Comparative Drama articles from September 2005

Comparative Drama archives from September 2005

Early Asian drama: conversations and convergences.(Critical essay)
September 22, 2005... Introduction The idea for this special issue began as a proposal for a double session on the convergences of Eastern and Western Drama for the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo in the spring of 2003. Entitled "East...

Medieval Korean Drama: The Pongsan Mask Dance.
September 22, 2005... Medieval Korean drama is a composite art that technically dramatizes social ideas, norms, and culture, ingeniously harmonizing Korean customs and its dramatic functions. It is performed by actors who wear various masks, diverse both in function...

The weeping mothers in Sumidagawa, Curlew River, and medieval European religious plays.
September 22, 2005... One of the happiest and the most creative meetings of East and West came about in a work by the British composer Benjamin Britten (1913-76). During a short stay of twelve days in Japan, he saw two performances of the Japanese medieval Noh play...

Japanese Noh and Kyogen plays: staging dichotomy.
September 22, 2005... The Noh and Kyogen forms of Japanese theater were perfected during the Muromachi period (1336-1568) and (combined as Nogaku) they comprise the Japanese traditional aristocratic theater still being performed today. Although they evolved...

(Re)cycling culture: Chinese opera in the United States.
September 22, 2005... For over two hundred years, Chinese opera has been the essential and supreme expression of Chinese culture. Audiences all over the world have enjoyed its lavish concoction of colorful costumes, painterly visages, melodious music, and...

Stage directions in the performance of Yuan drama.
September 22, 2005... The origin of Chinese theater can be traced back to its ancient roots in Chinese primitive shamanism. The birth and growth of a full-fledged drama with dialogue, singing, action, and most importantly, impersonation, in medieval China, however,...