In 1985, the Beijing People's Art Theatre staged the play "Wild Man" written by Gao Xingjian and directed by Lin Zhaohua in the capital. This play, wh[Expand All]
In 1985, the Beijing People's Art Theatre staged the play "Wild Man" written by Gao Xingjian and directed by Lin Zhaohua in the capital. This play, which is full of exploratory and experimental nature both in terms of ideological connotation and form of expression, has aroused different reactions among the audience and can be said to have received mixed reviews in the field of drama theory. As a "multi-part modern historical poetic drama", the "localized" "epic drama" art form of "The Wild Man" cannot hide its lack of "epic nature", thus revealing one of the negative effects of Gao Xingjian's "complete drama" theory, that is, the rejection of the fine traditions of dramatic literature.[Collapse]
