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Author Lee, Tong Soon, 1969-

Title Chinese street opera in Singapore / Tong Soon Lee.

Publication Info. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2009]
©2009

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 Talbott: Circulating Collection  ML1751 .S51 L44 2008    Available  ---
Description ix, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-213) and index.
Contents Chinese opera in Singapore, 1840s-1960s -- Chinese street opera and professional opera troupes -- Amateur Chinese opera and Confucianism -- Reinstating patronage and tradition: Chinese temples and the revival of Chinese street opera -- Tourism and cultural authenticity in Chinese opera -- Chinese opera and the concept of culture in Singapore.
Summary "Since Singapore declared independence from Malaysia in 1965, Chinese street opera has played a significant role in defining Singaporean identity. Carefully tracing the history of amateur and professional performances in Singapore, Tong Soon Lee reflects on the role of street performance in fostering cultural nationalism and entrepreneurship." "Chinese Street Opera in Singapore documents the ways in which this politically motivated art form continues to be influenced and transformed by Singaporean politics, ideology, and context in the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Operas, Chinese -- Singapore -- History and criticism.
Operas, Chinese.
Singapore.
ISBN 9780252032462 cloth alkaline paper
0252032462 cloth alkaline paper