Noda Manabu
Department Undergraduate School , School of Arts and Letters Position Professor |
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Date | 2008/10/08 |
Presentation Theme | A Brief History of Theatre Commentaries in Japan: Its Beginning and Its Modernization |
Conference | International colloquium: "Theatrical Commentary: Tracing the Traditions" (Toronto, 6-9 October 2008) |
Promoters | Canadian Theatre Critics Association |
Presentation Type | Speech (General) |
Contribution Type | Individual |
Details | The paper is a brief historical account of theatre commentaries in Japan starting from the birth of hyobanki reviews of kabuki in the 17th century and its modernization in the late 19th century, focusing on Koson Aeba and Takeji Miki, the two representative and innovative theatre critics of the Meiji period. |