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Eurasian Theatre - Drama and Performance Between East and West from Classical Antiquity to the Present (Hardcover)
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Eurasian Theatre - Drama and Performance Between East and West from Classical Antiquity to the Present (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Icarus
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The distances that separate East from West - the two extremes of
the Eurasian continent - are enormous. Yet, since ancient times,
the people of Europe and Asia have tried to overcome this
remoteness through a network of trade routes known as the Silk
Road. The great migrations, the continuous military conquests and
the paths relentlessly opened up by merchants have been at the
origin of ideological, technical and artistic exchanges, resulting
in a fusion of cultures. Among the ceaseless travellers on the
routes of the Silk Road, along with soldiers, merchants,
messengers, and pilgrims, we find those who earned their living as
jugglers, acrobats, musicians, actors and dancers. They were people
who brought with them, rooted in their bodies, their own techniques
and histories. Through these performers, the 'fabulous and
mysterious Orient' has exerted an ongoing influence on the art of
the theatre in Europe and America. In the same way, especially in
modern times, actors and dancers from India, China, Japan, and
other Asian countries have drawn inspiration from Western dramatic
genres for a renewal of their ancient traditions. A long history of
travelling actors moving between East and West has slowly taken
shape, and lies at the foundation of our contemporary, professional
performative arts. This updated and revised edition of Drama and
Performance Between East and West (first published in 1992), traces
this history from classical antiquity to the present. The book
constitutes the first complete in-depth historiographic inquiry
into the subject.
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