The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre

More information on pan-Asian theatre is packed into this acclaimed Guide than is contained in any other single-volume work.

James R. Brandon (Edited by)

9780521588225, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 28 January 1997

262 pages, 30 b/w illus.
23.4 x 15.6 x 1.4 cm, 0.37 kg

'Well researched, nicely presented, and accessible.' American Reference Books Annual

A comprehensive and authoritative single-volume reference work on the theatre arts of Asia-Oceania. Nine expert scholars provide entries on performance in twenty countries from Pakistan in the west, through India and Southeast Asia to China, Japan and Korea in the east. An introductory pan-Asian essay explores basic themes - they include ritual, dance, puppetry, training, performance and masks. The national entries concentrate on the historical development of theatre in each country, followed by entries on the major theatre forms, and articles on playwrights, actors and directors. The entries are accompanied by rare photographs and helpful reading lists.

Introduction
Bangladesh
Burma
Cambodia
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Laos
Malaysia
Nepal
Oceania
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand, Vietnam
Index to artists and genres.

Subject Areas: Theatre studies [AN]