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Asian theatre

a Chinese theatre form from the late 18th century combining singing, speech, stylised acting and acrobatics with fixed role types and conventions.

In Asian theatre, Peking opera refers to a Chinese theatre form from the late 18th century combining singing, speech, stylised acting and acrobatics with fixed role types and conventions. This meaning comes from Mackerras (1972) in The rise of the Peking Opera, 1770-1870.[1]

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Mackerras, C. (1972). The rise of the Peking Opera, 1770-1870: Social aspects of the theatre in Manchu China. Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198151371

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