Pacific Performances Theatricality and Cross-Cultural Encounter in the South Seas
Description
This new study explores the history of cross-cultural performative encounters in the Pacific from the Eighteenth century to the present. It examines Western theatrical representations of Pacific cultures and investigates how Pacific Islanders used their own cultural performances to negotiate the colonial situation.
Keywords
Performing ArtsTheaterHistory & CriticismLiterary CriticismDanceClassical & Ballet
2006Book
Author(s)CHRISTOPHER B. BALME
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781403985989
LanguageEnglish
