New Sites For Shakespeare: Theatre, the Audience, and AsiaRoutledge, 2013 M04 3 - 224 páginas In the course of exploring the theatrical cultures of South and East Asia, eminent Shakespeareanist John Russell Brown developed some remarkable theories about the nature of performance, the state of Western 'Theatre' today, and the future potential of Shakespeare's plays. In New Sites for Shakespeare he outlines his passionate belief in the power of theatre to reach mass audiences, based on his experiences of popular Asian performances. It is a personal polemic, but it is also a carefully argued and brilliantly persuasive study of the kind of theatrical experience Shakespeare's own contemporaries enjoyed. This is a book which cannot be ignored by anyone who cares about the live performing arts today. Separate chapters consider staging, acting, improvisation, ceremonies and ritual, and an analysis of the experience of the audience is paramount throughout. |
Contenido
1 | 8 |
1 | 23 |
on stage and off stage | 29 |
action and meaning | 43 |
2 | 58 |
3 | 68 |
imagination and involvement | 71 |
The central character supported by members of the chorus | 77 |
An onnagata performer Tokicho as the wife of a warrior | 113 |
actors and stages | 121 |
Shang Changrong in the title role of King Qis Dream based | 130 |
texts and study | 139 |
theatres and design | 162 |
Forward prospect | 190 |
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freedom and collusion | 91 |
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New Sites for Shakespeare: Theatre, the Audience, and Asia John Russell Brown Vista previa limitada - 1999 |
New Sites For Shakespeare: Theatre, the Audience, and Asia John Russell Brown Vista previa limitada - 2013 |
New Sites for Shakespeare: Theatre, the Audience, and Asia John Russell Brown Vista previa limitada - 1999 |
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