Modern Asian Theatre and Performance 1900-2000 by Wetmore-Jr., Kevin J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Series Dedication Title Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Hybridity, Modernity and Theatre

‘Spoken Drama’ Hybrid Theatres A Theatre of Amateurs and Academics A Theatre of the Educated Elite New Roles for the ‘New Women’ Process of Development A Note on Names

Chapter 1 Modern Japanese Theatre through the Occupation

Traditional Theatre and the Historical Context of Modernity A Desire to Change the Nation and the Theatre Reform Kabuki and Shin-kabuki Shinpa Shingeki Shingeki’s First Split: Literary versus Performative Takarazuka: Another Modern Theatre Shingeki’s Second Split: Psychological versus Political Modern Drama during the War: Censorship and Service Drama under the Occupation Japan Looks West Again: Post-Occupation Theatre to 1960

Chapter 2 Modern Japanese Theatre: 1960 through the Millennium

Transitional Figures: Mishima, Abe and Others The New Paradigm: Post-Shingeki First Generation: The Rise of Angura and Shōgekijō Angura and Butō Second and Third Generations Fourth Generation Fifth Generation: Hybrids for a New Century

Chapter 3 Modern Chinese Theatre to 1949

Emergence of the Spoken Theatre (1900s–1910s) Amateur Theatres, Social Functions and Formal Experiments (1920s) Maturity of Huaju (1930–7) Huaju during and after the War of Resistance against Japan (1937–49)

Chapter 4 Modern Chinese Theatre after 1949

The Pre-Cultural Revolution Years (1949–66) Cultural Revolution (1966–76) Post-Mao Era (1977–2000s)

Chapter 5 Chinese Drama outside the Mainland: Taiwan and Hong Kong

Taiwan Hong Kong

Chapter 6 Modern Korean Theatre

Introduction Traditional Theatres and Performance Forms Modern Korean History and the Evolution of Modern Drama Shinp’agŭk Shingŭk Post-War Theatre in a Divided Korea: 1945–60 Emergence of the Korean Avant-Garde: 1960 Onward Postmodern Global Korean Theatre: 1988–Present Modern North Korean Theatre and Performance

Chapter 7 Modern Indian Theatre

Nineteenth-Century Theatre in India: Colonisation and Decolonisation The Development of Modern Theatre in Bombay The Development of Modern Theatre in Calcutta Struggle for Independence: The Indian People’s Theatre Association Decolonising Theatre: The Theatre of Roots Movement Street Theatre Women’s Theatre Contemporary Theatre/Multiple Streams

Chapter 8 Theatre of Roots: Post-Independence Theatre in India

Panikkar Karnad Towards a National Theatre: Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) Legacies of the Roots Movement

Chapter 9 Modern Southeast Asian Drama

Mainland Southeast Asia Cambodia Laos Myanmar (Burma) Thailand Vietnam Maritime Southeast Asia Brunei East Timor Indonesia Malaysia The Philippines Singapore

Conclusion Notes

Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9

Glossary Bibliography

General Asian Theatre Japanese Theatre Chinese Theatre Korean Theatre Indian Theatre Southeast Asian Theatre For Additional Drama in English see the Following Bibliographies:

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