Transnational Performance, Identity and Mobility in Asia

• Author(s): Iris H. Tuan, Ivy I-Chu Chang,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 164
• ISBN_10: 9811071071
  ISBN_13: 9789811071072
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Performing Arts / Theater / General , History / Social History , Social Science / Emigration & Immigration , Social Science / General , Performing Arts / Dance / Classical & Ballet , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social ,

Description:... This pivot considers the history, methodology and practice of Asian theatre and investigates the role of Asian theatre and film in contemporary transnational Asian identities. It critically reviews the topics of transnationalism and intercultural political difference, arguing that the concept of Transnational Asian theatre or 'TransAsia' can promote cultural diversity and social transformation. The book notably offers an understanding of theatre as a cultural laboratory, a repository for diverse histories and a forum for intercultural dialogue, allowing for a better understanding of sociocultural patterns surrounding transnational Asian identity and mobility.