Southeast Asian Drama (Critical Survey of Drama)
Overview
In Southeast Asia, traditional theater is more than one thousand years old and has roots in dance, literature, and the religions of both South and East Asia, which have their own indigenous performance traditions. Modern theater, especially spoken drama, has been influenced by the West. This indigenous performance history, enriched by contact with the West and outside traditions, creates a highly developed theatrical heritage. Dramatic similarities are inevitable in traditional theater because of geographic proximity and historical and political similarities, but each...
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