Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I: The Growing Impact of Women
6. 1. Mae Naak and Phra Ram: Keeping Company on the Contemporary Thai Stage 27
7. 2. Staging the Doi Moi Generation and the Treasures of Vietnamese Tradition 60
8. 3. Looking Within: The Balinese Rwa Bhineda and Readjusting Complementary Opposites 91
9. PART II: Censorship and Global Economics
10. 4. Cambodia’s Artistic Renaissance or a New Culture of Dependency? 121
11. 5. Singapore’s Cosmopolitan Identity and Its Theatrical Shadow 151
12. 6. Dancing with the Censors: Burmese Performing Arts Keep Time 184
13. PART III: Toward a National Culture
14. 7. The Philippine Theatre’s Quest for a Hero(ine) 215
15. 8. From Fa Ngoum to Hip-Hop Boom: The Faces of Lao Performance 246
16. 9. Durians, Diversity, and Independence: The Malaysian Theatre Stages Its Multiethnic Heritage 276
17. Conclusion 309
18. Notes 331
19. Bibliography 359
20. Index 377