This chapter examines Marco Polo’s evolving image as a symbol of Sino-Italian relations. Adopting a Performance Studies framework, it analyzes the Chinese ballet Marco Polo (2010), where choreography fuses classical ballet and Chinese aesthetics to position Polo as both a diplomatic figure and a vehicle for (re)narrating Chinese cultural heritage.
Marco Polo’s Cultural Legacy in China / Lepri, Chiara. - (2026).
Marco Polo’s Cultural Legacy in China
Lepri, Chiara
2026
Abstract
This chapter examines Marco Polo’s evolving image as a symbol of Sino-Italian relations. Adopting a Performance Studies framework, it analyzes the Chinese ballet Marco Polo (2010), where choreography fuses classical ballet and Chinese aesthetics to position Polo as both a diplomatic figure and a vehicle for (re)narrating Chinese cultural heritage.File allegati a questo prodotto
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