Intercultural theatre
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Intercultural theater also known as Cross-cultural
theatre may transcend time, while mixing and matching cultures or subculture
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theater group did a performance in the style of Japanese
Noh
and performed to western audiences.
Cross-cultural
cross-cultural may refer to*cross-cultural studies, a comparative tendency in various fields of cultural analysis*cross-cultural communication, a field of study that looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate...
theatre may transcend time, while mixing and matching cultures or subculture
Subculture
In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people with a culture which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong.- Definition :...
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Imitational Theatre
The intended audience and theater group come from the same cultural background; but, the production imitates foreign styles, themes and other aspects. For example, if a BritishUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
theater group did a performance in the style of Japanese
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
Noh
Noh
, or - derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent" - is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Many characters are masked, with men playing male and female roles. Traditionally, a Noh "performance day" lasts all day and...
and performed to western audiences.
Adaptive Theatre
There are two types of intercultural theater within Adapted Theatre. One can consider "the Norm" to represent what the audience of a certain culture expects/has typically been exposed to:- Adapts to the Norm - Traditional style productions that have been consciously adapted to fit with the cultural expectations of the intended audience of another culture.
- Adapts away from the Norm - The original culture dominates but it borrows foreign elements to enlarge the range of expression (e.g. TheatreWorks (Singapore)TheatreWorks (Singapore)TheatreWorks is an independent, non-profit theatre company in Singapore. Its artistic director is Ong Keng Sen. Its Managing Director is Tay Tong.-History:TheatreWorks Ltd was established in 1985...
and Ong Keng Shen; International Centre for Theatre ResearchInternational Centre for Theatre ResearchThe International Centre for Theatre Research sometimes also known as The International Centre for Theatre Creation was founded in 1970 by Peter Brook and Micheline Rozan. It is often abbreviated to the acronym CIRT as in French the group is called the Centre International de Recherche Théâtrale...
and Peter BrookPeter BrookPeter Stephen Paul Brook CH, CBE is an English theatre and film director and innovator, who has been based in France since the early 1970s.-Life:...
; and The Bridge - Stage of the Arts)