Modernization of Asian Theatres - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Modernization of Asian Theatres write by Yasushi Nagata. This book was released on 2019-05-13. Modernization of Asian Theatres available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume focuses on the theatre history of Asian countries, and discusses the specific context of theatre modernization in Asia. While Asian theatre is one of the primary interests within theatre scholarship in the world today, knowledge of Asian theatre history is very limited and often surprisingly incorrect. Therefore, this volume addresses a major gap in contemporary theatre studies. The volume discusses the conflict between tradition and modernity in theatre, suggesting that the problems of modernity are closely related to the idea of tradition. Although Asian countries preserved the traditional form and values of their respective theatres, they had to also confront the newly introduced values or mechanisms of European modernity. Several papers in this volume therefore provide critical surveys of the history of theatre modernization in Asian countries or regions—Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India Malaysia, Singapore, and Uyghur. Other papers focus on specific case studies of the history of modernization, discussing contemporary Taiwanese performances, translations of modern French comedy into Chinese, the modernization of Chinese Xiqu, modern Okinawan plays, Malaysian traditional performances, Korean national theatre, and Japanese plays during World War II. Renowned academics and theatre critics have contributed to this volume, making it a valuable resource for researchers and students of theatre studies, literature, and cultural studies.
Modern Asian Theatre and Performance 1900-2000
Modern Asian Theatre and Performance 1900-2000 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Modern Asian Theatre and Performance 1900-2000 write by Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.. This book was released on 2014-05-08. Modern Asian Theatre and Performance 1900-2000 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
USE OF ASIAN THEATRE FOR MODERN WESTERN THEATRE
USE OF ASIAN THEATRE FOR MODERN WESTERN THEATRE - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook USE OF ASIAN THEATRE FOR MODERN WESTERN THEATRE write by MIN. TIAN. This book was released on 2018. USE OF ASIAN THEATRE FOR MODERN WESTERN THEATRE available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is a historical study of the use of Asian theatre for modern Western theatre as practiced by its founding fathers, including Aurélien Lugné-Poe, Adolphe Appia, Gordon Craig, W.B. Yeats, Jacques Copeau, Charles Dullin, Antonin Artaud, V.E. Meyerhold, Sergei Eisenstein, and Bertolt Brecht. It investigates the theories and practices of these leading figures in their transnational and cross-cultural relationship with Asian theatrical traditions and their interpretations and appropriations of the Asian traditions in their reactional struggles against the dominance of commercialism and naturalism. From the historical and aesthetic perspectives of traditional Asian theatres, it approaches this intercultural phenomenon as a (Euro)centred process of displacement of the aesthetically and culturally differentiated Asian theatrical traditions and of their historical differences and identities. Looking into the displaced and distorted mirror of Asian theatre, the founding fathers of modern Western theatre saw, in their imagination of the 'ghostly' Other, nothing but a (self- )reflection or, more precisely, a (self- )projection and emplacement, of their competing ideas and theories preconceived for the construction, and the future development, of modern Western theatre.
The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre
The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre write by James R. Brandon. This book was released on 1997-01-28. The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A comprehensive and authoritative single-volume reference work on the theatre arts of Asia-Oceania. Nine expert scholars provide entries on performance in twenty countries from Pakistan in the west, through India and Southeast Asia to China, Japan and Korea in the east. An introductory pan-Asian essay explores basic themes - they include ritual, dance, puppetry, training, performance and masks. The national entries concentrate on the historical development of theatre in each country, followed by entries on the major theatre forms, and articles on playwrights, actors and directors. The entries are accompanied by rare photographs and helpful reading lists.
The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre write by Don Rubin. This book was released on 2001. The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This new in paperback edition of World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre covers the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, including the United States. Volume 5 covers Asia/Pacific. Entries are preceded by specialist introductions on Theatre in Post-Colonial Latin America, Theatres of North America, Puppet Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Music Theatre and Dance Theatre. The essays follow the series format, allowing for cross-referring across subjects, both within the volume and between volumes. Each country entry is written by specialists in the particular country and the volume has its own teams of regional editors, overseen by the main editorial team based at the University of York in Canada headed by Don Rubin.
