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Asian Theatre Journal is dedicated to the performing arts of Asia, focusing upon both traditional and modern theatrical forms. It aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge throughout the international theatrical community for the mutual benefit of all interested scholars and artists. This engaging, intercultural journal offers descriptive and analytical articles, original plays and play translations, book and audiovisual reviews, and reports of current theatrical activities in Asia. Full-color plates and black-and-white photographs illustrate each issue.
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Volume 42, Number 1, Spring 2025Table of Contents
In Memorium
Translations
pp. 6-27
Articles
pp. 52-78
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View Borderwork and National Identity in Two Plays by Kamisato Yudai: +51 Aviación, San Borja and The Story of Descending the Long Slopes of Valparaiso
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pp. 79-104
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View The Multi-Scene Composition of North Korean Revolutionary Theatre: Seonghwangdang (Village Shrine)
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pp. 105-128
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View Quiet Decline of Lanling Theatre Workshop: A Postmodern Shift from Huaju to Grotowski-Inspired Physical Theatre in Taiwan
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pp. 129-159
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View Raising Awareness for Marginalized Transnational Migrants on the Taiwanese Stage: Narrative Strategies and Representation in The Qibla and Homecoming
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pp. 160-191
pp. 192-214
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View Wayang Kulit Performance on YouTube: Tradition and Innovation in a Competitive Virtual Environment
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pp. 215-245
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View Where Are You, My Little Scapegoats? Selamatan Anak Cucu Sumilah (Selamatan for the Descendants of Sumilah) as a Performative Memory Practice around the Indonesian Genocide of 1965–1966
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Book Reviews
Transnational
pp. 246-249
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View Modernization of Asian Theatre: Process and Tradition ed. by Yasushi Nagata and Ravi Chaturvedi (review)
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China
pp. 249-252
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View Kunqu Masters on Chinese Theatrical Performance ed. by Yip Siu Hing and Josh Stenberg (review)
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pp. 252-256
pp. 256-260
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View Establishment of "Drama" Orientation: Transition of the Research Paradigm of Chinese Dramas in the 1920s And 1930s by Zhang Yifan (review)
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pp. 260-265
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View Rethinking Chinese Socialist Theatres of Reform: Performance Practice and Debate in the Mao Era ed. by Xiaomei Chen, Tarryn Li-Min Chun, and Siyuan Liu (review)
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Japan
pp. 265-267
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| ISSN | 1527-2109 |
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| Print ISSN | 0742-5457 |
| Launched on MUSE | 2025-06-12 |
| Open Access | No |
