Routledge Handbook of Asian Theatre is an advanced level reference guide which surveys the rich and diverse traditions of classical and contemporary performing arts in Asia, showcasing significant scholarship in recent years. An international team of over 50 contributors provide authoritative overviews on a variety of topics across Asia, including dance, music, puppetry, make-up and costume, architecture, colonialism, modernity, gender, musicals, and intercultural Shakespeare.
This volume is divided into four sections covering:
- Representative Theatrical Traditions in Asia.
- Cross-Regional Aspects of Classical and Folk Theatres.
- Modern and Contemporary Theatres in Asian Countries.
- Modernity, Gender Performance, Intercultural and Musical Theatre in Asia.
Offering a cutting edge overview of Asian theatre and performance, the Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers and students studying this ever-evolving field.
Introduction
Siyuan Liu
Part I. Traditional Theatre in Asia
1. Traditional Indian Theatre
Farley Richmond
2. Traditional Chinese Theatre
Colin Mackerras
3. Traditional Japanese Theatre
Jonah Salz
4. Traditional Indonesian Theatre
I Nyoman Sedana and Kathy Foley
Part II. Dimensions of Traditional Asian Theatre
5. Dance in Traditional Asian Theatre
India: Arya Madhavan
China: Fan Xing
Tibet: Kati Fitzgerald
Uyghur: Ronald Gilliam
Japan: Colleen Lanki
Korea: CedarBough T. Saeji
Southeast Asia: Kathy Foley
Cambodia: Celia Tuchman-Rosta
6. Music in Traditional Asian Theatre
India: Arya Madhavan
China: Ashley Thorpe
Tibet: Kati Fitzgerald
Uyghur: Ronald Gilliam
Japan: Jay Keister
Korea: Andrew Killick
Southeast Asia: Kirstin Pauka
7. Masks in Traditional Asian Theatre
Tibet: Kati Fitzgerald
Korea: CedarBough T. Saeji
Japan: Diego Pellecchia
Southeast Asia: Margaret Coldiron
8. Puppets in Traditional Asian Theatre
Kathy Foley
9. Costume and Makeup in Traditional Asian Theatre
India: David Mason
China: Alexandra Bonds
Japan: Monica Bethe
Southeast Asia: Kirstin Pauka and Lauren Meeker
10. Architecture and Stage of Traditional Asian Theatre
India: David Mason
China: Colin Mackerras
Japan: Julie A. Iezzi
Southeast Asia: Kathy Foley
Part III. Modern Theatre in Asia
11. Modern Indian Theatre
Aparna Dharwadker
12. Modern Theatre in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
Pakistan: David Mason
Bangladesh: Syed Jamil Achmed
Nepal: Carol C. Davis
Sri Lanka: Kanchuka Dharmasiri
13. Modern Japanese Theatre
John K. Gillespie
14. Modern Chinese Theatre
Siyuan Liu
15. Modern Theatre in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, and North Korea
Hong Kong: Gilbert C. F. Fong and Shelby Kar-yan Chan
Taiwai: Katherine Hui-ling Chou
Korea: Kim Yun-Cheol
North Korea: Ji Hyon (Kayla) Yuh
16. Modern Theatre in Mainland Southeast Asia: Thailand, Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam
Thailand: Pawit Mahasarinand
Burma: Ye Taik
Laos: Jennifer Goodlander
Cambodia: Khoun Chanreaksmey and Siyuan Liu
Vietnam: Trinh Nguyen
17. Modern Theatre in Maritime Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore
Michael Bodden
Part IV. Perspectives of Modern and Contemporary Asian Theatre
18. The Beginning of Spoken Theatre: Colonialism and Colonial Modernity
India: Anita Singh
Indonesia: Matthew Isaac Cohen
Japan: Maki Isaka
China: Siyuan Liu
19. Gender Performance and the Rise of Actresses in Traditional Asian Theatre
India: Anita Singh
Japan: Maki Isaka
China: Siyuan Liu
Southeast Asia: Kathy Foley
Case Study: Indonesian Wayang kulit Dalang: Jennifer Goodlander and Ashley Robertson
20. Gender Performance and the Rise of Actresses in Modern Asian Theatre
India: Anita Singh
Japan: Ayako Kano
China: Siyuan Liu
Korea: Jan Creutzenberg
Southeast Asia: Kathy Foley
21. Modern Asian Theatre and Indigenous Performance
India: Anita Singh
Japan: Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei
China: Siyuan Liu
Korea: Jan Creutzenberg
Southeast Asia: Kathy Foley
22. Traditional Asian Performance in Modern and Contemporary Times
India: Arya Madhavan
Japan: Jonah Salz
China: Min Tian
Korea: CedarBough T. Saeji
Southeast Asia: Jennifer Goodlander
23. Intercultural Theatre and Asian Shakespeare Productions in Asia
India: Shormishtha Panja
Japan: Suematsu Michiko
Chinese language theatre: Alexa Huang
Southeast Asia: Yong Li Lan
24. Modern Musicals in Asia
Japan: Makiko Yamanashi
China: Sissi Liu
Hong Kong: Gilbert C. F. Fong and Shelby Kar-yan Chan
Taiwan: Fan-ting Cheng
Korea: Ji Hyon (Kayla) Yuh
Southeast Asia: Caleb Goh
Biography
Siyuan Liu is a former President of the Association for Asian Performance and an Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University of British Columbia, Canada.
"It is a comprehensive resource that can, in different ways, serve both advanced scholars and novice students, and would be a useful text for both undergraduate and graduate courses covering Asian theatre. It will inspire and facilitate faculty to move curricula beyond the familiar genres usually covered in this arena to include more updated views of the subject. It also honors the dedicated scholars who have devoted themselves to this research."
CLAUDIA ORENSTEIN, Hunter College, CUNY, Theatre Journal