Performing Shakespeare in Contemporary Japan: The Yamanote Jijosha’s The Tempest

In considering the Yamanote Jijosha’s The Tempest, this paper explores the significance of performing Shakespeare in contemporary Japan. The company’s The Tempest reveals to contemporary Japanese audiences the ambiguity of Shakespeare’s text by experimenting with the postdramatic and a new acting st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Emi Hamana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2016-12-01
Series:Multicultural Shakespeare
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/szekspir/article/view/1945