Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Prologue. Empire of Signs.- Part I. Introduction to the examples and to the method.- Chapter 1. Theatre and Theatre research in Korea and elsewhere.- Chapter 2. Globalization in a few Korean examples.- Chapter 3. Mise en sc ne made in Korea.- Part II. On a few theatre productions.- Chapter 4. A few contemporary French and Korean playwrights.- Chapter 5. Questions to the Past.- Chapter 6. Moi Hye-Seok, L'ind sirable.- Chapter 7. A few productions of Kim, Hyun-Tak.- Chapter 8. On Lee, Young-Seok's production of Orwell's Coming up for air.- Chapter 9. Is modernized Pansori political?.- Part III. On a few theatre-dance and dance performances.- Chapter 10. Woyzeck as dance theatre.- Chapter 11. A Seoul song for Hong Sehee.- Chapter 12. Self-Portrait.- Part IV. On a few cultural performances.- Chapter 13. Parody in K-pop.- Chapter 14. Flowers and tears.- Chapter 15. A Fall.- Epilogue. Chapter 16. A Foreign Spectator?
Synopsis
This new book from one of the world's leading theatre scholars focuses on the way that Korean culture and society 'presents' itself in the performing arts and through cultural performance. Patrice Pavis explores a wide range of Korean cultural productions across theatre, film, performance and music to re-evaluate the current state of theories of globalization and culture, and offers a much-needed discussion of national identity and performance from this neglected region.