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Brecht and East Asian theatre : the proceedings of a conference on Brecht in East Asian theatre / edited by Antony Tatlow and Tak-Wai Wong.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Hong Kong International Brecht Seminar (1981).
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956--Stage history--East Asia--Congresses.
- Brecht, Bertolt.
- Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956--Dramatic production--Congresses.
- Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956--Influence--Congresses.
- Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956--Knowledge--China--Congresses.
- Chinese drama--History and criticism--Congresses.
- Chinese drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c1982.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book contains unique information about Berrolt Brecht and East Asian theatre. It focuses in particular on China and offers first and detailed accounts of important Brecht productions from those directly involved. Hence it grants remarkable insight into the problems of modern Chinese thaetre and its relationship to Western theatre and into possible furture developments. the book also throws light on Brecht's work and suggests ways of 're-producing' Brecht in the West.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; BERTOLT BRECHT TODAY PROBLEMS IN AESTHETICS AND POLITICS; BRECHT IN CHINA; BRECHT'S THEATRE AND CHINESE DRAMA; THE RECEPTION OF BERTOLT BRECHT IN CHINA AND ITS IMPACT ON CHINESE DRAMA; FIRST PERFORMANCE OF BRECHT'S DRAMATIC WORK IN CHINA - THE PRODUCTION OF MOTHER COURAGE AND ITS STAGE DESIGN; STAGE DESIGN FOR BRECHT'S LIFE OF GALILEO; THE BEIJING PRODUCTION OF LIFE OF GALILEO; A SUPPLEMENT TO BRECHT'S' ALIENATION EFFECTS IN CHINESE ACTING'; BRECHT RECEPTION IN JAPAN THE PERSPECTIVE OF THEATRICAL PRACTICE; BRECHT IN OSAKA-KOBE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EIGHTIES
- BRECHT IN WEST BENGALPRODUCTION AS LEARNING EXPERIENCE TANIKO - HE WHO SAYS YES - THE MEASURES TAKEN; THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE; HOW WE OIGESTEP BERTOLT BRECHT; BRECHT IN ASIA - THE CHINESE CONTRIBUTION; A GLOSSARY OF CHINESE NAMES, TITLES ANO TERMS; LIST OF SPEAKERS A N P TRANSLATORS; INPEX
- Notes:
- "Prepared in connection with the Hong Kong International Brecht Seminar held in the Goethe Institute and the University of Hong Kong from March 16-20th 1981"--Introd.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-70550-4
- 9786612705502
- 988-220-044-3
- OCLC:
- 642693169
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