Acting : an International encyclopedia / Beth Osnes ; Sam Gill, consulting editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osnes, Beth.

Contributor:

Gill, Sam.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Performing arts--Encyclopedias.

Performing arts.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

xi, 439 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2001]

Summary:

A ground-breaking, cross-cultural reference work exploring the diversity of expression found in rituals, festivals, and performances, uncovering acting techniques and practices from around the world.

From opulent Aztec festivals in which the lead actor's heart is carved out and offered to the gods to the many varieties of Asian puppet theater, world traditions continue to redefine the Western idea of what constitutes "theater."-- Unique coverage of world traditions, emphasizing the performances of indigenous peoples in Africa, Asia, and Latin America-- Discussion of the contributions of women to the art of acting and the performance arts-- Exploration of the development of cinema and the emergence of the film industry, as well as biographies of some of our best-loved actors -- Jimmy Stewart, Shirley Temple, Whoopi Goldberg, Elizabeth Taylor, and many more from around the world

Contents:

Abbey Theatre 1

Abhinaya 1

Absurdism 1

Abua Masquerade 2

Acropolis 2

Action Song 2

Actors Studio 3

Actual Death in the Theater 3

Adavus 3

Adler, Stella (1903-1992) 3

Aeschylus (525-456 B.C.) 4

Aesop 4

Africa 4

African American Theater 6

African Ballets 7

African Cinema 8

Agin 8

Albania 8

Algeria 9

Alienation Effect 9

Allen, Woody (1935-) 9

American Negro Theater 10

Amicales 11

Anagnorisis 11

Ancient Greek Theater 11

Ancient Mime 13

Ancient Pantomime 13

Andreini, Isabella 14

Ankai Nat 14

Antoine, Andre (1858-1943) 15

Anyein Pwe 15

Apache Mountain Spirit Dance 15

Apuodaw 16

Arab Cinema 16

Arab Theater 16

Arabic Shadow Puppet Theater 17

Aragoto 17

Arangetram 17

Ardhanarishwara 17

Ardja 18

Arena Theatre of the Philippines 18

Argentina 18

Argentinean Jewish Theater 19

Aristophanes (448-380 B.C.) 19

Arlecchino 20

Artaud, Antonin (1896-1948) 20

Ashtapadi Attam 21

Atellana 21

Australia 21

Australian Aboriginal Theater 22

Austria 24

Auto Sacramental 25

Ayang 25

Aztec Theater 25

Baga Bundo 27

Balasaraswati 27

Bali 28

Ball, Lucille (1911-1989) 29

Ballet de Cour 29

Bangladesh 29

Bangsawan 30

Barba, Eugenio (1936-) 30

Barbados 30

Baris 31

Barong 31

Barrault, Jean-Louis (1910-1994) 32

Barrymore Family 32

Batocchino 32

Bedu 33

Belasco, David (1859-1931) 34

Belgian Cinema 34

Belgium 34

Benin 35

Benshi 36

Bergman, Ingmar (1918) 36

Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) 36

Bharata Natyam 37

Bhava 38

Bhavai 39

Bhutan 39

Bio-Mechanics 39

Boal, Augusto (1930-) 40

Bolt, Alan (1930-) 40

Booger Dance 41

Booth, Edwin (1833-1893) 41

Bosnia and Herzegovina 42

Branagh, Kenneth (1961-) 42

Brando, Marlon (1924-) 42

Brazil 43

Bread and Puppet Theatre 43

Brecht, Bertolt (1898-1956) 44

Breuer, Lee (1937-) 45

Brighella 45

Brook, Peter (1925-) 45

Buddha 46

Buddhism 46

Buenaventura, Enrique (1925-) 47

Bufo 47

Bugaku 48

Bulandra, Lucia Sturdza (1873-1961) 48

Bulgaria 48

Bulgarian Cinema 49

Bunraku 49

Bunuel, Luis (1900-1983) 51

Burbage, Richard (1567-1619) 51

Burning Man 51

Burton, Richard (1925-1984) 52

Butoh 52

Cai Luong 55

Cambodia 55

Canada 56

Canadian Cinema 58

Canevas 58

Cantinflas (1911-1993) 58

Cantonese Rod Puppet Theater 59

Capitano 59

Caribbean Theater 59

Carpas 60

Cenaculo 60

Champmesle, Marie Desmares (1642-1698) 61

Changkuk 61

Chao Tan (1915-1980) 61

Chaplin, Charlie (1889-1977) 61

Chau 62

Chekhov, Anton (1860-1904) 63

Chekhov, Mikhail (1891-1955) 63

Chiang Ching (1914-1991) 64

Childress, Alice (1920-1994) 64

Chile 65

China 66

China Traveling Dramatic Troupe 68

Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) 68

Chinese New Year 68

Chinese Wayang 69

Ching 69

Ching-I 69

Chingana 69

Chiton 70

Choregos 70

Chorodidaskalos 70

Chou 70

Chutti 70

Cibber, Colley (1671-1757) 71

Cirque du Soleil (Circus of the Sun) 71

City Dionysia 72

Cixi, nee Yehonala, Empress Dowager (1835-1908) 72

Ckumkpa 73

Clown 73

Cocteau, Jean (1889-1963) 74

Colombia 74

Colombina 75

Comedia 75

Comedie Francaise 75

Commedia dell'Arte 75

Commedia Erudita 77

Confrerie de la Passion (Brotherhood of the Passion) 78

Copeau, Jacques (1879-1949) 78

Corpus Christi 78

Coryphaeus 79

Cothurnus 79

Craig, Edward Gordon (1872-1966) 79

Croatia 79

Cuba 79

Cushman, Charlotte (1816-1876) 81

Czech Republic 81

Czechoslovak Cinema 82

Da Mu Nao 83

Dagelan 83

Dalang 83

Dama 85

'dan Kama 85

Dashavatar Kala 85

Dasi Attam 86

Davis, Bette (1908-1989) 86

Dean, James (1931-1955) 86

Decroux, Etienne (1898-1963) 87

Dench, Judi (1934-) 87

Deneuve, Catherine (1943-) 87

Dengaku 87

Denmark 87

Depardieu, Gerard (1948-) 89

Deus ex Machina 89

Devadasi 89

Dewa Muda 90

Diderot, Denis (1713-1784) 90

Dietrich, Marlene (1901-1992) 90

Dikir Barat 90

Dionysia 91

Dionysian Artists 91

Dionysus 92

Dithyramb 93

Documentary Theater 93

Dominus Gregis 93

Dottore 93

Drama Gong 93

Dulac, Germaine (1882-1942) 94

Dullin, Charles (1885-1949) 94

Dunham, Katherine (1910-) 94

Duse, Eleonora (1858-1924) 95

Dutch Cinema 96

Eastwood, Clint (1930-) 97

Eglogas 97

Egypt 97

Ekhof, Konrad (1720-1778) 99

Ekkyklema 99

Elizabethan England 99

England 101

Entremes 103

Epic Theater 103

Epidaurus 103

Er 103

Eskimo Spirit Play 103

Esperento 104

Estonia 104

Ethiopia 104

Euripides (485-406 B.C.) 105

Existentialism 105

Expressionism 106

Fagfagto 107

Farce 107

Fasl Mudhik 107

Fastnachtspiel 108

Fay, William (1872-1947) 108

Federal Theater Project 108

Fellini, Federico (1920-1993) 109

Female Impersonation 109

Finland 110

Foot Binding 110

Forman, Richard (1937-) 111

France 112

Free Southern Theater 113

French Cinema 114

Fu Lien Ch'eng 114

Fu Tai Hsi 115

Fugard, Athol (1932-) 115

Futurism 116

Gamelan 117

Ganesha 117

Garrick, David (1717-1779) 117

Gaucho 117

Gaulan Kala 118

Gelede 118

Gendai-geki 119

Genero Chico 119

George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1826-1914) 119

Georgia 119

German Cinema 120

Germany 121

Ghana 123

Gielgud, John (1904-2000) 123

Gilbert and Sullivan 124

Giri 124

Gish, Lillian (1896-1993) 124

Gita Govinda 124

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832) 125

Gogol, Nikolay (1809-1852) 125

Goldberg, Whoopi (1949-) 125

Gopal Kala 126

Gopis 126

Gray, Spalding (1941-) 126

Greece 127

Greek Chorus 127

Greek Comedy 128

Greek Tragedy 129

Grotowski, Jerzy (1933-1999) 130

Group Theater 131

Grummelot 132

Grundgens, Gustav (1899-1963) 132

Guomundsdottir, Stefania (1876-1926) 132

Gustav III (1746-1792) 132

Haiti 135

Haka 135

Hakawati 136

Hanamichi 136

Hanswurst 136

Hanuman 137

Hapa Houle 137

Happening 138

Hashigaakari 138

Hat Boi 138

Heiberg, Johanne Luise (1813-?) 138

Hellenistic Theater 139

Henson, Jim (1936-1990) 139

Hijazi, Salama (1855-1917) 139

Hilarotragoedia 140

Hindi Movies 140

Hinduism 140

Hira-Gasy 141

Hitchcock, Alfred (1899-1980) 141

Homer 142

Hong Kong 142

Hopkins, Anthony (1937-) 143

Hsias 143

Hsii 143

Hua 143

Hua Chu 143

Hualian 143

Hula 144

Hun Krabok 144

Hung 145

Hungarian Cinema 145

Hungary 145

Hutt, William (1920-) 146

Ibsen, Henrik (1828-1906) 147

Iceland 148

Iliad 148

Imbongi 149

Inao 149

Inca Theater 149

India 150

Innamorati 152

Intermezzo 152

Iran 153

Iraq 153

Ireland 154

Irish Cinema 155

Iroquois False Face 156

Irving, Henry (1838-1905) 157

Isinyago 157

Israel 157

Italian Neorealism 158

Italian Opera 158

Italy 159

Jackson, Glenda (1936-) 161

Jacobi, Derek (1938-) 161

Jagar 161

Jamaica 162

Japan 162

Jataka 164

Jatra 164

Java 165

Jia-li Xi 166

Jidai-geki 166

Jones, James Earl (1931-) 167

Jonkonnu 167

Jordan 167

Kabuki 169

Kadensho 170

Kagura 170

Kala 171

Kantor, Tadeusz (1915-1990) 171

Karagiozis 171

Karagoz 172

Kathak 172

Kathakali 173

Kathaks 174

Kattiakaran 174

Kebyar 175

Kente, Gibson (1932-) 175

Ketjak 175

Ketoprak 175

Khoi 176

Khon 176

Kiyotsugu, Kanami (1333-1384) 177

Kkoktu Kaksi 177

Knipper, Olga (1870-1959) 177

Kokata 178

Koken 178

Kolam 178

Komali 179

Kommissarzhevskaya, Vera (1864-1910) 179

Komos 179

Koothambalams 179

Koothu Madams 180

Kora 180

Kordax 180

Korea 180

Koutsai Hsi 181

Krio Theater 181

Krishna 181

Krishna Parijat 182

Krishnattam 183

Kuchipudi 183

Kudiyattam 184

Kun Chu 184

Kurosawa, Akira (1910-1998) 185

Kuse 185

Kwagh-hir 185

Kwakiutl Mystery Play 185

Kwangtung Hsi 186

Kyogen 186

Lakon Bassak 187

Lakon Jatri 187

Lakon Kbach Boran 188

Lakon Khol 188

Lakon Nai 189

Lakon Nok 189

Langren Ju 190

Lao 190

Laos 190

Latin American Cinema 190

Latin American Liberation Theater 192

Latin American Theater 192

Latin Humanistic Comedy 193

Latvia 193

Lazzi 194

Lebanon 194

Lecouvreur, Adrienne (1692-1730) 195

Legong 195

Lenaia 196

Lenong 196

Li Yu (1611-1680) 196

Likay 197

Lindberg, August (1846-1916) 197

Lithuania 198

Littlewood, Joan (1914-) 198

Living Theater 199

Livius Andronicus (240-204 B.C.) 199

Ludi 199

Ludi Romani 199

Ludruk 200

Lugne-Poe (1869-1940) 200

Luxembourg 200

Lyric 200

Macedonia 203

Macklin, Charles (1697-1797) 203

Madagascar 203

Maggio 204

Mahabharata 204

Mai Komo 204

Mak Yong 205

Malaysia 206

Mali 207

Mamet, David (1947-) 207

Mani-rimdu 208

Manora 209

Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976) 209

Maori 210

Marceau, Marcel (1923-) 210

Marlowe, Christopher (1564-1593) 211

Marx Brothers 211

Masks 212

Matano 213

Mayan Theater 213

Mechane 214

Meddah 214

Mei Lan Fang (1894-1961) 215

Melanesia 215

Mele 216

Mele Hula 216

Mele Oli 216

Menak 216

Menander (342-291 B.C.) 216

Mexico 217

Meyerhold, Vsevolod (1874-1940) 219

Micronesia 220

Midimu 220

Mie 221

Mifune, Toshiro (1920-1997) 221

Miller, Arthur (1915-) 221

Mime 221

Ming Huang (713-756) 222

Minstrel 222

Miracle Play 223

Mizoguchi, Kenji (1898-1956) 223

Mnouchkine, Ariane (1939-) 223

Modrzejewska, Helena 223

Mohlam 224

Mohlam Luong 224

Moldova 224

Moliere, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673) 224

Monroe, Marilyn (1926-1962) 225

Monty Python 225

Morality Play 226

Morocco 226

Moro-moro 227

Moscow Art Theater 227

Motokiyo, Zeami (1363-1443) 228

Mudras 229

Myanmar 229

Mysore Shadow Puppet Theater 230

Mystery Play 230

Nadagama 231

Nai Nang 231

Nang Ram 231

Nang Sbek 232

Nang Sbek Touch 232

Nang Talung 232

Nang Yai 233

Nat 234

Nat Pwe 234

Nataraja 234

Native American Theater 234

Natkadaw 236

Naturalism 237

Natya 237

Natya Sastra 237

Nautanki 237

Nazi Germany's Jewish Theater 238

Nemirovich-Danchenko, Vladimir Ivanovich 238

Nepal 239

Nero (37-68) 240

Netherlands 240

Neuber, Friedrike Caroline (1697-1760) 241

New Zealand 241

Nibhatkhin 242

Niger 242

Nigeria 242

Nimaime 243

Ninjo 243

Noh 243

Nootka Mystery Play 245

Norway 246

Nouvelle Vague 246

Nyau Masks 247

O'Casey, Sean (1880-1964) 249

Oceania 249

Odissi 249

Odyssey 250

Olivier, Laurence (1907-1989) 250

O'Neill, Eugene (1888-1953) 251

Onkos 251

Onnagata 251

Open Theater 251

Orta Oyunu 252

Osborne, John (1929-) 252

O'Toole, Peter (1932-) 252

Oyama 253

Ozu, Yasujiro (1903-1963) 253

Padded Dancers 255

Pageant Play 255

Pai Yang (1920-) 255

Pak Dogol 255

Pakistan 256

Panji Tales 257

Pansori 257

Pantalone 257

Pasku 257

Passion Play 258

Pastor-Bobo 258

Pear Garden 258

Peking Opera 258

Pelimau 260

Performance Art 260

Periaktoi 261

Petrushka 261

Philippine Zarzuela 261

Philippines 262

Phlyakes 262

Phlyax Play 262

Pickford, Mary (1893-1979) 263

Pin Peat 263

Pinakes 263

Pirandello, Luigi (1867-1936) 263

Piscator, Erwin (1893-1966) 263

Pi-ying Xi 264

Planchon, Roger (1931-) 265

Plato (427-348 B.C.) 266

Plautus (254-184 B.C.) 266

Poetics 266

Poi 267

Poland 267

Polish Cinema 268

Polish Prison Productions 268

Polus 269

Polynesia 269

Portugal 270

Po-the-hi 271

Presley, Elvis (1935-1977) 271

Punch and Judy 272

Puppeteer 272

Puppets 273

Pwe 274

Pya Zat 274

Qiao-Ying Xi 275

Quetzalcoatl 275

Raimund, Ferdinand (1790-1836) 277

Ram Lila 277

Ramayana 278

Ramukien 278

Rappresentazione Sacre 278

Ras Lila 279

Rasa 280

Rata Yakuma 280

Ravanachhaya 280

Ream Ker 281

Reinhardt, Max (1873-1943) 281

Reiniger, Lotte (1899-1981) 281

Roman Comedy 282

Roman Theater, Ancient 282

Roman Tragedy 284

Romania 285

Romanticism 286

Roscius (126-62 B.C.) 286

Royal Shakespeare Company 286

Royalty and World Leaders as Actors 287

Ruan Ling (1910-1935) 288

Rueda, Lope de (1510-1565) 288

Rukada 288

Rural Dionysia 288

Russia 288

Ruzzante (1502-1543) 290

Sainete 291

Saing 291

Samariyas 291

Samisen 291

Samurai 292

San Francisco Mime Troupe 292

Sandae 292

Sande Masks 293

Sandiwara 294

Sangyang 294

Sanskrit Drama 294

Sarugaku 294

Satura 295

Satyr Play 295

Satyrs 295

Saudi Arabia 295

Scandinavian Cinema 296

Scandinavian Theater 297

Schechner, Richard (1934-) 298

Schiller, Friedrich von (1759-1805) 299

Scotland 299

Semar 300

Sembene, Ousmane (1923-) 300

Sendratari 301

Seneca (5 B.C.-A.D. 65) 301

Sepukku 301

Serf Theater 301

Serunai 302

Shadow Puppets 302

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) 302

Shantala 303

Shaw, George Bernard (1856-1950) 304

Sheng 304

Shepard, Sam (1943-) 304

Sherpas 304

Shimpa 305

Shingeki 305

Shingkuk 305

Shinto 305

Shite 306

Shiva 306

Shomin-geki 306

Shootingway 306

Sierra Leone 306

Singapore 307

Skene 307

Slave Actors 307

Slovakia 308

Slovenia 309

Socialist Realism 309

Sokari 309

Sophocles (496-406 B.C.) 309

South Africa 310

South African Worker Plays 311

Soviet Cinema 312

Soviet Union 313

Soyinka, Wole (1934-) 315

Spaghetti Western 315

Spain 316

Spanish Cinema 317

Sri Lanka 318

Stanislavsky, Konstantin (1863-1938) 318

Stewart, James (1908-1997) 319

Stranitzky, Joseph Anton (1676-1726) 319

Stratford Festival 320

Strindberg, August (1849-1912) 320

Sunrise Ceremony 321

Surabhi 321

Surrealism 321

Sutradhara 321

Sweden 322

Switzerland 323

Symbolism 323

Syria 324

Taiwan 325

Tajikistan 325

Talma, Francois (1763-1826) 326

Tamasha 326

Tan 327

Tateyaku 327

Tati, Jacques (1908-1982) 327

Taylor, Elizabeth (1932-) 328

Taymor, Julie (1948-) 328

Ta'ziya 329

El Teatro Campesino 329

Teatro del Angel 330

Teatro Gaucho 330

Temple, Shirley (1928-) 331

Terence (185-160 B.C.) 331

Terrukutta 332

Terry, Ellen (1844-1928) 332

Tewa Ritual Performance 333

Thailand 333

Theodora 334

Theologicals 334

Thespis (sixth century B.C.) 334

Thimig, Helene (1889-1974) 335

Thoai Kich 335

Tholu Bommalata 335

Tholu Pava Koothu 335

Thompson, Emma (1959-) 336

Thymele 337

Tomabo 337

Tomo 337

Tou 337

Tragic Acting in Ancient Greece 337

Las Tres Caidas de Jesucristo 339

Trinidad Carnival 338

Trionfi 339

Trios 339

Trott 339

Tsure 340

Tukang Karut 340

Tunisia 340

Tuong Tao 340

Turkey 340

Tyi Wara 341

UmGubho 345

UmKhosi 345

United Kingdom Cinema 345

United States 346

U.S.

Cinema 348

Vaudeville 351

Vedas 351

Versus Fescennini 352

Vidushaka 352

Vietnam 352

Vilar, Jean (1912-1971) 353

Vishnu 353

Vishnu-Krishna 353

Volkov, Fyodor (1729-1763) 353

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) 355

Wajda, Andrzej (1926-) 355

Wak Long 355

Wakashu 356

Waki 356

Wales 356

Wasan Kwaikwayo 356

Water Sleeves 357

Wayang Beber 357

Wayang Djawa 357

Wayang Gedog 357

Wayang Golek 358

Wayang Klitik 358

Wayang Kulit 358

Wayang Madya 360

Wayang Melayu 360

Wayang Pantja Sila 361

Wayang Siam 361

Wayang Suluh 362

Wayang Tengul 362

Wayang Topeng 362

Wayang Wong 363

Wayne, John (1907-1979) 363

Weber, Andrew Lloyd (1948-) 364

Weigel, Helene (1900-1971) 364

Weiss, Peter 364

Welles, Orson (1915-1985) 365

Well-Made Play 365

Wen-Ching 365

Wen-Chou 366

Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900) 366

Williams, Tennessee (1911-1983) 367

Wilson, Robert (1941-) 367

Wu 367

Wu-Ching 367

Wu-Chou 367

Yakshagana 369

Yemen 370

Yiddish Theater 370

Yokthe Pwe 370

Yuan Chu 370

Yugen 372

Yugoslavia 372

Yugoslavian Cinema 374

Zamfirescu, George Mihail (1898-1939) 375

Zanni 375

Zarzuela 376

Zat Gyi 376

Zat Pwe 376

Zen Buddhism 377

Zhang Mu 377.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-411) and index.

ISBN:

0874367956

OCLC:

48013804