Nie ma jednych Chin: Teatry chińskie w Azji Wschodniej

Abstract

This article discusses Rossella Ferrari’s book Transnational Chinese Theatres: Inter­cultural Performance Networks in East Asia. This research monograph by a scholar of Chinese theaters focuses on characterizing transnational artist networks in East Asia. Investigating theater collaborations of artists from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, Ferrari proposes a transnational and rhizomatic model for analyzing Sino­phone culture. The book makes use of multiple sources not referenced in previous research, unpublished materials, and interviews. Ferrari explicitly dissociates herself from the orientalization of Eastern theaters; as her main method in researching them, she chooses Asia itself, following the Taiwanese cultural sociologist Chen Kuan-hsing (Asia as method) and listening carefully to the voice of Chinese theaters.

Keywords

• chinese theater
• transnationality
• china
• hong kong
• asia as method