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Author:   Yuko Kurahashi
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781476674193

ISBN 10:   1476674191
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   07 January 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Introduction I. Transpacific Journey of Two Opera Artists II. Moving into the Metaphorical Theatre World: Encounter with Meredith Monk, Fiji Company, and Otherness in Lazarus and I Flew to Fiji, You Went South III. Staging the Fear of the Unknown, Demons and Others: Fear and Loathing in Gotham, Nuit Blanche, AM/AM: The Articulated Man, Kind Ness and Nosferatu IV. The Quest for Myth in the Unknown Territories of the World and a New Observation of Humans and Their State of Being V. Ping Chong and Modern Dystopia: Chong’s ­Post-Apocalyptic World VI. Staging Revisionary History of the ­East-West Relations: Ping Chong’s East/West Quartet VII. Staging Voices in the Community: Undesirable Elements VIII. Memories and Stories of Local Communities in the Undesirable Elements Series IX. Mirroring People: Three Puppet Theater Pieces X. Collaborating with Educational Institutions: BLIND NESS, Cocktail and Collidescope 3.0 XI. Future: ALAXSXA | ALASKA and Beyond—Quest for Identity, Otherness and Humanity Appendix 1: A Chronology of Ping Chong Appendix 2: Honors and Awards Appendix 3: List of Interdisciplinary Works Appendix 4: List of Undesirable Elements Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

"""Will serve as a useful introductory resource for scholars and classrooms, helping to deepen critical understanding about one of the most important and, unfortunately, overlooked theatre artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries...I found myself longing for more.""--The Journal of American Drama and Theatre"

Author Information

Yuko Kurahashi is a professor in the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.

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