The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre, Vol. 5: Asia/Pacific Available to Purchase

This is Volume 5 of a major reference work which will be invaluable to specialist cultural and drama collections. Covering Asia and the Pacific, it ranges from Iran and Kazakhstan in the west to Polynesia in the east, from Mongolia and North Korea in the north to New Zealand in the south. That is the geographic coverage; the subject coverage defines theatre as “A created event, usually based on text, executed by live performers and taking place before an audience in a specially defined setting...”. This definition has been deliberately constructed in order to include music theatre, dance theatre and...