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David Petersen
, April 21, 2007
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From the Back Cover:
If you think that Japanese theater ends with Noh, Kabuki, and Bunraku...think again! This "Kagura primer" provides a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the Shinto stage, a performance style with roots predating both Noh and Kabuki.
Come with the author as he ventures along the artistic "road less taken", through Hiroshima and Shimane prefectures. There he documents a dynamic world of folk theater thriving under the radar of mainstream performance studies.
Based largely on sources inaccessible to non-Japanese speakers, and richly illustrated with maps and photographs, this book is a unique introduction to a woefully neglected facet of Japanese culture.
A new world of theater awaits...
About the author:
David Petersen has a B.Sc. in psychology, a Ph.D. in theater studies, and a Level I on the national Japanese proficiency test. He lived in Japan for more than a decade, including four years in Hiroshima. He works as a translator, and his articles on Kagura have been featured in magazines both in Japan and abroad.
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