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Divine threads : the visual and material culture of Cantonese opera

Title

Divine threads : the visual and material culture of Cantonese opera / April Liu.

Author

Liu, April

Publication

Vancouver ; Berkeley ; London : Figure 1 Publishing : MOA, [2019]
©2019

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University of British Columbia. Museum of Anthropology, issuing body.

Description

xi, 195 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), map, portraits; 32 cm

Summary

"For more than 100 years, Vancouver has been home to a vibrant and thriving Cantonese opera scene. As a performance art carried out by transient troupes, it is an ephemeral medium that rarely leaves a trace in the historic records. However, an extraordinary treasure trove of early 20th-century Cantonese opera costumes, props, and stage dressings made its way to the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, BC. In the first book-length study of this little known collection, April Liu retraces the arduous journeys of early Cantonese opera troupes who began arriving along the west coast of North America during the mid-19th century. A close examination of the costumes and props reveal the moving songs, stories, performances, and ritual practices of early Chinese migrant communities who struggled to make a home in a foreign and often hostile land."--

Alternative Title

Visual and material culture of Cantonese opera

Subject

Genre/Form

illustrated books.
Pictorial works
Illustrated works
History
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

9781773270234
1773270230

OCLC

on1054833730
1054833730
SCSB-9424352

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library