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Article: Japan's Modern Theatre: a Century of Continuity and Change.(Book Review)
- Article from:
- Asian Theatre Journal
- Article date:
- March 22, 2004
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By Brian Powell. London:Japan Library, 2002. xxxv + 213 pp. $75
One could hardly find a better arena than the theatre to fathom the maelstrom of change inundating Japan over the past century and more. Virtually all social, political, and philosophical twists and turns have been manifested on the Japanese stage. Now, for the first time in English, all are included in one sweeping history of modern Japanese theatre. Brian Powell's aim in this welcome endeavor is to guide us through the dizzying array of material--"to pull some of the strands together" and focus on theatre "which has encouraged new playwriting and developed new dramaturgy" (p. x). The grand theme ...
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