Communities of Imagination: Contemporary Southeast Asian Theatres 9780824865757
Asian theatre is usually studied from the perspective of the major traditions of China, Japan, India, and Indonesia. Now
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Table of contents :
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I: The Growing Impact of Women
1. Mae Naak and Phra Ram: Keeping Company on the Contemporary Thai Stage
2. Staging the Doi Moi Generation and the Treasures of Vietnamese Tradition
3. Looking Within: The Balinese Rwa Bhineda and Readjusting Complementary Opposites
PART II: Censorship and Global Economics
4. Cambodia’s Artistic Renaissance or a New Culture of Dependency?
5. Singapore’s Cosmopolitan Identity and Its Theatrical Shadow
6. Dancing with the Censors: Burmese Performing Arts Keep Time
PART III: Toward a National Culture
7. The Philippine Theatre’s Quest for a Hero(ine)
8. From Fa Ngoum to Hip-Hop Boom: The Faces of Lao Performance
9. Durians, Diversity, and Independence: The Malaysian Theatre Stages Its Multiethnic Heritage
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
