non western performance
Non-western Performance – Summative assignment – 1,500 words – 28th May
Write a reflective essay on the basis of your experience in this module, moving from the theoretical and historical part to the performative segment. What did you learn? How did the knowledge you gained of African, Chinese and Indian performance traditions help and inform your summative ensemble performance? What kind of problems did you encounter in your intercultural ensemble work? How did you solve them? Were you happy with the results? [This essay does not need to provide evidence of research and academic rigour. However, I would expect it to be written in lucid and clear English!]
Throughout this module, there has been strong emphasis on three different non-western styles of theatre. The three styles of theatre researched were; Chinese theatre, African theatre and Indian theatre. Through each style that was studied, many different qualities emerged. To begin with, we looked at African theatre by studying the plays; Anowa by Ama Ata Aidoo and Rise & shine of comrade Fiasco by Andrew Whaley. From these plays I discovered how African theatre looks at telling stories within their plays, Also how a strong sense of colonialism and post colonialism dominates many of their plays, with regards to how the western world has influenced and changed Africa. There is also a lot of emphasis on movements, with tribal dances and movements, along with a lot of dream sequences within theatre from this country. Preceding this we looked at Chinese plays, them being Taking Tiger Mountain which is based upon a novel by Qu Bo, and The White Haired Girl by Ho Ching-Chi. From looking at these two Chinese plays, we discovered how theatre within china is very politically motivated, this may be because of the fact that many of the plays written in china are monitored by political powers, making sure there is nothing heinous being written against the government. Through further investigation we discovered how
Write a reflective essay on the basis of your experience in this module, moving from the theoretical and historical part to the performative segment. What did you learn? How did the knowledge you gained of African, Chinese and Indian performance traditions help and inform your summative ensemble performance? What kind of problems did you encounter in your intercultural ensemble work? How did you solve them? Were you happy with the results? [This essay does not need to provide evidence of research and academic rigour. However, I would expect it to be written in lucid and clear English!]
Throughout this module, there has been strong emphasis on three different non-western styles of theatre. The three styles of theatre researched were; Chinese theatre, African theatre and Indian theatre. Through each style that was studied, many different qualities emerged. To begin with, we looked at African theatre by studying the plays; Anowa by Ama Ata Aidoo and Rise & shine of comrade Fiasco by Andrew Whaley. From these plays I discovered how African theatre looks at telling stories within their plays, Also how a strong sense of colonialism and post colonialism dominates many of their plays, with regards to how the western world has influenced and changed Africa. There is also a lot of emphasis on movements, with tribal dances and movements, along with a lot of dream sequences within theatre from this country. Preceding this we looked at Chinese plays, them being Taking Tiger Mountain which is based upon a novel by Qu Bo, and The White Haired Girl by Ho Ching-Chi. From looking at these two Chinese plays, we discovered how theatre within china is very politically motivated, this may be because of the fact that many of the plays written in china are monitored by political powers, making sure there is nothing heinous being written against the government. Through further investigation we discovered how