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- Title
Magical Realism and Theatre of the Oppressed in Taiwan: Rectifying Unbalanced Realities with Chung Chiao's Assignment Theatre.
- Authors
Smith, Ron
- Abstract
Chung Chiao's Assignment Theatre uses ideas culled from Magical Realism and Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed to create work that redresses inequalities of class, gender, ethnicity, and other features in contemporary Taiwan. River in the Heart, a production that grew out of a workshop launched in response to a 1999 earthquake, is an example of his work. The performance empowered a group of Hakka women, called the Shigang Mamas, to represent their perspectives in a public forum, prompting discussion of gender inequality in contemporary Taiwan. For the Shigang Mamas the practice of theatre became a dress-rehearsal for real life, and theatre a rehearsal for revolution. Ron Smith is a PhD candidate in the Department of Dramatic Art at University of California, Santa Barbara, and adjunct faculty at the Brooks Institute of Photography and Film. He has published two articles on theatre for social change and Theatre of the Oppressed work in Taiwan. He has an MFA in scenic and lighting design and has designed in Taiwan, China, and the United States.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; THEATER; PERFORMING arts; HAKKA (Chinese people); CHUNG Chiao
- Publication
Asian Theatre Journal, 2005, Vol 22, Issue 1, p107
- ISSN
0742-5457
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/atj.2005.0013