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Year 12: IB Theatre - Research Presentation

Yuan Drama or Zaju

A modern reconstruction of a mural depicting the Yuan zaju stage c. 1324. The original was found in the Guangsheng Temple of Shanxi province.

Reference

Shizhao. (2016, July 13). Yuan qu. [Reconstruction of original mural]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scene_della_commedia_dell%27arte,_fine_xviii-inizio_xix_secolo_03.jpg

Video: Performance Demonstration

Summary: A 30 minute performance of The Orphan of Zhao.

Reference

UniSydneyLibrary. [University of Sydney]. (2019, October 03). Rare Bites: The Orphan of Zhao [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkW4R_GwpB0

Summary: A Chinese Yuan zaju opera directed by Grant Guangren Shen at Asian Theatre Laboratory, 1995.

Reference

West Wing. (2016, April 06). Rare Bites: The Orphan of Zhao [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MGpwWKYQPY

Summary: A short clip of a performance.

Reference

Cruz, M. (2020, July 06). Zaju Sounds [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuAUzDPMCVM

Summary: A short clip of a performance.

Reference

Wang, Y. (2013, June 14). The Head of Yuan Drama- Kuan Hanching [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9RZ3A-LxO4