Japán színház papíron és színpadon – II. rész. A japán színház megjelenése a magyar sajtóban és japán együttesek fellépései 1844 és 1918 között
The Appearance of Japanese Theater in the Hungarian Press and the Performances of Japanese Troupes between 1844 and 1918

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the opportunities available to people living in the territory of Hungary to learn about traditional Japanese theatre from the beginning of its Hungarian reception in 1844 until the dissolution of Austro–Hungarian Monarchy in 1918. I will explore the image Hungarians had about Japanese theatre at the turn of the 20th century. Based on the visit of the first Japanese theatrical troupe to Hungary, I will provide a textual analysis of written sources and a comparative examination of their performances in three phases. As I will argue, there is a significant contrast between contemporary reviews about the performances of these first troupes and the essays and articles on traditional Japanese theatre published during the same decades. This paper, while analyzing this contrast, presents in detail what experiences the contemporary (reading) audience may have had with Japanese theater and to what extent these experiences were truly authentic.

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