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The Theatre of Suzuki Tadashi

Ian Carruthers author Takahashi Yasunari author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:29th Nov '07

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A comprehensive 2004 study of Suzuki, Japan's best-known director, including in-depth descriptions of his most acclaimed productions.

This 2004 book, traces Suzuki's rise from Little Theatre director to international festival celebrity, links his unique Surrealist dramaturgy with his intercultural training system, and gives in-depth descriptions of his most acclaimed productions.Suzuki is Japan's best-known director. He has been internationally acclaimed for his postmodern adaptations of classics by Nanboku, Euripides, Shakespeare and Chekhov since the 1970s, including The Trojan Women, King Lear and Three Sisters and, equally, for his powerful actor training system, which combines elements of Noh and Kabuki with Western realism. Inviting artists from around the world to perform at his Toga and Shizuoka International Festivals, Suzuki has fostered productive exchanges with Jean-Louis Barrault, Robert Wilson, Kanze Hisao, Ashikawa Yoko and numerous others. This 2004 book traces Suzuki's rise from Little Theatre director to international festival celebrity, links his unique Surrealist dramaturgy with his intercultural training system, and gives in-depth descriptions of his most acclaimed productions.

'It is a much welcome addition to the small but growing Suzuki bibliography in English.' Theatre Research International

ISBN: 9780521044325

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 21mm

Weight: 498g

328 pages