Studies in International Performance: Theatricality and Cross-Cultural Encounter in the South Seas

Balme, C.

This new study explores the history of cross-cultural performative encounters in the Pacific from the Eighteenth century to the present. It examines Western theatrical representations of Pacific cultures and investigates how Pacific Islanders used their own cultural performances to negotiate the colonial situation.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2006-11-14

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403985989

DOI: 10.1057/9780230599536

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 256