Description: Modern Japanese Theatre and Performance is a collection of sixteen essays on Japanese theatre, including historical overviews of twentieth century theatre, analyses of specific productions and individuals, and consideration of the intercultural nature of modern Japanese theatr...
Brief description: Bruce Baird teaches Japanese Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, with a research focus on butô, Japanese theater, and new media studies. He has written widely on butô including the landmark books Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh: Dancing in a Pool of Gray Grits and A History of Butô.
Review Quotes: "This fascinating collection of essays commemorates the thirtieth anniversary of J. Thomas Rimer's seminal work, Toward a Modern Japanese Theatre (1974). The essays capture the complex strategies by which Japanese theatre artists, ranging from shingeki to the postmodern, exercise their craft. This edition is a must for those interested in the changing landscape of performing arts in Japan." --Dr. Mari Boyd, Sophia University