The theatre and the state in Singapore : orthodoxy and resistance / Terence Chong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chong, Terence, author.

Series:

Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater and state--Singapore.

Theater and state.

Theater--Political aspects--Singapore.

Theater.

Theater and society--Singapore.

Theater and society.

Singapore--Cultural policy.

Singapore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the contemporary English-language theatre field in Singapore. It describes Singapore theatre as a politically dynamic field that is often a site for struggle and resistance against state orthodoxy, and how the cultural policies of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) have shaped Singapore theatre. The book traces such cultural policies and their impact from the early 1960s, and shows how the PAP used theatre - and arts and culture more widely - as a key part of its nation building programme. Terence Chong argues that this diverse th

Contents:

Front Cover; The Theatre and the State in Singapore; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Imagining the Singapore theatre field; 2. The arts in Singapore: site of ideologies, fantasies, and orthodoxies; 3. The Singapore theatre field: "a different world ...unique" but not completely so; 4. Claiming authenticity: theatre-state tensions; 5. Cultural intermediaries: the media and the Arts Education Program; 6. "Because it's in my blood": the politics of illusio; 7. The invisible state: disciplining the theatre field

8. Resistance and defiance: the revenge of themiddle-class artist9. Conclusions; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-86947-6

1-283-52024-9

9786613832696

0-203-83728-2

1-136-86948-4

9780203837283

OCLC:

804661700