[BOOK][B] Masked performance: the play of self and other in ritual and theatre

J Emigh - 1996 - books.google.com
J Emigh
1996books.google.com
Growing out of a series of articles written over a 15 year period, and illustrated with over 100
photos, this volume offers a narrowed focus examination of various performing traditions that
rely on the expressive power and imagination of masks. It explores the redefinition of self
into" other," when the mask is worn, and examines actors and their performances in Papua
New Guinea, Orissa, India, and Bali.
Growing out of a series of articles written over a 15 year period, and illustrated with over 100 photos, this volume offers a narrowed focus examination of various performing traditions that rely on the expressive power and imagination of masks. It explores the redefinition of self into" other," when the mask is worn, and examines actors and their performances in Papua New Guinea, Orissa, India, and Bali.
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