This book examines the dynamic intermingling of Asian performance of theatre and dance across the borders of the ancient Silk Road, which connected China with cultures and countries throughout Asia, and beyond.

Wei Zhang is Professor at Hangzhou Normal University. She is the author of Chinese Adaptations of Brecht: Appropriation and Intertextuality (2020). Her research has been published in Theatre Research International, Asian Theatre Journal, Comparative Drama, Classical Receptions Journal, and many other journals.