THTR 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Yuan Dynasty, Zaju, Kunqu
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Known as playboy of the grand capitol (beijing) Famous for the ordinary but powerful female characters in his plays. Mongolian emperor kublai khan controlled northern china at 1234, and the whole china at 1279. It was the first foreign dynasty to rule all of china. Rejected confucius cultural value, civil service exam ceased for a few decades, and finally restarted at. Confucian classics re-included in education since 1230s, but not encourages til 1280s. Imperial official in charge of performance enjoyed high position than during previous dynasties. Song, liao, jin, and western xia dynasties (ad 960-1234)- zanuck (northern verity drama/nanxi. Ming dynasty (ad 1368- 1644)- kunju (kun opera) Poetic drama set to music, combined with arias, verse, prose, narration, dialogue, stage action, and dance. Known as northern drama, with music style from outside of han-chinese cultural: Some zaju plays have been preserved in a later genre of kunju. Yuan dynasty stages- no lighting, setting sound or anything.
