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Japanese Theatre and the International Stage

Japanese Theatre and the International Stage
Author: Stanca Scholz-Cionca
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2021-08-04
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9004483055

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This well-illustrated work is the first attempt to bridge the gap between several specialized discourses concerning Japanese theatre. Central are problems of scholarly and practical reception of Japanese theatre forms in the West. The essays by a careful selection of internationally well-reputed scholars range widely through Japanese theatre, from the ancient to the postmodern, or, one might say, from kagura to angura. It deals with reception of Japanese theatre in the West, the treatment of the body in stage art and drama, Western influence, the impact of Japanese theatre practice and theory upon the actor’s training, and stage directing in the West. Readers will come across a wide variety of intriguing topics, such as lion dances, kabuki, nôh, folk theatre, taishu engeki, and several important modern playwrights, etc. This book truly promises to intensify future dialogue between the many disciplines concerned with Japanese theatre.


A Guide to the Japanese Stage

A Guide to the Japanese Stage
Author: Ronald Cavaye
Publisher: Kodansha
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2004
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9784770029874

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Japan has a wide range of unique, highly refined performing arts that haveeveloped over centuries. This guide provides a brief history andntroduction to the features of each genre, together with recommendations oflays that are accessible to non-Japanese audiences. Brief synopses arerovided to approximately fifty selected plays, and well-known popularompanies, actors, writers, and directors are introduced. The text is widelyllustrated, and includes information about theatre listings, how to getickets, and which plays are available on DVD. It will be invaluable fornyone planning a visit to Japan and keen to experience its theatre firsthand,s well as providing additional insights for students of Japanese theatrend literature.


Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre

Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre
Author: Samuel L. Leiter
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 816
Release: 2014-10-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1442239115

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Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre is the only dictionary that offers detailed comprehensive coverage of the most important terms, people, and plays in the four principal traditional Japanese theatrical forms—nō, kyōgen, bunraku, and kabuki—supplemented with individual historical essays on each form. This updated edition adds well over 200 plot summaries representing each theatrical form in addition to: a chronology; introductory essay; appendixes; an extensive bibliography; over 1500 cross-referenced entries on important terms; brief biographies of the leading artists and writers; and plot summaries of significant plays. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Japanese theatre.


A History of Japanese Theatre

A History of Japanese Theatre
Author: Jonah Salz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1066
Release: 2016-07-14
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1316395324

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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.


The Japanese Theatre

The Japanese Theatre
Author: Benito Ortolani
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 1995
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780691043333

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From ancient ritualistic practices to modern dance theatre, this study provides concise summaries of all major theatrical art forms in Japan. It situates each genre in its particular social and cultural contexts, describing in detail staging, costumes, repertory and noteworthy actors.


Shakespeare and the Japanese Stage

Shakespeare and the Japanese Stage
Author: Takashi Sasayama
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1998
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0521470439

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Leading Japanese and Western Shakespeare scholars study the interaction of Japanese and Western conceptions of Shakespeare.


The Kabuki Theatre

The Kabuki Theatre
Author: Earle Ernst
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1974-01-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780824803193

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Studies the production and psychology of this Japanese drama form and compares its techniques with those of the Western theater


Japanese Theatre

Japanese Theatre
Author: Faubion Bowers
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2013-01-08
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1462912184

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Japanese Theatre presents a full historical account for Westerners of the theater arts that have flourished for centuries in Japan. Kabuki, arising in the late seventeenth century, is the theater of the commoner. The successive syllables of Kabuki mean "song – dance – skill." The precursors of Kabuki were the puppet theater and the comic interludes in the stately, aristocratic Noh drama – all fully described by the author. In the modem era the Japanese have broken away from Kabuki, and their stage has shown a realistic trend. Left–wing theater groups arose in the 1920’s, were suppressed by the militarists, and then revived during the occupation. Appended to the historical chapters are Mr. Bowers's translations of three Kabuki plays: The Monstrous Spider, Gappo and His Daughter Tsuji, and the bombastic Sukeroku. This book, with its many excellent photographs, is a permanent addition to the West's knowledge of the exotic, exciting theater of Japan and its tradition of great acting.


The Voyage of Contemporary Japanese Theatre

The Voyage of Contemporary Japanese Theatre
Author:
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1997-03-01
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0824865162

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Senda Akihiko is one of Japan's finest and best-known modern drama critics. This collection of his essays, articles, and reviews from 1971 to 1987 presents international audiences with the first opportunity to experience the excitement and accomplishments of the theatrical revolution that has continued to sweep over the Japanese stage since the 1960s. Consistently judicious and honest, the essays reveal the excitement (or disappointment) of each phase in the unfolding "voyage" of contemporary Japanese theatre.