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Routledge Handbook of Asian Theatre is an advanced level reference
guide which surveys the rich and diverse traditions of classical
and contemporary performing arts in Asia, showcasing significant
scholarship in recent years. An international team of over 50
contributors provide authoritative overviews on a variety of topics
across Asia, including dance, music, puppetry, make-up and costume,
architecture, colonialism, modernity, gender, musicals, and
intercultural Shakespeare. This volume is divided into four
sections covering: Representative Theatrical Traditions in Asia.
Cross-Regional Aspects of Classical and Folk Theatres. Modern and
Contemporary Theatres in Asian Countries. Modernity, Gender
Performance, Intercultural and Musical Theatre in Asia. Offering a
cutting edge overview of Asian theatre and performance, the
Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers and
students studying this ever-evolving field.
Routledge Handbook of Asian Theatre is an advanced level reference
guide which surveys the rich and diverse traditions of classical
and contemporary performing arts in Asia, showcasing significant
scholarship in recent years. An international team of over 50
contributors provide authoritative overviews on a variety of topics
across Asia, including dance, music, puppetry, make-up and costume,
architecture, colonialism, modernity, gender, musicals, and
intercultural Shakespeare. This volume is divided into four
sections covering: Representative Theatrical Traditions in Asia.
Cross-Regional Aspects of Classical and Folk Theatres. Modern and
Contemporary Theatres in Asian Countries. Modernity, Gender
Performance, Intercultural and Musical Theatre in Asia. Offering a
cutting edge overview of Asian theatre and performance, the
Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers and
students studying this ever-evolving field.
A companion volume to "Modern Asian Theatre and Performance
1900-2000," this anthology contains nine emblematic scripts from
twentieth and twenty-first century Asian theatre. Opening with a
history of modern Asian drama and a summary of the plays and their
contexts, it features nine works written between 1912 and 2009 in
Japan, China, Korea, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. Showcasing fresh
contemporary writing alongside plays central to the established
canon, the collection surveys each playwright's work, and includes:
"Father Returns" by Kikuchi Kan "Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner and
the Farewell Speech" by Okada Toshiki "Sunrise" by Cao Yu "I Love
XXX" by Meng Jinghui, Huang Jingang, Wang Xiaoli, Shi Hang "Bicycle
"by O Tae-sok"The Post Office "by Rabindranath Tagore"Hayavadana"
by Girish Karnad "The Struggle of the Naga Tribe" by W. S. Rendra
"Truong Ba's Soul in the Butcher's Skin "by Luu Quang Vu The
chronological and geographical breadth of the anthology provides a
unique insight into modern Asian theatre and is essential to any
understanding of its relation to Western drama and indigenous
performance.
Modern Asian Theatre and Performance 1900 - 2000 is a
ground-breaking survey, tracking the advent of modern drama in
Japan, India, China, Korea and Southeast Asia. It considers the
shaping power of realism and naturalism, the influence of Western
culture, the relationship between theatrical modernisation and
social modernisation, and how theatre operates in contemporary
Asian society. Organised by period, nation and region, each chapter
provides: *a historical overview of the culture; *an outline of
theatre history; *a survey of significant playwrights, actors,
directors, companies, plays and productions. With contributions
from an international team of scholars, this authoritative
introduction will uniquely equip students and scholars with a broad
understanding of the modern theatre histories of Asia.
Modern Asian Theatre and Performance 1900 - 2000 is a
ground-breaking survey, tracking the advent of modern drama in
Japan, India, China, Korea and Southeast Asia. It considers the
shaping power of realism and naturalism, the influence of Western
culture, the relationship between theatrical modernisation and
social modernisation, and how theatre operates in contemporary
Asian society. Organised by period, nation and region, each chapter
provides: *a historical overview of the culture; *an outline of
theatre history; *a survey of significant playwrights, actors,
directors, companies, plays and productions. With contributions
from an international team of scholars, this authoritative
introduction will uniquely equip students and scholars with a broad
understanding of the modern theatre histories of Asia.
The profound political, economic, and social changes in China in
the second half of the twentieth century have produced a wealth of
scholarship, but less studied is how cultural events, and theater
reforms in particular, contributed to the dynamic landscape of
contemporary Chinese society. Rethinking Chinese Socialist Theaters
of Reform fills this gap by investigating the theories and practice
of socialist theater and their effects on a diverse range of
genres, including Western-style spoken drama, Chinese folk opera,
dance drama, Shanghai opera, Beijing opera, and rural theater.
Focusing on the 1950s and '60s, when theater art occupied a
prominent political and cultural role in Maoist China, this book
examines the efforts to remake theater in a socialist image. It
explores the unique dynamics between official discourse, local
politics, performance practice, and audience reception that emerged
under the pressures of highly politicized cultural reform as well
as the off-stage, lived impact of rapid policy change on
individuals and troupes obscured by the public record. This
multidisciplinary collection covers a wide range of perspectives,
geographical locations, specific research methods, genres of
performance, and individual knowledge and experience. The richly
diverse approach leads readers through a nuanced and complex
cultural landscape as it contributes significantly to our
understanding of a crucial period in the development of modern
Chinese theater and performance.
This Element focuses on Xin Fengxia (1927-1998), a star of the
regional xiqu form pingju, and her prominent role in transforming
the genre from folk entertainment for the lower class to one of the
most notable winners of the xiqu reform after the establishment of
the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. The Element's four
sections expand from this core concept to include the four stages
of her life experience and artistry that shaped her legacy: growing
up in China's third largest theatre market Tianjin before 1949,
national stardom in Beijing (1949-1957), restricted creativity
amidst political upheavals (1957-1975), and as a prominent author
after a stroke (1977-1998). Rather than following a biographical
approach, these sections zero in on the environment before and
after 1949 that made her a prominent pingju reformer and the
consequent price of such success.
A companion volume to "Modern Asian Theatre and Performance
1900-2000," this anthology contains nine emblematic scripts from
twentieth and twenty-first century Asian theatre. Opening with a
history of modern Asian drama and a summary of the plays and their
contexts, it features nine works written between 1912 and 2009 in
Japan, China, Korea, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. Showcasing fresh
contemporary writing alongside plays central to the established
canon, the collection surveys each playwright's work, and includes:
"Father Returns" by Kikuchi Kan "Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner and
the Farewell Speech" by Okada Toshiki "Sunrise" by Cao Yu "I Love
XXX" by Meng Jinghui, Huang Jingang, Wang Xiaoli, Shi Hang "Bicycle
"by O Tae-sok"The Post Office "by Rabindranath Tagore"Hayavadana"
by Girish Karnad "The Struggle of the Naga Tribe" by W. S. Rendra
"Truong Ba's Soul in the Butcher's Skin "by Luu Quang Vu The
chronological and geographical breadth of the anthology provides a
unique insight into modern Asian theatre and is essential to any
understanding of its relation to Western drama and indigenous
performance.
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