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The Playful Revolution is an entertaining journal.... exemplary... -- IllusionsThe Playful Revolution breaks new ground by documenting developmental theatre in Asia in its current socio-political and economic ethos... -- New Theatre Quarterly[T]his book is the account of a personal journey through Asia, a written documentary of a quest to find political theatre that really works and that possesses a vitality and passion that the contemporary Western theatre seems to have lost. -- from the bookIn this groundbreaking book, van Erven reports on the liberation theatre movements throughout Asia, which include a diverse collection of creative artists whose politics range from liberal to revolutionary but who all share a common goal of using grass-roots theatre as an agent of liberation.
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS Bloomington and Indianapolis
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Unless otherwise indicated, photographs are by Eugne van Erven.
1992 by Eugne van Erven
All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses' Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
Manufactured in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Van Erven, Eugne. The playful revolution / theatre and liberation in Asia / Eugne van Erven. p. cm.(Drama and performance studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-253-36204-0 (alk. paper) ; ISBN 0-253-20729-0 (pbk.) 1. TheaterPolitical aspectsAsia, Southeastern. 2. Theater Political aspectsSouth Asia. I. Title. II. Series. PN2860.V36 1992 792.095dc20 91-23369 1 2 3 4 5 96 95 94 93 92
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To Safdar Hashmi and all the other Asian artists who were killed in action on the stages of the theatre of liberation
The great leaders of the human race are those who have awakened man from his half slumber. The great enemies of humanity are those who put it to sleep, and it does not matter whether their sleep ing potion is the worship of God or that of the Golden Calf. Erich Fromm, Beyond the Chains of Illusion
Song of the night, War of the Flea, Deep inside the jungle you will find me. War of the small, War of the Flea, Where the strongest bomb is human, Who is bursting to be free. Anonymous, Amerasian liberation song
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Contents
Preface
xi
I. Revolution, Freedom, and Theatre
1
II. Building Stages of People Power: The Philippines Educational Theater Association
29
III. Inside the Philippine Theatre of Liberation Network
64
IV. Resistance Theatre in South Korea: Above and Underground
95
V. The Factionalized Indian Theatre of Liberation
114
VI. Killed in Action: Safdar Hashmi's Street Theatre in Delhi
140
VII. Of Stages and Mosques: The Irresistible Rise of Pakistan's Political Theatre
157
VIII. Beyond the Shadows of Wayang: Theatre of Liberation in Indonesia
184
IX. Theatre of Liberation Experiments in Thailand
207
X. Conclusion
228
Notes
243
Bibliography
257
Index
273
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List of Illustrations
Nestor Horfilla from Mindanao leads a warm-up session at a workshop in Hokianga, a Maori tribal area in New Zealand.
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Theatre of liberation workshop in Mindanao.
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Relaxation exercise, theatre of liberation workshop.
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