Buy this book on-line Gudnason, Jessica Tan & Gong Li & Jessica Tan Gudnason & Li Gong : Chinese OperaAbbeville Press, 2001 ISBN 0789207095
0.98 x 13.28 x 10.28 Inches; 152 pages; For centuries opera companies have mesmerized audiences with their elaborately costumed and made-up characters and the pageantry of their productions. Among the several hundred regional companies in China today, the best known are the Peking, the Cantonese, and Shanghai's Yue Operas, which are featured in this photographic book. Jessica Tan Gudnason's stunning portraits look more like painted sculptures than photographs. Her images were taken over a ten-year period during which she frequented opera productions, capturing actors in all stages of preparation for roles or fully dressed for a performance. Her images range from gorgeously costumed and heavily made-up leading players to children dressing for supporting roles. Gudnason's aim is to recreate the excitement, emotion, sound, color, and movement of the actors backstage from an insider's view. Supplementing the photographs is an insightful text by actress Gong Li as she comments on these powerful photographs and their significance as well as provides information about Chinese opera companies. This unique book is ideal for collectors of exceptional photography and for anyone who loves opera, music, and theater., Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Gudnason, Jessica Tan & Gong Li & Jessica Tan Gudnason & Li Gong : Chinese Opera. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres d'occasion, out-of-print books, livres illustrées, livres rares and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |