Bibliograph

Yang ban xi, the 8 model works, Scarabee Films presents ; director and scenario, Yan Ting Yuen ; producer, Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich

Type

Label

Yang ban xi, the 8 model works, Scarabee Films presents ; director and scenario, Yan Ting Yuen ; producer, Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich

Language

chi

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: Not rated

Main title

Yang ban xi

Oclc number

83601145

Responsibility statement

Scarabee Films presents ; director and scenario, Yan Ting Yuen ; producer, Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich

Runtime

Sub title

the 8 model works

Summary

Looks at the rise and fall of a revolutionary kind of Chinese opera which replaced traditional Beijing opera during the Cultural Revolution, under the direction of Mao's wife Jiang Qing, and its revival in recent years. Features excerpts and interviews with performersYang Ban Xi was the name given to the group of performers that would put on extravagant propaganda productions during the Cultural Revolution. Take a look at this art form, its unique performers, and the madame that oversaw it all

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

8 model works

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