Editor's note.

From: Asian Theatre Journal | Date: March 22, 2006| Author: Foley, Kathy | Copyright information

As the title of Pirandello's play claimed, "So it is (if you think so)." But the authors of this issue of ATJ point out that it is useful to test received wisdom. The articles give insight into Japanese kabuki, contemporary Thai performance, and Tibetan lhamo folk opera. While thematically diverse, the articles share common features. They remind us that even the most conservative of genres is malleable to the changing politics of the producers. They show that the West sometimes ser...

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