This first-ever biography exploring the life of Ping Chong (1946), successful avant-garde artist and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, focuses on his valuable contributions to modern theatre. Drawing on primary sources and her own attendance of Chong's productions, the author takes a broad and informative approach to his work as a performer, playwright and director over 48 years.
This first-ever biography exploring the life of Ping Chong (1946), successful avant-garde artist and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, focuses on his valuable contributions to modern theatre. Drawing on primary sources and her own attendance of Chong's productions, the author takes a broad and informative approach to his work as a performer, playwright and director over 48 years.
Yuko Kurahashi is a professor in the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction I. Transpacific Journey of Two Opera Artists II. Moving into the Metaphorical Theatre World: Encounter with Meredith Monk, Fiji Company, and Otherness in Lazarus and I Flew to Fiji, You Went South III. Staging the Fear of the Unknown, Demons and Others: Fear and Loathing in Gotham, Nuit Blanche, AM/AM: The Articulated Man, Kind Ness and Nosferatu IV. The Quest for Myth in the Unknown Territories of the World and a New Observation of Humans and Their State of Being V. Ping Chong and Modern Dystopia: Chong's Post-Apocalyptic World VI. Staging Revisionary History of the East-West Relations: Ping Chong's East/West Quartet VII. Staging Voices in the Community: Undesirable Elements VIII. Memories and Stories of Local Communities in the Undesirable Elements Series IX. Mirroring People: Three Puppet Theater Pieces X. Collaborating with Educational Institutions: BLIND NESS, Cocktail and Collidescope 3.0 XI. Future: ALAXSXA ALASKA and Beyond-Quest for Identity, Otherness and Humanity Appendix 1: A Chronology of Ping Chong Appendix 2: Honors and Awards Appendix 3: List of Interdisciplinary Works Appendix 4: List of Undesirable Elements Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction I. Transpacific Journey of Two Opera Artists II. Moving into the Metaphorical Theatre World: Encounter with Meredith Monk, Fiji Company, and Otherness in Lazarus and I Flew to Fiji, You Went South III. Staging the Fear of the Unknown, Demons and Others: Fear and Loathing in Gotham, Nuit Blanche, AM/AM: The Articulated Man, Kind Ness and Nosferatu IV. The Quest for Myth in the Unknown Territories of the World and a New Observation of Humans and Their State of Being V. Ping Chong and Modern Dystopia: Chong's Post-Apocalyptic World VI. Staging Revisionary History of the East-West Relations: Ping Chong's East/West Quartet VII. Staging Voices in the Community: Undesirable Elements VIII. Memories and Stories of Local Communities in the Undesirable Elements Series IX. Mirroring People: Three Puppet Theater Pieces X. Collaborating with Educational Institutions: BLIND NESS, Cocktail and Collidescope 3.0 XI. Future: ALAXSXA ALASKA and Beyond-Quest for Identity, Otherness and Humanity Appendix 1: A Chronology of Ping Chong Appendix 2: Honors and Awards Appendix 3: List of Interdisciplinary Works Appendix 4: List of Undesirable Elements Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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