Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations x
4. Preface xii
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. 1. Kunqu: A Performance and Discourse of Twenty-First-Century China 1
7. 2. Kunqu Institutions, Practitioners, Terminology, and Theories 13
8. 3. Kunqu: A Heavenly Opera 30
9. 4. Kunqu: An Earthly Opera 57
10. 5. Kunqu Lives, Dreams, Documents, and Character Models 81
11. 6. Kunqu Operations: Resources, Stakeholders, Yuescapes, and Products 110
12. 7. Contemporary Kunqu: Creative Performers and Evolving Shows 128
13. 8. Kunqu as Yue Performance and Discourse: A Case Study of Kunqu Instrumental Music 150
14. 9. Kunqu as a Twenty-First-Century Chinese ICH and World Opera 171
15. 10. Kunqu at a Crossroads: Continuities, Changes, and Explorations 193
16. Appendix 1: Current Kunqu Scholarship: A Sketch 211
17. Appendix 2: Titles of Kunqu Dramas, Zhezixi, and Qupai 216
18. Appendix 3: Music Examples 220
19. Appendix 4: Links to Online Audiovisual Kunqu Recordings 240
20. Glossary 243
21. Works Cited 251
22. Index 273