A History of Japanese Theatre

A History of Japanese Theatre
Author :
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 1066
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781316395325
ISBN-13 : 1316395324
Rating : 4/5 (324 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A History of Japanese Theatre by : Jonah Salz

Download or read book A History of Japanese Theatre written by Jonah Salz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan boasts one of the world's oldest, most vibrant and most influential performance traditions. This accessible and complete history provides a comprehensive overview of Japanese theatre and its continuing global influence. Written by eminent international scholars, it spans the full range of dance-theatre genres over the past fifteen hundred years, including noh theatre, bunraku puppet theatre, kabuki theatre, shingeki modern theatre, rakugo storytelling, vanguard butoh dance and media experimentation. The first part addresses traditional genres, their historical trajectories and performance conventions. Part II covers the spectrum of new genres since Meiji (1868–), and Parts III to VI provide discussions of playwriting, architecture, Shakespeare, and interculturalism, situating Japanese elements within their global theatrical context. Beautifully illustrated with photographs and prints, this history features interviews with key modern directors, an overview of historical scholarship in English and Japanese, and a timeline. A further reading list covers a range of multimedia resources to encourage further explorations.


A History of Japanese Theatre Related Books

A History of Japanese Theatre
Language: en
Pages: 1066
Authors: Jonah Salz
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-07-14 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

GET EBOOK

Japan boasts one of the world's oldest, most vibrant and most influential performance traditions. This accessible and complete history provides a comprehensive
Japanese Theatre Transcultural
Language: en
Pages: 230
Authors: Stanca Scholz-Cionca
Categories: Theater
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

A Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Empire
Language: en
Pages: 320
Authors: Peter Marx
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-08 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

GET EBOOK

The 19th century ushered in an unprecedented boom in technology, the unification of European nations, the building of global empires and stabilization of the mi
America's Japan and Japan's Performing Arts
Language: en
Pages: 275
Authors: Barbara Thornbury
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-04-15 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press

GET EBOOK

America’s Japan and Japan’s Performing Arts studies the images and myths that have shaped the reception of Japan-related theater, music, and dance in the Un
Shakespeare in the Theatre: Yukio Ninagawa
Language: en
Pages: 249
Authors: Conor Hanratty
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-03-05 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

GET EBOOK

Yukio Ninagawa (1935–2016) was Japan's foremost director of Shakespeare whose productions were acclaimed around the world. His work was lauded for its spectac