Monday, November 23, 2020
Transnational Chinese Theatres in Pandemic Times
The Theatre Times: I have hesitated for a while to engage with the increasingly ubiquitous “[insert own subject field] in times of Covid-19” catchphrase, or variations thereof. This is because of some personal reservations about the appropriateness of turning a public health emergency — and immense human tragedy — into the latest academic mantra while the global pandemic is still in full swing and no foreseeable end (or “post-coronial” condition, as some are calling it already) is yet in sight.
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I have always that transnational Chinese theater is similar to touring shows. They travel and tell stories.
But this article told me how wrong it was in my understanding of the artform. It provided such an insight into the concept that I realize now that it was wrong of me to compare transnational Chinese theater to touring shows, given how drastically different they are and how they have different motivations.
Transnational Chinese theater is about telling Chinese ethnic stories to everyone and not restricting those stories to only people who can connect with the culture or can understand the language. The artists involved strive to showcase their culture, taking pride in it and making their love for their culture evident. To me, transnational Chinese theater is another way that people have come up with to showcase their culture and their love for and pride in it, just how other nations have done so.
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