Routledge handbook of Asian theatre /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Liu, Siyuan, 1964 November 7- (Editor), Richmond, Farley P., 1938-, Mackerras, Colin, Salz, Jonah, Sedana, I Nyoman, Madhavan, Arya, Fitzgerald, Kati, Foley, Kathy, 1947-, Mason, David V. (David Vaughn)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
Series:	Routledge handbooks.
Subjects:	Theater > Asia > History. Theater. Asia. History.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : Understanding Asian theatre
pt. I. Traditional theatre in Asia
Traditional Indian theatre
Traditional Chinese theatre
Traditional Japanese theatre
Traditional Indonesian theatre
pt. II. Dimensions of traditional Asian theatre
Dance in traditional Asian theatre
Music in traditional Asian theatre
Masks in traditional Asian theatre
Puppets in traditional Asian theatre
Costume and makeup in traditional Asian theatre
Architecture and stage of traditional Asian theatre
pt. III. Modern theatre in Asia
Modern Indian theatre
Modern theatre in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
Modern Japanese theatre
Modern Chinese theatre
Modern theatre in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, and North Korea
Modern theatre in mainland Southeast Asia : Thailand, Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam
Modern theatre in maritime Southeast Asia : Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore
pt. IV. Perspectives of modern and contemporary Asian theatre
The beginning of spoken theatre in Asia : colonialism and colonial modernity
Gender performance and the rise of actresses in traditional Asian theatre
Gender performance and the rise of actresses in modern Asian theatre
Modern Asian theatre and indigenous performance
Traditional Asian performance in modern and contemporary times
Intercultural theatre and Shakespeare productions in Asia
Modern musicals in Asia.