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Month: October 2017

  • Facts about Malaysia

  • Silat, Martial Arts of the Malays

  • Indigenous Traditions: Main Puteri and Mak Yong

  • Art of the Courts of the Sultans: Disappearing Treasures

  • Indian-influenced Forms: Wayang and Nora

  • Bangsawan, International Popular Theatre

  • Chinese and Indian Heritage

  • The Twentieth Century

  • Facts about Indonesia

  • Java, Indonesia’s Central Island

  • Wayang, the World of Shadows and Puppets

  • Central Javanese Court Dances

  • Topeng, Mask Theatre

  • Wayang Wong, the Court Dance-Drama

  • The Twentieth Century

  • The Island of Bali

  • Ritual and Trance Performances

  • Wayang Kulit and Gambuh, the East Javanese Heritage

  • Wayang Wong and Topeng, Forms of Mask Theatre

  • Legong, Dance of the Maidens

  • Barong, Rangda, and Calonarang

  • The Twentieth Century

  • Facts about China

  • The Early History of Chinese Theatre

  • The Tang Dynasty (618–907)

  • The Song Dynasty (960–1279)

  • The Yuan Dynasty (1279–1369)

  • The Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)

  • Regional Operas

  • “Theatre of the Capital” or the Peking Opera

  • Chinese Theatre and Dance in the 20th Century

  • The Cultural Revolution

  • After the Cultural Revolution

  • Shadow and Puppet Theatre

  • Facts about Korea

  • The Historical Outline

  • Layers of Korean Culture

  • Korean Shamanism, the Origins of Indigenous Culture

  • Korean Dance

  • Shamanistic Dance, Purposeful Ecstasy

  • Other Ritual Dances, Solemn Ceremonies

  • Court Dances, Restrained Elegance

  • The Dances of the Professional Entertainers, the Early “Art” Dances

  • Talchum, Mask Theatre and Satirical Folk Dances

  • Pansori, the Art of Storytelling

  • Changguk, Korean “Opera”

  • South Korean Theatre and Dance in the Twentieth Century

  • North Korea

  • Facts about Japan

  • Dance and Theatre in the History of Japan