Classical Dance and Theatre in South-East Asia.

• Author: GEROW, EDWIN
• Position: Review

Classical Dance and Theatre in South-East Asia. By JUKKA O. MIETTINEN. New York: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1992. Pp. xx + 175. $75.

This is a lavishly illustrated survey of the "dance traditions" of Burma, Thailand, Java, Bali, Cambodia (with Laos and Malaysia), and Vietnam. To each situs a separate chapter is devoted. Another chapter is reserved to the Chinese theatrical tradition, as a component of local traditions throughout the region. The individual treatments cover the various...