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Cao Yu ( Chinese: 曹禺; Wade–Giles: Tsʻao Yü, September 24, 1910 – December 13, 1996) was a Chinese playwright, often regarded as one of China's most important playwrights of the 20th century. His best-known works are Thunderstorm (1933), Sunrise (1936) and Peking Man (1940).
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Cao Yu (born September 24, 1910, Tianjin, China—died December 13, 1996, Beijing) Chinese playwright who was a pioneer in huaju (“word drama”), a genre influenced by Western theatre rather than traditional Chinese drama (which is usually sung).
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Sep 24, 2020 · To mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of famous Chinese playwright and "giant" of modern Chinese theater Cao Yu, the Beijing People's Art Theatre is staging two of his works. Cao's classic plays"Thunderstorm" and "The Family" opened at Beijing People's Art Theatre in September after the country's cultural and entertaining industry reopened ...
Cao Yu (Chinese: 曹禺; pinyin: Cáo Yǔ; Wade-Giles: Ts'ao Yü) (September 24, 1910 - December 13, 1996), born as Wan Jiabao (萬家寶), was a renowned Chinese playwright, often regarded as China's most important of the twentieth century. Some call him "the Shakespeare of China." [1]
In Cao Yu Peking Man ), thought by many to be one of the masterpieces of modern Chinese drama; it is powerful in both characterization and its use of symbolism. Cao Yu was appointed the director of the Beijing People’s Art Theatre in the early 1950s and was elected…
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Chinese playwright Cao Yu (1910–1996) was an innovator of the huaju or "spoken play" genre, even referred to by many as "the Shakespeare of China." His 1933 play The Thunderstorm marked the height of Chinese Modern Drama and remains one of the most celebrated plays of any period. Early Life.
Mar 18, 2011 · Honored as the "Shakespeare of the Orient," Cao Yu was one of the greatest playwrights of 20th-Century China. Throughout the month his classical plays have been staged to commemorate his life's work. Let's recall the late dramatist and his stage art.