Theatre in Southeast Asia / / James R. Brandon

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778539403321
• Autore: Brandon James R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, Mass. : , : Harvard University Press, , 1967
• ISBN: 0-674-02874-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 370 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 792.095
• Soggetti: Theater - Southeast Asia; Performing arts - Southeast Asia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""Part I A Historical Background""; ""2 THE CULTURAL SETTING""; ""3 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEATRE GENRES""; ""4 TRADITIONS OF THEATRE""; ""Part II Theatre as Art""; ""5 DRAMA""; ""6 MUSIC AND DANCE""; ""7 PRODUCTION""; ""8 TRANSMISSION OF THEATRE ART""; ""Part III Theatre as an Institution""; ""9 EXTENT AND DISTRIBUTION""; ""10 THEATRE AND THE SOCIAL CONTRACT""; ""11 THE TROUPE""; ""12 ECONOMICS""; ""13 THE AUDIENCE""; ""14 SOCIAL STATUS OF TROUPES""; ""Part IV Theatre as Communication""; ""15 PAST AND PRESENT""; ""16 THEATRE AND OTHER MASS MEDIA"" ""17 THEATRE AND THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS""""APPENDIX: MAJOR THEATRE GENRES AS PERFORMED IN 1964""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""NOTES""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""INDEX""
• Sommario/riassunto: An astonishing variety of theatrical performances may be seen in the eight countries of Southeast Asia-Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Brandon's lively, wide-ranging discussion points out interesting similarities and differences among the countries. Many of his photographs are included here.