| ID | 157733 |
| Title Proper | Parsi theatrical networks in Southeast Asia |
| Other Title Information | the contrary case of Burma |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hansen, Kathryn |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Rangoon circa 1900 was known as ‘one of the best show towns in the East’. As the capital city of Burma, then ruled from Calcutta as a province of India, it was home to more Indian nationals than Burmese. In this cosmopolitan context, two vernacular arts complexes — the Parsi theatre of India and the popular zat-pwe of Burma — flourished, competed, and converged. This article documents the 55-year long engagement of Parsi theatre in Burma within the larger history of global theatrical flows in the Indian Ocean. It highlights the story of Dosabhai Hathiram, a theatre man who rooted himself in Rangoon his entire life. And it asks, why was Parsi theatre celebrated elsewhere in Southeast Asia as a vector of modernity, and yet in Burma it left scarcely a trace behind? |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of South East Asian Studies Vol. 49, No.1; Feb 2018: p.4-33 |
| Journal Source | Journal of South East Asian Studies 2018-04 49, 1 |
| Key Words | Southeast Asia ; Parsi ; Theatrical Networks ; Case of Burma |