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The long and the short of it: negotiating the right space for Asian theatre in the university drama curriculum

Thorpe, A. (2009) The long and the short of it: negotiating the right space for Asian theatre in the university drama curriculum. Studies in Theatre & Performance, 29 (2). pp. 133-147. ISSN 2040-0616

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1386/stap.29.2.133_1

Abstract/Summary

This article compares two approaches to teaching Asian theatre at undergraduate level in the United Kingdom. One approach samples a variety of different traditions as a means to challenge students to produce performance for a combined audience of hearing and deaf, whereas the other focuses on the effect of exploring one geographical area intensively over the course of one academic year. The article seeks to highlight the merits and pitfalls of both approaches, and questions whether student work that actively questions ethnicity and identity, as well as the tension between innovation and tradition, might be considered diasporic in character.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Arts and Communication Design > Film, Theatre & Television
Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Identities
ID Code:20787
Uncontrolled Keywords:sign theatre; deaf theatre; Asian theatre; British Sign Language (BSL); Chinese theatre
Publisher:Intellect

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