The Routledge Companion to Performance-Related Concepts in Non-European Languages

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Investigating more than 70 key concepts relating to the performing arts in more than six non-European languages, this volume provides a groundbreaking research tool and one-of-a-kind reference source for theatre, performance and dance studies worldwide.The Companion features in-depth explorations of and expert introductions to a select number of performance-related key concepts in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Yorùbá as well as the Indian languages Sanskrit, Hindi and Tamil. Key concepts-such as Furga ??? in Arabic, for example, or Jiadingxing ??? in Chinese, Gei ? in Japanese, Ìparadà in Yorùbá and Imyeon ?? in Korean-that defy easy translation from one language to another (and especially into English as the world's lingua franca) and that reflect culturally specific ways of thinking and talking about the performing arts are thoroughly examined in in-depth articles. Written by more than 60 distinguished scholars from around the globe, the articles describe in detail each concept's dynamic history, its flexible scope of meaning and current range of usage. The Companion also includes extensive introductions to each language section, in which internationally renowned experts explain how the presented key concepts are situated within, and are constitutive of, distinct and dynamic epistemic systems that have different yet always interlinked histories and orientations. Offers a fascinating insight into the unique histories, characteristics, and orientations of linguistically and culturally distinct epistemic systems related to the performative arts Contains extensive cross-references and bibliographies An invaluable research tool and one-of-a-kind reference source for scholars and students worldwide and across the humanities, especially in the fields of theatre, performance, dance, translation, area and cultural studies An accessible handbook for everybody interested in performance cultures and performance-related knowledge systems existing in the world today. This volume provides an invaluable research tool and one-of-a-kind reference source for scholars and students worldwide and across the humanities, especially in the fields of theatre, performance, dance, translation and area studies, history (of science and the humanities) and cultural studies. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Contributors General Introduction: Performance-Related Concepts as Epistemic Systems 1 In Lieu of a Conclusion: Stimulating Research on Performance-Related Concepts as Epistemic Tools and Systems 2 Editorial Statement Part I Yorùbá 3 Introduction 4 Notes on the Language Editing of the Yorùbá Section 5 Eré 6 Egúngún 7 Oríkì 8 Àlọ́ 9 Ìjúbà 10 Ìparadà 11 Ẹ̀gùn Gı́gùn 12 Òde 13 Ìwà Lẹwà and Ọmọlúwàbí 14 Ààbọ̀ Ọ̀rọ̀ Part II Chinese 15 Introduction 16 Notes on the Language Editing of the Chinese Section 17 Xiju 戲劇 and Xiqu 戲曲 18 Xiqu Hangdang 戲曲行當 19 Piaoyou 票友 20 Chang 場 21 Chengshi (Hua) 程式化 22 Jiadingxing 假定性 23 Kongling 空靈 24 Qi Yun 氣韻 25 Xu 虛 and Shi 實 26 Xieyi 寫意 and Xieshi 寫實 27 Shen 神 and Xing 形 Part III Arabic 28 Introduction 29 Notes on the Language Editing of the Arabic Section 30 Furǧa فرجة 31 Faḍāʾ فضاء 32 Al-Ḥalqa الحلقة 33 Ǧasad جسد 34 Adāʾ أداء / Tamṯīl تمثيل 35 Ḥakawātī حكواتي 36 Maqām مقام 37 Drāmātūrǧyā Rukḥiyya دراماتورجيا ركحية 38 Masraḥ Šaʿbī مسرح شعبي 39 Masraḥ Mustaqill مسرح مستقل Part IV Korean 40 Introduction 41 Notes on the Language Editing of the Korean Section 42 Wonhyeong 원형 43 Gut 굿 44 Nori 놀이 45 Puri 풀이 46 Han 한 (恨) 47 Madang 마당 / Pan 판 48 Gulsin 굴신 (屈伸) 49 Sori 소리 50 Bak 박 (拍) 51 Imyeon 이면 (裏面) Part V Japanese 52 Introduction 53 Notes on the Language Editing of the Japanese Section 54 Gei 芸 55 Hana 花/華 56 Jo-Ha-Kyū 序破急 57 Kata 型 58 Ma 間 59 Mitate 見立 60 Monomane 物真似 and Riaru リアル 61 Mugen 夢幻 62 Shintai 身体, 神体 63 Yūgen 幽玄 Part VI Indian Languages 64 Introduction 65 Notes on the Language Editing of the Indian Languages Section 66 Abhinaya 67 Āṭṭam vis-à-vis Kūttu and Līlā 68 Classical 69 Kathā 70 Loknāṭya 71 Nāṭak 72 Nāṭya 73 Rasa and Bhāva 74 Riyāz 75 Vēṣam 76 Vinyāsa 77 Yathārthvād Part VII Outlook: Aboriginal English 78 Approaching Indigenous Performance Concepts: Aboriginal Artists Talk About Country