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Mask, Gender, and Performance in Indonesia: An Interview with Didik Nini Thowok

Mask, Gender, and Performance in Indonesia: An Interview with Didik Nini Thowok <p>Contemporary mask performer Didik Nini Thowok carries on a venerable tradition of Javanese female impersonation by a male dancer. His study of cross-gender performance throughout Asia and the world fuels his playful, modern performance, presented in solo mask dances that combine mysterious androgyny and comic sexual impersonation. </p> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Theatre Journal University of Hawai'I Press

Mask, Gender, and Performance in Indonesia: An Interview with Didik Nini Thowok

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University of Hawai'I Press
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Copyright © 2005 The University of Hawai'i Press.
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1527-2109

Abstract

<p>Contemporary mask performer Didik Nini Thowok carries on a venerable tradition of Javanese female impersonation by a male dancer. His study of cross-gender performance throughout Asia and the world fuels his playful, modern performance, presented in solo mask dances that combine mysterious androgyny and comic sexual impersonation. </p>

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Asian Theatre Journal – University of Hawai'I Press

Published: Oct 31, 2005

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