The Japanese Theatre
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About this book
Widely recognized as the standard history of Japanese theatre for Western readers this work by Benito Ortolani is now available for the first time in paperback. From ancient folk and ritual performances to modern dance theatre it provides concise summaries about each major theatrical form situating the genre in its particular social political and cultural contexts and integrating a vast array of detail on such topics as staging costuming masks and properties repertory acting techniques and noteworthy actors. Complete with illustrations and an extensive bibliography this book serves undergraduates and specialists both as a reference and as a cultural history of Japan seen from the perspective of the performing arts.
