In this Book
- America's Japan and Japan's Performing Arts: Cultural Mobility and Exchange in New York, 1952-2011
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Michigan Press
summary
America’s Japan and Japan’s Performing Arts studies the images and myths that have shaped the reception of Japan-related theater, music, and dance in the United States since the 1950s. Soon after World War II, visits by Japanese performing artists to the United States emerged as a significant category of American cultural-exchange initiatives aimed at helping establish and build friendly ties with Japan. Barbara E. Thornbury explores how “Japan” and “Japanese culture” have been constructed, reconstructed, and transformed in response to the hundreds of productions that have taken place over the past sixty years in New York, the main entry point and defining cultural nexus in the United States for the global touring market in the performing arts. The author’s transdisciplinary approach makes the book appealing to those in the performing arts studies, Japanese studies, and cultural studies.
Table of Contents
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- Frontmatter
- pp. 2-7
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 8-9
- Japanese Names and Terms
- pp. xi-13
- Introduction
- pp. 1-44
- 1. America’s Kabuki-Japan
- pp. 32-88
- 3. De-familiarizing Japan at La MaMa E.T.C.
- pp. 106-134
- 5. Lincoln Center Festival’s Japan
- pp. 144-176
- Select Bibliography
- pp. 241-263
Additional Information
ISBN
9780472029280
Related ISBN(s)
9780472036783, 9780472118854
MARC Record
OCLC
842262259
Pages
274
Launched on MUSE
2013-08-12
Language
English
Open Access
No