SEVENTY years ago,in 1922,Shakespeare′s famous dramaThe Merchant of Venice wasadapted for Peking opera and per-formed by the noted Peking operaactor Xia Keshan.This was the firstforeign drama put on the Chinesestage ...SEVENTY years ago,in 1922,Shakespeare′s famous dramaThe Merchant of Venice wasadapted for Peking opera and per-formed by the noted Peking operaactor Xia Keshan.This was the firstforeign drama put on the Chinesestage in local opera formIn the eighteenth and nine-teenth centuries the Yuan DynastyOpera The Orphan of the Zhal展开更多
Based on the guidelines set by Ningbo Theatre who asked me to translate translations and features of performance-oriented drama, this commentary will deal with how I translate characters and cultural specific items fr...Based on the guidelines set by Ningbo Theatre who asked me to translate translations and features of performance-oriented drama, this commentary will deal with how I translate characters and cultural specific items from prospective of skopos theory and explain the reason why I translate it this way.I am required to present vivid characters and bridge the cultural gap while translating. During the process of translation, I try to use specific words or local dialect to differ one person from another. Sometimes, I make one person's language less colloquial which is consistent with his own personality. When encountering some cultural barriers that would make audience confused, I adopt domestication to translate the dialogue. I will add some explanatory words to make audience get to know it and free translation to avoid cultural confusion. In this commentary, six examples are given to show my strategies of translating this book.展开更多
Chinese opera(戏曲,xìqǔ)is a popular form of drama and musical theatre in China with roots going back as far as the third century CE.There are nu-merous regional branches of Chinese opera,of which the Beijing op...Chinese opera(戏曲,xìqǔ)is a popular form of drama and musical theatre in China with roots going back as far as the third century CE.There are nu-merous regional branches of Chinese opera,of which the Beijing opera(京剧,Jingju)is one of the most notable.Dynastic展开更多
Apart from serving the functions of enlightenment and entertainment, the theatre is also useful in several other ways. For instance, it is a source of employment, cultural preservation, presentation, and projection. I...Apart from serving the functions of enlightenment and entertainment, the theatre is also useful in several other ways. For instance, it is a source of employment, cultural preservation, presentation, and projection. It also serves therapeutic functions and as social control mechanism in a society. It is a mirror of life, reflecting and highlighting the moral codes and the ills of society and castigating social evil and its doers. Beyond all of these, the theatre could also serve as an agent of civilization, community mobilisation, and youth development and emancipation. This paper discusses how the potentials of the youth in a country such as Nigeria, could be harnessed and deployed for the purposes of national orientation, development, and integration, using culture, drama, and theatre as the defining tools for this evolvement.展开更多
KUNQU operais one of theoldest forms of Chinese op-era.It had its beginnings inthe late Yuan(1271-1368)and earlyMing(1368-1644)dynasties and itsfullest flowering in the middle ofthe Ming Dynasty.Kunqu opera in-volves ...KUNQU operais one of theoldest forms of Chinese op-era.It had its beginnings inthe late Yuan(1271-1368)and earlyMing(1368-1644)dynasties and itsfullest flowering in the middle ofthe Ming Dynasty.Kunqu opera in-volves poetry,singing,music,dance,drama,acrobatics and martialarts.It reflects the daily life,emo-tions and ideas of ancient Chinesepeople and some ancient arts andtheir development.Later forms ofopera—such as Peking,Han(fromHubei Province),Hui,Chuan,Wu(from Zhejiang Province),Xiang.Dian and Yue—were all influencedby Kunqu.Today there are six Kunquopera troupes in—China,all with dis-tinct characteristics of their own.The Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe,展开更多
文摘SEVENTY years ago,in 1922,Shakespeare′s famous dramaThe Merchant of Venice wasadapted for Peking opera and per-formed by the noted Peking operaactor Xia Keshan.This was the firstforeign drama put on the Chinesestage in local opera formIn the eighteenth and nine-teenth centuries the Yuan DynastyOpera The Orphan of the Zhal
文摘Based on the guidelines set by Ningbo Theatre who asked me to translate translations and features of performance-oriented drama, this commentary will deal with how I translate characters and cultural specific items from prospective of skopos theory and explain the reason why I translate it this way.I am required to present vivid characters and bridge the cultural gap while translating. During the process of translation, I try to use specific words or local dialect to differ one person from another. Sometimes, I make one person's language less colloquial which is consistent with his own personality. When encountering some cultural barriers that would make audience confused, I adopt domestication to translate the dialogue. I will add some explanatory words to make audience get to know it and free translation to avoid cultural confusion. In this commentary, six examples are given to show my strategies of translating this book.
文摘Chinese opera(戏曲,xìqǔ)is a popular form of drama and musical theatre in China with roots going back as far as the third century CE.There are nu-merous regional branches of Chinese opera,of which the Beijing opera(京剧,Jingju)is one of the most notable.Dynastic
文摘Apart from serving the functions of enlightenment and entertainment, the theatre is also useful in several other ways. For instance, it is a source of employment, cultural preservation, presentation, and projection. It also serves therapeutic functions and as social control mechanism in a society. It is a mirror of life, reflecting and highlighting the moral codes and the ills of society and castigating social evil and its doers. Beyond all of these, the theatre could also serve as an agent of civilization, community mobilisation, and youth development and emancipation. This paper discusses how the potentials of the youth in a country such as Nigeria, could be harnessed and deployed for the purposes of national orientation, development, and integration, using culture, drama, and theatre as the defining tools for this evolvement.
文摘KUNQU operais one of theoldest forms of Chinese op-era.It had its beginnings inthe late Yuan(1271-1368)and earlyMing(1368-1644)dynasties and itsfullest flowering in the middle ofthe Ming Dynasty.Kunqu opera in-volves poetry,singing,music,dance,drama,acrobatics and martialarts.It reflects the daily life,emo-tions and ideas of ancient Chinesepeople and some ancient arts andtheir development.Later forms ofopera—such as Peking,Han(fromHubei Province),Hui,Chuan,Wu(from Zhejiang Province),Xiang.Dian and Yue—were all influencedby Kunqu.Today there are six Kunquopera troupes in—China,all with dis-tinct characteristics of their own.The Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe,
