World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific (World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre) by Don Rubin
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This useful compendium of information begins with several general essays on African drama, including some 32 dramatic traditions in Black Africa. (There is a separate volume for Arabic Africa.) Some small dramatic traditions are covered by overview essays, but most countries have sustained studies that achieve a surprising degree of depth and subtlety covering many cultures and languages. They examine traditional ritual as well as formal theatrical drama. Entries follow a common form, beginning with an historical essay; moving on to discussions of the national theater, artistic profiles of important dramatists, theater for young audiences, puppet and mask theater, and architecture; and ending with a unit on training, criticism, scholarship, and publishing. Each chapter ends with a strong bibliography, and an extensive general bibliography is included as well. Together with the previous volumes on Europe (LJ 2/15/95) and America (1995), this effort succeeds admirably at promoting interest in global theater.?Thomas E. Luddy, Salem State Coll., Mass.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Writers from almost every nation on earth profile native expressions of music, dance, and puppet and dramatic theater since 1945 and comment on trends in design, training, criticism, and scholarship, in six insightful, inclusive, and entertaining volumes.
–The New York Public Library selection, The Best of Reference from 2001, April 2002
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This useful compendium of information begins with several general essays on African drama, including some 32 dramatic traditions in Black Africa. (There is a separate volume for Arabic Africa.) Some small dramatic traditions are covered by overview essays, but most countries have sustained studies that achieve a surprising degree of depth and subtlety covering many cultures and languages. They examine traditional ritual as well as formal theatrical drama. Entries follow a common form, beginning with an historical essay; moving on to discussions of the national theater, artistic profiles of important dramatists, theater for young audiences, puppet and mask theater, and architecture; and ending with a unit on training, criticism, scholarship, and publishing. Each chapter ends with a strong bibliography, and an extensive general bibliography is included as well. Together with the previous volumes on Europe (LJ 2/15/95) and America (1995), this effort succeeds admirably at promoting interest in global theater.?Thomas E. Luddy, Salem State Coll., Mass.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Review
Writers from almost every nation on earth profile native expressions of music, dance, and puppet and dramatic theater since 1945 and comment on trends in design, training, criticism, and scholarship, in six insightful, inclusive, and entertaining volumes.
–The New York Public Library selection, The Best of Reference from 2001, April 2002
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The American expatriate poet Gertrude Stein once said that the problem in dealing with Los Angeles as a geographical entity was that 'there's no there there'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
national theatre community, ujamaa era, hira gasy, heroic recitations, ses fonctions sociales, francophone theatre, theatre for young audiences, theatre arts department, national theatre movement, government theatres, foreign cultural centres, theatrical research, spoken theatre, national troupe, theatre competition, national dance troupe, theatre organization, mask tradition, formal theatre, performative events, peuples africains, theatre activities, theatre space, theatre artists, amateur theatre groups Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, New York, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, World War, Wole Soyinka, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, University of Dar, British Council, French West Africa, Institute of African Studies, United States, University of Zambia, Athol Fugard, Ahmadu Bello University, The Drama Review, Port Louis, Market Theatre, Ministry of Culture, Belgian Congo, Ministry of Education, Fourah Bay College, National Institute of the Arts, Cape Coast New!
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The American expatriate poet Gertrude Stein once said that the problem in dealing with Los Angeles as a geographical entity was that 'there's no there there'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
national theatre community, ujamaa era, hira gasy, heroic recitations, ses fonctions sociales, francophone theatre, theatre for young audiences, theatre arts department, national theatre movement, government theatres, foreign cultural centres, theatrical research, spoken theatre, national troupe, theatre competition, national dance troupe, theatre organization, mask tradition, formal theatre, performative events, peuples africains, theatre activities, theatre space, theatre artists, amateur theatre groups Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, New York, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, World War, Wole Soyinka, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, University of Dar, British Council, French West Africa, Institute of African Studies, United States, University of Zambia, Athol Fugard, Ahmadu Bello University, The Drama Review, Port Louis, Market Theatre, Ministry of Culture, Belgian Congo, Ministry of Education, Fourah Bay College, National Institute of the Arts, Cape Coast New!
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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