| Description |
1 online resource (xxxv, 213 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-206) and index. |
| Contents |
Kabuki and the challenges of a changing theatre world -- New acting, new production, some new playwriting -- Artists, ideologues and ideological artists -- Diversity in adversity -- Theatre mobilised -- Consolidation -- One tradition promoted, one challenged and one created. |
| Summary |
This book endeavours to unravel the complicated skeins of Japanese theatre in the modern period and offers an appreciation of the richness of choice of presentational and representational theatre forms. Since the end of world War II there has been continuing but different conflict between the major theatrical genres. Kabuki continues to defend its ground successfully, but the 'new drama' (shingeki) became firmly established in its own right in the 1960s. It was a vigorous and exuberant 'underground' theatre which exploited anything and everything in the Japanese and western theatre traditio. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Theater -- Japan -- History -- 20th century.
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Theater. |
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Japan. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Japanese drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Japanese drama. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Powell, Brian, 1939- Japan's modern theatre 1873410301 (OCoLC)50228979 |
| ISBN |
9781134242016 (electronic book) |
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1134242018 (electronic book) |
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1873410301 |
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9781873410301 |
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