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Books on: japanese theatre

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Japanese Theatre and the International Stage

Book by Stanca Scholz-Cionca, Samuel L. Leiter; Brill, 2001

Subjects:

Japanese Drama--20th Century--History And Criticism--Congresses, Performing Arts--Japan--History--20th Century--Congresses, Theater--Japan--History--20th Century--Congresses

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...participated in several Italo-Japanese cultural exchange programs...ECKERSALL is lecturer in theatre studies in the Department...theme of contemporary Japanese theatre and is coeditor...Touch of Difference: Theatre Own and Foreign ( 1990...After Apocalypse: Four Japanese Plays of Hiroshima and...
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Japanese Theatre

Book by Faubion Bowers; Hermitage House, 1952

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Japanese Drama--History And Criticism, Theater--Japan--History

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History of the Japanese Theatre , by Dr. Tsubouchi Shoyo...Kasai, millionaire Japanese merchant, 56 Ichi Ban...penal code, 225 Japanese theatre, acrobatics in, 11...217 , 218 ; effect on Japanese people, 29 ; effect...
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Derek Walcott and West Indian Drama: Not Only a Playwright but a Company, the Trinidad Theatre Workshop 1959-1993

Book by Bruce King; Clarendon Press, 1997

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Theater--Trinidad and Tobago--History--20th century, Trinidad Theatre Workshop--History, Walcott, Derek--Criticism and interpretation, West Indies--In literature

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...earlier appreciated in Oriental theatre, which could be developed...radically new American musical theatre, using American song and dance...non-naturalistic, poetic theatre, but more completely integrating...expression. The still points of Japanese theatre were translated by...
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The Story of Unity Theatre

Book by Colin Chambers; Lawrence & Wishart, 1989

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Unity Theatre (Group)

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...popular. Among Lindsays mass declamations performed by Unity and other left-wing theatre groups in Britain were The Agony of China (written after the Japanese invasion and known by some as The Agony of Unity), Salute the Soviet Union, We...
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The Theatre Guild, the First Ten Years

Book by Walter Prichard Eaton; Brentanos, 1929

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Drama, Theatre Guild

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...devotion which has gone into this theatre from all its directors. The...full season was Masefields Japanese tragedy, " The Faithful...subscribers hardly filled the theatre for one night, but the play...contributed much to the nascent theatre, but it was no less inevitable...

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Journal Articles on: japanese theatre

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Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre

Journal article by Holly A. Blumner; Asian Theatre Journal, Vol. 24, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre (Book)--Book reviews

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...Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre, fills this need and makes Japanese theatre terminology more accessible for Asian theatre scholars. Leiter published...for the traditional theatres of no kyagen, bunraku...four above-mentioned theatre forms, a historical chronology of Japanese theatre history, appendixes...
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Progressive Traditions: An Illustrated Study of Plot Repetition in Traditional Japanese Theatre

Journal article by Julie A. Iezzi; Asian Theatre Journal, Vol. 25, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Progressive Traditions: An Illustrated Study of Plot Repetition in Traditional Japanese Theatre (Book)--Book reviews

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...Repetition in Traditional Japanese Theatre. by Julie A. Iezzi...REPETITION IN TRADITIONAL JAPANESE THEATRE. By Helen S...traditional Japanese theatre genres seem to have...occasionally uses untranslated Japanese terminology and inconsistently...
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Modern Japanese Drama in English

Journal article by Kevin J. Wetmore Jr.; Asian Theatre Journal, Vol. 23, 2006

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Japanese drama--Analysis, Japanese drama--History

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...traditional theatres of no, kyogen...challenged Japanese conceptions of the theatre. As J...to modern Japanese theatre has been...traditional theatres. Three periods...traditional Japanese theatre and modern theatres from around...
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Edward Gordon Craig and Japanese Theatre

Journal article by Sang-Kyong Lee; Asian Theatre Journal, Vol. 17, 2000

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Craig, Edward Gordon--Criticism, interpretation, etc., European drama--Analysis, Japanese drama--Influence, Symbolic play--Analysis, Theatrical producers and directors--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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...to study the modern theatres there, and more especially...to introduce such a theatre into Japan--it is...advancing the art of the Japanese theatre. There can...Craig, Yeats, et le Theatre dOrient." In Jean Jacquot, ed., Les Theatres dAsie. Paris: Editions...Keene, Donald. 1953. Japanese Literature: An Introduction...No. The Classical Theatre of Japan. Tokyo...
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Ninagawa Yukio's Intercultural Hamlet: Parsing Japanese Iconography

Journal article by Jon M. Brokering; Asian Theatre Journal, Vol. 24, 2007

Subjects:

Drama--Management, Dramatists--Influence, Dramatists--Works, Japanese culture--Influence, Plays--Management, Playwrights--Influence, Playwrights--Works, Shakespeare, William--Influence, Shakespeare, William--Works, Theater production--Equipment and supplies, Theater production--Methods, Theater--Equipment and supplies, Theater--Methods, Theater--Production and direction, Theatrical directors--Works, Theatrical producers and directors--Works, Theatrical production--Equipment and supplies, Theatrical production--Methods, Yukio, Ninagawa--Works

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...of Western theater by Japanese theatre companies and by the...style of traditional Japanese theatre. For example, the...As the most popular theatre director in Japan, Ninagawas influence on Japanese theatre is unparalleled...

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Magazine Articles on: japanese theatre

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Breaking the Mold: Women in Japanese Theatre

Magazine article by Misako Koike; American Theatre, Vol. 14, April 1997

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Japan--Social aspects, Japanese--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Theater--Japan, Women--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

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Breaking the mold: women in Japanese theatre. by Misako Koike A barefoot...are making a difference in Japanese theatre, but their outlets and opportunities...reveals, a double standard in Japanese society works in mens favor...
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Dance like Butoh, Act Japanese

Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 24, November 2007

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Butoh (Dance)--Fairs and festivals, Dance teachers--Appreciation, Dance teachers--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Ohno, Kazuo--Appreciation, Ohno, Kazuo--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations

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Dance like Butoh, Act Japanese. NEW YORK CITY: On Oct. 27...inspiration to practitioners of this Japanese dance-theatre form, which he originated in the...with a taste for hallucinatory Japanese imagery. Under the umbrella of...
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A Tokyo Story: After Decades of Trying to Be Produced in Japan, a Questing Japanese-American Playwright Comes upon an Oasis

Magazine article by Philip Kan Gotanda; American Theatre, Vol. 21, May-June 2004

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A Song for a Nisei Fisherman (Play)--Performances, Dramatists--Personal narratives, Dramatists--Works, Playwrights--Personal narratives, Playwrights--Works

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...is Japanese and American-Japanese. There is always a need to...wanting to identify with the Japanese--wanting answers to my...the early 70s. The Mingei Theatres production of The Sisters...June 18 at Tokyos Kinokuniya Theatre. Japanese roots: Hiroshi Kamiyama and...
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Global Spotlight: A Sampler from the World Stage

Magazine article by Benjamin W. Sampson; American Theatre, Vol. 20, November 2003

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Death Variations (Play)--Performances, Japanese drama, Japanese drama--Performances, National Theatre of Great Britain--Performances, Theater, Theater--Fairs and festivals

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...Paris, France PARIS AUTUMN FESTIVAL: The theatre section of this annual fall festival opens...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED San Francisco, USA THEATRE OF YUGEN: While you no doubt know noh...Japans esteemed Mansaku-no-kai kyogen theatre company when it presents several pieces...
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A Conversation with Peter Zeisler

Magazine article by Anna Deavere Smith; American Theatre, Vol. 12, July 1995

Subjects:

Theater--Personalities, Theatre Communications Group--Officials and employees, Zeisler, Peter--Interviews

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...managing a play at the Royale Theatre, Affairs of State, in 1950...Pacific was playing. Four theatres all have a common alleyway...separates them from commercial theatre. But increasingly, I find the choices theatres must make are based on how...two weeks in Japan. The Japanese are interested in nonprofit theatre - its a totally alien concept...

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Newspaper Articles on: japanese theatre

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Restaurants: Juggling Chef Adds Ambience Ambience; Barry Turnbull Delights in the Flaming Theatre of Japanese Food

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), August 6, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Turnbull Delights in the Flaming Theatre of Japanese Food. Byline: Barry Turnbull...to enjoy Chinese food. Now the Japanese are coming. The Sapporo Teppanyaki...attempted to create one of the best Japanese dining experiences in the country...
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CULTURE: ARTS REVIEWS - Japanese Flair for Shouting Adds That Vital Edge; Titus Andronicus Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), June 22, 2006

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Theater

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

CULTURE: ARTS REVIEWS - Japanese Flair for Shouting Adds That...Andronicus Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon...was reminded of those bizarre Japanese TV game shows beloved of Chris...it brings something from the Japanese temperament, a nervous excitability...
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IT'S PLAYTIME; This Is a Caption, This Is a Caption , This Is a Caption ; Unhappy Families: The Moody Cast of Is This about Sex? ; American Burlesque Star Julie Atlas Muz Is the Star of Gorgeous Morons at the New Theatre ; Atlas Muz in Gorgeous Morons ; School Daze: The Pupils in the History Boys

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 28, 2007

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Dublin Theatre Festival

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Gorgeous Morons at the New Theatre ; Atlas Muz in Gorgeous Morons...wall - make way forDublins Theatre Festival FROM drag queens performing...winningproduction, Hibiki, the Japanese show in the Gaiety. Its very...ie (Sept 28- 30). HIBIKI Japanese dance comes to the Gaiety...
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Ford's Theatre to Undergo Change of Directorship

Newspaper article by Ann Geracimos; The Washington Times, October 25, 1996

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Ford's Theatre

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Fords Theatre to undergo change of directorship...drama took place at Fords Theatre after Wednesdays opening...concentration-camp survivor and a Japanese-American soldier who helped...members about the indignities Japanese-Americans suffered in internment...
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Edinburgh, from Apocalyptic Theatre to a Crazed Nutcracker, Our Critics Take Their Pick of This Year's Festival

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 29, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Edinburgh, from Apocalyptic Theatre to a Crazed Nutcracker, Our Critics...religion. DEMETRI MARTIN (George Square Theatre, 17-28 Aug) Only a fleeting visit...American family. BRUCE DESSAU FRINGE THEATRE AFTER THE END (Traverse, 4-28...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: japanese theatre

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Asian Drama

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Japanese. In the 20th cent. the Japanese have produced many Western plays, but their influence on Japanese drama has not yet been significant...Bibliography See F. Bowers, Japanese Theatre (1952); J. J. Brandon et al...
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Sharaku Toshusai

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

SHARAKU TOSHUSAI sha rakoo toshoosi , fl. 1794, Japanese artist. Extant sources indicate that he was either...1968); H. Henderson and L. Ledoux, Sharaku: Japanese Theatre Prints (1984...
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Chikamatsu, Monzaemon

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...1725, the first professional Japanese dramatist. Chikamatsu wrote primarily...the development of the modern Japanese theater. Among his best-known...Keene, Bunraku, The Art of the Japanese Puppet Theatre (1965); C. A. Gerstle, Circles...
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Pyongyang

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...dynasty. Pyongyang fell c.1594 to the Japanese, who hoped to use it as a base for...but who then destroyed the city. Japanese invaders again devastated Pyongyang...old Buddhist temples, and the Grand Theatre. Pyongyang is home to many museums, libraries, theatres, and universities. Moran-bong Stadium...
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National Parks and Monuments

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...of a World War II internment camp for Japanese Americans. See relocation center . Montezuma...Restored home of the playwright. Fords Theatre HS Washington, D.C. 1970 .29...Site of World War II internment of Japanese Americans. See relocation center . Marsh...

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