Kunqu baizhong, Dashi shuoxi (One hundred pieces of Kunqu, Master performers talk about their scenes): A Review Essay

Kim Hunter Gordon is Assistant Professor of Performance Studies and Major Convenor of Global China Studies at Duke Kunshan University. He completed his PhD in Asian Theatre and Dance from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2017 with a Joint Research Fellowship from Nanjing University, where he studied classical singing and prosody with Prof. Xie Yufeng. His extensive fieldwork included learning to perform the sheng role-type under Qian Zhenrong at Jiangsu Kunqu Theatre. He has over a decade of experience in stage translation for Kunqu and actively participates in the avocational singing circuit in China. Prior to his PhD, he worked as a journalist, travel writer and media professional. At DKU, he has more than six years experience teaching media and arts, theatre and performance, Chinese studies and translation. His forthcoming monograph Kunqu: China’s Classical Song Drama is due to be published by Methuen Drama in 2025.