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Author : Maxine Seller
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 45,27 MB
Release : 1983-09-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
Strongly recommended for undergraduate and graduate libraries; useful in theater, American history, and ethnic studies. Choice
Author : Andrea Oberheiden
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 12,21 MB
Release : 2010-01-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 3640502094
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Theater Studies, Dance, grade: 1, University of Phoenix (AXIA College), course: Survey of the Performing Arts, language: English, abstract: The development of ethnic theater in the United States is closely connected with immigration as a social and cultural process. Ethnic theater has changed along with the immigrant generations. Despite acculturation and assimilation, ethnic theater is still of social, political, cultural, and educational importance within the American society of today. Although it constitutes an opposite to mainstream theater, there is also an interrelation between these two. This paper summarizes the historical development and evolution of ethnic theater in the United States and examines its impact on society and culture.
Author : August Wilson
Publisher : Theatre Communications Grou
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 10,88 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781559361873
August Wilson's radical and provocative call to arms.
Author : J. Ellen Gainor
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 29,80 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472087921
DIVHow theatrical representations of the U.S. have shaped national identity /div
Author : Jeffrey D. Mason
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 17,65 MB
Release : 2009
Category :
ISBN :
Performing America provides fresh perspectives on the development of visions of both America and "America"--That is, the actual community and the constructed concept--on a variety of theatrical stages. It explores the role of theater in the construction of American identity, highlighting the tension between the desire to categorize American identity and the realization that such categorical uniformity may neither be desirable nor possible. The topics covered include the links between politics and the stage during the Federalist period, the appropriation of "Indian" artifacts, an exploration of early gender roles, and the metaphorical connections between the theater and western expansion. Other essays treat vaudeville's artistically colonized cultures; Chautauqua's attempt to homogenize culture and commercialize American ideals; W.E.B. Du Bois's pageant, The Star of Ethiopia, as a strategy for constructing "African-American" as "Other" in an attempt to promote a vision of black nationalism; and how theater was used to help immigrants form a new sense of community while joining the resident culture. The collection then turns to questions of how various ethnic minorities through their recent theatrical work have struggled to argue their identities, especially in relation to the dominant white culture. Two final essays offer critiques of contrasting aspects of the American male. Throughout, the collection addresses questions of marginality and community, exclusion and inclusion, colonialism and imperialism, heterogeneity and homogeneity, conflict and negotiation, repression and opportunity, failure and success, and, above all, the relationship of American stages at large. It will appeal to readers of a wide range of disciplines including history, American culture, gender studies, and theater studies. Jeffrey D. Mason is Professor of Theatre, California State University, Bakersfield. J. Ellen Gainor is Associate Professor of Theatre Studies and Women's Studies, Cornell University.
Author : Esther Kim Lee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 30,42 MB
Release : 2006-10-12
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521850517
This book surveys the history of Asian American theatre from 1965 to 2005.
Author : Martin Banham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1268 pages
File Size : 26,92 MB
Release : 1995-09-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780521434379
Provides information on the history and present practice of theater in the world.
Author : Josephine Lee
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 31,5 MB
Release : 1998-03-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781566396370
At a time when Asian American theater is enjoying a measure of growth and success, Josephine Lee tells us about the complex social and political issues depicted by Asian American playwrights. By looking at performances and dramatic texts, Lee argues that playwrights produce a different conception of "Asian America" in accordance with their unique set of sensibilities. For instance, some Asian American playwrights critique the separation of issues of race and ethnicity from those of economics and class, or they see ethnic identity as a voluntary choice of lifestyle rather than an impetus for concerted political action. Others deal with the problem of cultural stereotypes and how to reappropriate their power. Lee is attuned to the complexities and contradictions of such performances, and her trenchant thinking about the criticisms lobbed at Asian American playwrights -- for their choices in form, perpetuation of stereotype, or apparent sexism or homophobia -- leads her to question how the presentation of Asian American identity in the theater parallels problems and possibilities of identity offstage as well. Discussed are better-known plays such as Frank Chin's The Chickencoop Chinaman, David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly, and Velina Hasu Houston's Tea, and new works like Jeannie Barroga's Walls and Wakako Yamauchi's 12-1-a.
Author : Theresa Saxon
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 35,90 MB
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0748654097
This book provides a brief yet informative evaluation of the variety and complexity of theatrical endeavours in the United States, embracing all epochs of theatre history and situating American theatre as a lively, dynamic and diverse arena.
Author : Barry Witham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 31,74 MB
Release : 1996-02-23
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780521308588
Describes the growth and development of theatre in the United States. Documents and commentary are arranged into chapters on business practice, acting, theatre buildings, drama, design, and audience behavior.