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Asian Traditional Theatre & Dance Jukka O. Miettinen
  • Introduction
    • Foreword
    • Introduction
    • The Origins of Asian Theatrical Traditions
    • Many Approaches
    • Literature
  • India
    • Facts about India
    • The Historical Outline
    • Early Literature and Theatre
    • Bharata and his Natyashastra
    • Dance in the Visual Arts
    • The Drama Proper
    • Sanskrit Dramas
    • Present-day Traditions
    • Kerala, Richness of Theatrical Traditions
    • Teyyam, an Archaic Form of Ritual Theatre
    • Kutiyattam, The Only Surviving Form of Sanskrit Drama
    • Nangiarkuttu, The Female Branch of Kutiyattam
    • Krishnanattam, Praise to Lord Krishna
    • Kalaripayattu, the Body as a Weapon
    • Kathakali, Kerala’s Grandiose Dance-Drama
    • Pavakathakali, Kathakali as a Puppet Play
    • Mohiniattam, Mohini’s Dance
    • Tullal, A Semi-Classical One-Man Show
    • Kummatti, Masked Dance-Processions
    • Tolpavakoothu, The Ramayana of Shadows
    • Classical Solo Dances, Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Orissi, and Kathak
    • Bharatanatyam, the Solo Dance Style of Tamil Nadu
    • Orissi, Solo Dance Style of Orissa
    • Kuchipudi, The Dance Style of Andhra Pradesh
    • Kathak, the Indo-Persian Dance Style
    • Raslila, A Devotional Dance-Opera
    • Ramlila, Events in Rama’s Life
    • Folk Theatre
    • Jatra, The Bengali Folk Theatre of East India and Bangladesh
    • Therukoothu, The Street Theatre of Tamilnadu
    • Yakshagana, Gorgeous Dance Opera from Karnataka
    • Chhau, Dances of Eastern India Derived from Martial Arts
    • Manipuri Dances, the Isolated Dance Tradition of Northeastern India
    • Storytelling and Puppet Theatre
    • The Arrival of Western Spoken Drama
    • The Birth of the Indian Film Industry
    • Rabindranath Tagore
    • Rukmini Devi, the Revival of Southern Classical Dance
    • Balasarasawati and the Guru Institution
    • Uday Shankar, the Father of Modern Indian Dance
    • Ram Gopal, Indian Dance for Westerners
    • New Trends
  • Sri Lanka
    • Facts about Sri Lanka
    • Early Literary and Visual Evidence
    • Present Traditions
    • Mask Performances, the Yaktovil and the Sanni Yakuma
    • The Kolam, a Folk Drama
    • The Kandyan Dances
    • Rukada, the Marionette Theatre
    • The Twentieth Century
  • Myanmar
    • Facts about Myanmar
    • Early Traditions
    • Nat Pwe, Spirit Rituals
    • Nibhatkin and the Ordination of the Monks
    • Burmese Dance
    • Yokhte Pwe, Burmese Marionette Theatre
    • Zat Pwe, The Burmese Dance-Drama
    • The Twentieth Century
  • Thailand
    • Facts about Thailand
    • Early Periods
    • Nang Yai, Theatre of the Large Shadow Figures
    • Khon, “The Masked Pantomime”
    • Lakhon, Forms of Dance-Drama
    • The Wai Kru Ceremony
    • Nora, Archaic Dance-Drama
    • Forms of Puppet Theatre, Nang Talung and Variants of Hun
    • Likay “Folk Operetta”
    • The Twentieth Century
  • Laos
    • Facts about Laos
    • A Stormy History
    • Mohlam, Hypnotic Storytelling
    • Phra Lak Phra Lam, The Localised Ramayana
    • Phra Lak Phra Lam as a Court Dance-Drama
    • The Royal Ballet Theatre
    • Dance
    • Puppet Theatre
  • Cambodia
    • Facts about Cambodia
    • Dance and Theatre in the Civilization of Angkor
    • After Angkor
    • Archaic Ceremonial Performances
    • Shadow Theatre, Sbek Thom and Sbek Touch
    • Classical Dance
    • Lakhon Khol
    • Lakhon Bassac
    • The Twentieth Century
  • Vietnam
    • Facts about Vietnam
    • Earliest Sources
    • The Legacy of Hué
    • Hat Boi, Court Opera
    • Ceremonial Dances
    • Hat Cheo, Popular Cheo Opera
    • Mua Roi, A Unique Form of Water Puppetry
    • The Twentieth Century
  • Malaysia
    • 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
  • Indonesia
    • 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
  • China
    • 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
  • Korea
    • 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 20th Century
    • North Korea
  • Japan
    • Facts about Japan
    • Dance and Theatre in the History of Japan
    • Kagura, Sacred Shinto Dances
    • Gigaku, Buddhist Mask Theatre
    • Bugaku, Ceremonial Dances
    • Noh, Crystallised Aesthetics
    • Kyogen, Farces about Human Life
    • Bunraku, an Exceptional Symbiosis of Puppetry, Storytelling and Music
    • Kabuki, Theatre as Spectacle
    • The Twentieth Century
    • Butoh
  • Cultural Exchanges
  • Synopses
    • White-Haired Girl
    • Red Lantern
    • Tales of the Silk Road
    • Snow in Midsummer
    • The Floating Lady
    • Sang Thong
    • Paduma
    • The Water Seller
    • The Panji Story
    • Arjuna Vivaha
    • The Mahabharata
    • The Ramayana
    • Shakuntala
    • The Song of Hungbu
    • Hagoromo
    • Aoi no ue or Lady Aoi
    • Tenko
    • Boshibari or Tied to a Pole
    • Sonezaki shinju or Love Suicides at Sonezaki
    • Sukeroku (1713)
  • Literature
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