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Modern Japanese Drama in English

Modern Japanese Drama in English 4ATJ_179-222 2/18/06 4:32 PM Page 179 b i bl i o gr ap h y Compiled by Kevin J. Wetmore Jr. A Brief History of Modern Japanese Theatre After the Meiji Restoration and the opening of Japan to the West, the Japanese theatre underwent a series of transformations. The cultural, economic, and political changes in the nation fundamentally altered the traditional theatres of nö, kyögen, kabuki, and bunraku and challenged Japanese conceptions of the theatre. As J. Thomas Rimer argues, two conflicting ideas of how to modernize the theatre evolved in the face of the modernization of the rest of Japanese culture: the modernization of traditional theatre ver- sus the development of a new theatre based on Western models (1974: 11–12). Beginning in 1870, attempts were made to reform the kabuki, making it more contemporary in both subject matter and construc- tion. Eventually these efforts resulted in a new form: shin-kabuki (“new kabuki ”), with plays written by literary figures such as Tsubouchi Shöyö and Okamoto Kidö. This form, however, was not a success and the kabuki itself began to crystallize into the contemporary manner of per- formance. The next wave of modern theatre moved to break further with http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Theatre Journal University of Hawai'I Press

Modern Japanese Drama in English

Wetmore, Kevin J., -- Jr., --
Asian Theatre Journal , Volume 23 (1) – Apr 12, 2006
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4ATJ_179-222 2/18/06 4:32 PM Page 179 b i bl i o gr ap h y Compiled by Kevin J. Wetmore Jr. A Brief History of Modern Japanese Theatre After the Meiji Restoration and the opening of Japan to the West, the Japanese theatre underwent a series of transformations. The cultural, economic, and political changes in the nation fundamentally altered the traditional theatres of nö, kyögen, kabuki, and bunraku and challenged Japanese conceptions of the theatre. As J. Thomas Rimer argues, two conflicting ideas of how to modernize the theatre evolved in the face of the modernization of the rest of Japanese culture: the modernization of traditional theatre ver- sus the development of a new theatre based on Western models (1974: 11–12). Beginning in 1870, attempts were made to reform the kabuki, making it more contemporary in both subject matter and construc- tion. Eventually these efforts resulted in a new form: shin-kabuki (“new kabuki ”), with plays written by literary figures such as Tsubouchi Shöyö and Okamoto Kidö. This form, however, was not a success and the kabuki itself began to crystallize into the contemporary manner of per- formance. The next wave of modern theatre moved to break further with

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Published: Apr 12, 2006

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