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  1. Theatre of China has a long and complex history. Traditional Chinese theatre, generally in the form of Chinese opera , is musical in nature. Chinese theatre can trace its origin back a few millennia to ancient China, but the Chinese opera started to develop in the 12th century.

  2. Chinese performing arts, the dance and the theatre arts of China, tied from the earliest records to religious beliefs and customs. These date to 1000 bce , and they describe magnificently costumed male and female shamans who sang and danced to musical accompaniment, drawing the heavenly spirits down to earth through their performance.

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  4. Oct 15, 1995 · The earliest references to theatrical entertainment in China as early as 1500 BCE during the Shang Dynasty; they often involved music, clowning & acrobatic displays. 1200 BCE. Around 1200 BC, in Thrace (in northern Greece), the Cult of Dionysus arose, in worship of of the god Dionysus (god of wine and fertility).

  5. Aug 14, 2015 · Chapter 10. Modern Chinese Theater Study and its Century-Long History. Xiaomei Chen. Book Editor (s): Yingjin Zhang. First published: 14 August 2015. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118451588.ch10. PDF. Tools. Share. Summary. Modern Chinese drama mostly refers to spoken drama, which was introduced from the West at the turn of the twentieth-century.

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  6. Apr 13, 2020 · The 20th century was a dynamic period for the theatrical arts in China. Booming urban theatres, the interaction between commercial practice and theatre, dramas.

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  7. For Educators. Teaching China with the Smithsonian. Interactives. Timeline of Chinese History, Art, and Culture. Interact with Chinese history by exploring a timeline of key historical figures, dynasties, events, and artworks. Use the arrows to scroll through the centuries, and click on an era or item to learn more!

  8. Jul 20, 2018 · A History of Chinese Theater in the 20th Century, by Fu Jin, jointly published by China Social Science Press and Routledge & CRC Press in 2016. Social turmoil and chaos exerted intricate influence on Chinese theater in the early 20th century during the waning years of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). After emerging during the Song Dynasty (960 ...

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