The fall 2016 edition of the Asian Theatre Journal includes the following works:
IN MEMORIAM
Celebration of Life for James R. Brandon by Elizabeth Wichmann-Walczak
Asep Sunandar Sunarya: Dalang of Wayang Golek Sunda (1955–2014) by Arthur S. Nalan
TRANSLATION
Timizi nu in (The Bond of Water in Hands): An Early Modern Ryūkyūan Kumi Odori, as Staged by the National Theatre Okinawa by James Rhys Edwards and Nakazato Masao
ARTICLES
Authenticity and Usability, or “Welding the Unweldable”: Meyerhold’s Refraction of Japanese Theatre by Min Tian
S. I. Hsiung: New Discourse and Drama in Early Modern Chinese Theatrical Exchange by Weihong Du
Korean Trojan Women: Performing Wartime Sexual Violence by Elizabeth W. Son
EMERGING SCHOLARS
Reorienting the Gaze in Mei Lanfang’s Lyrical Theatre: Performing Female Interiority by Sophia Tingting Zhao
Adapting Brecht’s The Good Person of Szechwan: Innovative Chuanju and Yueju in China’s Transition by Wei Zhang
Plus performance reports and reviews; founders of the field; and book reviews covering Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, and transnational works.
Find the full text of the issue at Project MUSE
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Asian Theatre Journal is dedicated to the performing arts of Asia, focusing upon both traditional and modern theatrical forms. It aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge throughout the international theatrical community for the mutual benefit of all interested scholars and artists.
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