The modern uses of tradition in contemporary Korean theatre: A critical analysis from an intercultural perspective

Modern Korean theatre was influenced in the early twentieth century by Western culture. From 1910 until the late 1960s, Korean theatre practitioners strove to build a modern theatre based on an European model, while virtually discarding their indigenous performing art traditions. However, since the 1960s, a small group of theatre practitioners has begun a movement to revive the native performing tradition by incorporating traditional elements into Western-style theatre productions. Such has resulted in the emergence of a new intercultural theatre which fuses native Korean and Western theatres.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Theatre

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Kim, Ah-Jeong

Contributors dc:contributor

• Graves, Robert B.

• Anthropology, Cultural
• Theater

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1995 Kim, Ah-Jeong

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9624388
(UMI)AAI9624388

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22092