Shadow Woman : The Extraordinary Career of Pauline Benton.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780773589094
- Benton, Pauline
- Women puppeteers-United States-Biography
- Women performance artists-United States-Biography
- Shadow shows-United States-History-20th century
- Puppet theater-United States-History-20th century
- Shadow puppets-United States-History-20th century
- Performance art-United States-History-20th century
- 791.5/3092
- PN1982.B46 H39 2013
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Foreword -- 1 Cultural Geographies -- 2 Shadow People -- 3 Willow-Patterned Cathay -- 4 The Red Gate Shadow Players -- 5 Oriental Curiosities -- 6 Shadows Pass -- 7 World War -- 8 Survival -- 9 Cultural Revolution -- 10 Shadow Woman -- 11 Monkey King -- Epilogue -- Appendix: The White Snake -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Sources -- Index.
The remarkable career of the American woman who became the world's first female master of Chinese shadow theatre.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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