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East & SouthEast Asian Theatre Flashcards

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Pear Orchard Conservatory

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Tang Dynasty; trained men & women for any role

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baixi

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court and public festivals with mimes, juggling, acrobats, magicians, singers, & martial arts.

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Puppet Theatre

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puppets on long poles, originally meant for royalty

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Shadow Plays

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puppets behind lit screens acted out scenes

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Zaju drama

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4 act sketches & music with dance and comedy.

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Nanxi plays

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Similar to commedia dell’arte, used folk music and stock characters in up to 50 acts.

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Chinese Opera

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Storytelling, song, acrobatics, puppetry, and mime often involving a jester mocking corrupt court officials.

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Peking Opera

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AKA Beijing Opera; highly structured performances in one of two genres: civil or martial. Music was very important, and it used singing, speaking, dancing, acrobatics, and martial arts.

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Civil plays

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emotions & relationships between characters

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Martial Plays

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action oriented with acrobatics and martial arts.

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4 Character Types of Peking Opera

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  1. sheng : primary male, usually heroic and admirable
  2. dan: roles for women: mama, maid, warrior
  3. jing: male role, painted face, forceful; sometimes supernatural with elaborate costumes and mask-like face paint
  4. chou: secondary character; a clown; improv, very little singing.
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Kabuki Dance

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Japanese dance developed by prostitutes to entertain the working class. Eventually banned from any performers except adult men, as it remains today.

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Onnagata

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In Kabuki, a man in a female role; highly respected.

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3Types of Kabuki

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jidai-mono: historical, mostly feudal, involving samurai
sewa-mono: domestic, stories from the community; like a news performance
shosagoto: dance, mostly for display of technique and skill

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Noh Theatre

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Japan’s oldest form of theatre, a highly choreographed production featuring intense drama with supernatural elements paired with comedic acts for a breather.

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Butoh

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A post WWII avante garde dance form focusing on primal themes, raw emotion, and grotesque movements

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Bharata Muni

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Indian theatre based on the Natyahastra and the belief that theater comes from the gods

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The Natyashastra

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36 books; a theory of theatre based on style & motion, not psychology

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Natakas plays

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historical with emphasis on gods, demons, & royalty, ending in a resolution of the cosmic order

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Prakarana plays

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invented stories featuring regular people and their lives

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Rasa

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in Indian art forms, a positive feeling gained by the audience

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Kalidasa

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the “Indian Shakespeare”

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Bhasa

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oldest dramatist to give us complete plays

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Traditional Indian Period

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written in regional languages and based on oral traditions; improv and pastoral themes

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Modern Indian Period
influenced by colonialism; realism, life of the common man, melodrama; public venues
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Parsi Theatre
1800s, first Indian commercial theatre company
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Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA)
1940s, traveling political theatre working towards political and societal change.
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Natl. School of Drama
popularized avante garde theater
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Kathakali Dance
A form of theatre combining music, vocals and highly choreographed dance and mudras (hand gestures) often based on the Mahabharata or the Ramayana.
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Mahabharata
long epic poem from India based on myth and royalty and the 4 goals: pleasure, duty, wealth, & liberation.
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Ramayana
from myth, stories of the Hindu god Rama.
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Middle Easter shadow puppets
flat cutouts for puppetry, often religious or allegorical.
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ta'zieh
tragedy about Muhammad's martyred grandson, performed during Muharram (month of mourning).
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takiyeh
A round raised platform (for the main action) surrounded by sand/dirt where large scale action like battles are performed.
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Ahmed Shawki
Egyptian playwrite of the 1930s, known for drama depicting historical struggles and heroic leaders.
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Tafil al-Hakim
1930s, founder of contemporary Egyptian drama; focused on philosophical struggles of humanity vs time and Egyptian social struggles.
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Saadallah Wannous
1960s, Egyptian playwright who embraced the West and advocated for social change. Known for Corpse on the Sidewalk and Blood-letting.
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Abu Salem & El-Hakawati Theatre Company
Inspired by wester theatre forms; focused on Middle Eastern subjects such as refugees, restaurant workers, and social issues.
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African Theatre and Dance
characterized by orature and elaborate rituals with costume, music, dancing, & storytelling. Drumming in prominent.
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orature
stories passed down orally
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Post-Colonial African Theatre
Characterized by a criticism of colonialism, social commentary esp. in newly independent countries, and community education.
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Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
East African playwright who encouraged writing in native language; wrote The Trial of Dedan Kimathi.
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Rose Mbowa
East African playwright known for use of Ugandan tradition, esp moral messages and education; wrote Mother Uganda and Her Children.
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South African Theatre
Dominated by Western influences the longest (particularly apartheid). Musical theatre became central to helping black S. African's gain a voice and legitimize.
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Athol Fugard
White S.African playwright critical of apartheid; established interracial theatre; wrote Sizwe Bansi is Dead.
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Aztec Drama
songs of ritual for battle, creation & adoration, and flower songs (metaphorical/poetic).
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Mayan Drama
Story dances honoring nobles, animals, ancestors, creation, history & politics; the most well known is the Dance of Conquest.
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Dance of Conquest
Mayan story dance about the Spanish invasion of Central America.
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Incan Drama
Monthly festivals were celebrated with ritualistic/ceremonial oral storytelling, music and dance.
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Contemporary Central & S. American Theatre
Influenced by Western & Catholic influences/missionary work, esp. Spanish theatre traditions.
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sainete
short, elaborate musical farce, in the local language
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zarzuela
popular in Cuba in the 1850s, this theatre used dialogue, song, and dance focusing on difficulties faced by bi-racial women.
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Viglio Pinera
Cuban playwright known for dark humor and criticisms of totalitarianism using the grotesque or fantastical; wrote "Carne" (Meat).
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Carne (Meat)
Play by Viglio Pinera in which the protagonist eats himself to avoid starvation.
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Sebsatian Bondy
Peruvian playwright who reflects on current events
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Enrique Buenaventura
Established the Teatro Experimental de Cali (Columbia); valorized Latin American heritage and worked with collaborative play writing.
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Augusto Boal
Brazilian Playwright; creator of the Theatre of the Oppressed
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Chicano Theatre
Created by Luis Valdez, this style of theatre dealt with Mexican-American experiences.
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El Teatro Campesino
mobile theatre company dedicated to educating migrant communities and encouraging social/political participation.
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Cherrie Moraga
Feminist playwright focused on themes of gender & sexuality; wrote The Hungry Woman
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The Hungry Woman
A play set in the post apocalypse with elements of Aztec religion, Medea, and folk tales.

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