Performance and Cosmopolitics: Cross-Cultural Transactions in AustralasiaThis ground-breaking study of cross-cultural theatre in the Australasian region focuses on theatrical events and practices in avant-garde and mainstream contexts. It explores the cultural and political dimensions of Australia's engagement with Asia and sheds light on international arts marketing and trends in cross-cultural performance training. |
Contents
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1 AntiCosmopolitan Encounters | 21 |
2 Indigenizing Australian Theatre | 47 |
3 Asianizing Australian Theatre | 82 |
4 Marketing Difference at the Adelaide Festival | 112 |
Case Studies | 131 |
6 Asian Australian Hybrid Praxis | 166 |
Ethics Embodiment Efficacy | 186 |
Cosmopolitics in the New Millennium | 207 |
Notes | 213 |
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Other editions - View all
Performance and Cosmopolitics: Cross-cultural Transactions in Australasia Helen Gilbert,Jacqueline Lo No preview available - 2007 |
Performance and Cosmopolitics: Cross-cultural Transactions in Australasia Helen Gilbert,Jacqueline Lo No preview available - 2009 |
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