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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. This lavishly illustrated book provides an introduction to the rich traditions of South-East Asian dance, theatre, and puppet theatre. In South-East Asia, as elsewhere in Asia, it is often not possible to draw a clear line between dance and theatre. Most theatrical forms are performed by dance movements or with dance-like gestures to the accompaniment of music. South-East Asian theatre is also characterized by the interaction of puppet theatre and living theatre which have their roots firmly in history. The movements and gestures of dancer-actors, the stories and their specific language, the musical instruments, and the elaborate costumes and masks can be hundreds or even thousands of years old. The book focuses mainly on classical traditions which are still performed, and separate chapters are devoted to Burma, Thailand, Java, and Bali. Malaysia, Cambodia, and Laos, where the classical traditions have partly disappeared or where performances incorporating these…
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- Title Classical Dance and Theatre in South-East Asia
- Author Jukka O. Miettinen
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition , First Edition
- Pages 228
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, , Oxford
- Date 1993-01
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780195885958 / 0195885953
- Weight 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
- Dimensions 10.13 x 7.75 x 0.89 in (25.73 x 19.69 x 2.26 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Theater - Southeast Asia, Puppet theater - Southeast Asia
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 92010946
- Dewey Decimal Code 792.095
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