main Author:	TIAN, MIN
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	1900-1999 1935 20th century Actors Archives & records Artists Brecht, Bertolt Chinese Chinese literature Chinese theater Craig, Edward Gordon Craig, Edward Gordon (1872-1966) Dramatic theory English literature Lanfang, Mei Mei Lanfang Personal experiences Personal relationships Professional relationships Professionalism Russia Russian language Russian theater Theater Theater criticism Theater history Theory
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Summary:	Edward Gordon Craig's 1935 visit to Russia coincided with Mei Lanfang's 1935 performance in Russia. While Mei Lanfang's performance and its impact on Brecht and Russian theatre artists have been well documented and studied in recent years, Craig's contacts with the Chinese actor and his interest in the Chinese theatre, however, have yet to be investigated. Drawing on previously unpublished archive materials and other rarely used sources, this article for the first time documents Craig's contacts with Mei Lanfang during his visit to Russia. It also investigates his interest in the Chinese theatre in the context of his theoretical construction of the art of the theatre and his overall interest in the traditions of Asian theatres.
ISSN:	0307-8833 1474-0672 1474-0672