MEI LAN-FANG AND THE EUROPEAN AVANT-GARDE (Mej Lan-fang a europska avantgarda)

• Authors: Mistrik Milos
• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

From the early 20th century, the West became much more intrigued by oriental theatre cultures. In some cases they became a source of inspiration for avant-garde stage directors. For the proponents of avant-garde drama the theatre performances originating in Bali, China, Japan and India gave credence to their own artistic way. Mei Lan-Fang, one of the premiere performers of Beijing Opera, belonged among the theatre professionals having a profound impact upon the European avant-garde. His guest performances in the USA (1930) and the Soviet Union (1935) were received with great enthusiasm by Stanislavsky, Meyerchold, Eisenstein, Brecht, Chaplin, and the others. We have been left with their testimonies of appreciation of his art and mention of the profound impact that had upon heir own creation. In several cases, notably in Soviet Russia, Mei Lan-Fang's performances served as a model example of the existence of the metaphoric, sign and poetic theatre alongside the official socialist realism.

Keywords

EN

EUROPEAN AVANT-GARDE; MEI LAN-FANG; PERFORMANCE; SOCIALIST REALISM; THEATRE

Discipline

• ARTS_&_ARCHITECTURE: ARTS & ARCHITECTURE

• Publisher: Institute of Theatre and Arts, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovenské divadlo (Slovak Theatre)
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 58
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 549-564
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Mistrik Milos

• Milos Mistrik, Ustav divadelnej a filmovej vedy SAV, Dubravska cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11SKAAAA09941