This book is a collection of 12 academic papers published in Chinese Theatre Arts, a journal of the Shanghai Theatre Academy. They include pieces on contemporary theatre, modern drama, foreign drama, stage art, acting, and directing.

Postdramatic Theatre and the Chinese Cultural Context - DING Luonan On the Ecology of Avant-Garde Theatre in Shanghai in the 21st Century - ZHAI Yueqin Eight Modes of Romance and Marriage on the Stage Since the May Fourth Movement: A Historical Overview - LU Wei Exploration and Correction: The Significance of Xinyue Society's Staging of Chitra in Theatre History - ZHANG Shiyang The “Gong-Fa” of Xiqu - FU Jin Investigating the Artistic Features of the “Performative Stage Directions” of Liyuanxi - WANG Xiaoru The Trajectory of Jingju and the Impact of Western Culture in the Twentieth Century - ZHANG Weipin The Theoretical Travel and Innovation of the Actantial Model in China - LIN Qinghong From Mickiewicz to Lupa: The Spread and Reception of Polish Drama in China - XU Jian Konrad Swinarski and the Influence of Bertolt Brecht – The Positive Impact of Intercultural Reception on the Development of Theatre - WEI Mei Hip-hop, Immigrants, and Multi-culturalism: Unpacking the “Revolution” and “American Dream” in Hamilton - LI Xiaoyun, LI Xiaohong Reconsidering Cultural and Gender Identities: Analysis of the Xiqu Elements in M. Butterfly: Broadway Revival Edition - YIN Jiao