Submitted by Julian Cook on April 28, 2016 - 10:12am
When people become marginalized from the society at large, it is made clear that they do not belong to the dominant discourse. Thus, they are boxed into a category (or categories) that functions to distinguish them from the center.
Hua Wenyi (1941–2022) was one of the most influential Kunqu opera performers of her generation. Born and trained in Shanghai, China, she rose to prominence as a leading dan (refined female-role) performer and later served as the director of the Shanghai Kun Opera...
"Exploring the Hua Wenyi Collection on California Revealed" by Mei-Chen Chen.The UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive is honored to celebrate the Kunqu legacy of Hua Wenyi on February 9, 2026. In 2023, the Archive acquired the Hua Wenyi Collection,...
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