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Product Identifiers

PublisherTheatre Communications Group, Incorporated

ISBN-101559362294

ISBN-139781559362290

eBay Product ID (ePID)30262021

Product Key Features

Book TitleEast/West Quartet

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAsian / General, American / General

Publication Year2004

IllustratorYes

GenreDrama

AuthorPing Chong

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight11.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-015699

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal812.54

SynopsisFor nearly three decades, Ping Chong and his company have written and staged some of the most innovative and arresting examinations of "the Other" on stages in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. His work more than any other artist has explored the ways Asian cultures have intersected with contemporary American society and throughout history. This volume collects four of his masterworks created over the past decade, including: Deshima (1990), a documentary collage of the history of the West and Japan; Chinoiserie (1995), spans centuries, continents and cultures, where the mysterious East meets the mysterious West; After Sorrow (1997), explores the legacy of war in Vietnam; Pojagi (1999), a poetic documentary on Korea from the sixteenth century to today. The Washington Post has said these works are "like poems in their simplicity and power to evoke . . . -carefully wrought and beautifully designed. Artfully and elegantly conceived, rich in metaphor, political yet deeply personal, the four works in The East-West Quartet tell us much about the pitfalls and ironies of history, the various contradictions, collisions and collusions within the East and the West, and the search for national and personal identity. A true citizen of the world, Ping Chong refuses to be pigeonholed and goes his own way, as much at home on the streets of Beijing and Paris as he is on the Canal Street in New York. He continues to make work that bristles with intelligence, that is filled with empathy for the human condition, that is angry yet beautiful - work that matters. It is all here in this book." - Jessica Hagedorn, from her preface "As an artist , I'm an outsider in American society. As an experimental artist, I'm an outsider in the art world. As a person of color, I'm an outsider; as an immigrant, I'm an outsider; as a gay man, I'm an outsider. It's the position that fate has allotted me, but it's a valuable postion to be in, because I think every society should have a mirror held to it by the outsider."--Ping Chong, 1999 Ping Chong was born in 1946 and raised in the Chinatown section of New York City. He began his theatrical career with Meredith Monk and later founded his own company in 1975, which later became Ping Chong and Company. It was created to explore the meaning of contemporary theatre and art on a national and international level. He has created over fifty major works for the stage, including Humboldt's Current, Nosferatu, Kind Ness , and Undesirable Elements . His works have received numerous Obie and Bessie Awards and are performed throughout the world., For nearly three decades, Ping Chong and his company have written and staged some of the most innovative and arresting examinations of "the Other" on stages in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. His work more than any other artist has explored the ways Asian cultures have intersected with contemporary American society and throughout history. This volume collects four of his masterworks created over the past decade, including: Deshima (1990), a documentary collage of the history of the West and Japan; Chinoiserie (1995), spans centuries, continents and cultures, where the mysterious East meets the mysterious West; After Sorrow (1997), explores the legacy of war in Vietnam; Pojagi (1999), a poetic documentary on Korea from the sixteenth century to today. The Washington Post has said these works are "like poems in their simplicity and power to evoke . . . -carefully wrought and beautifully designed. Artfully and elegantly conceived, rich in metaphor, political yet deeply personal, the four works in The East-West Quartet tell us much about the pitfalls and ironies of history, the various contradictions, collisions and collusions within the East and the West, and the search for national and personal identity. A true citizen of the world, Ping Chong refuses to be pigeonholed and goes his own way, as much at home on the streets of Beijing and Paris as he is on the Canal Street in New York. He continues to make work that bristles with intelligence, that is filled with empathy for the human condition, that is angry yet beautiful - work that matters. It is all here in this book." - Jessica Hagedorn, from her preface "As an artist, I'm an outsider in American society. As an experimental artist, I'm an outsider in the art world. As a person of color, I'm an outsider; as an immigrant, I'm an outsider; as a gay man, I'm an outsider. It's the position that fate has allotted me, but it's a valuable postion to be in, because I think every society should have a mirror held to it by the outsider."--Ping Chong, 1999 Ping Chong was born in 1946 and raised in the Chinatown section of New York City. He began his theatrical career with Meredith Monk and later founded his own company in 1975, which later became Ping Chong and Company. It was created to explore the meaning of contemporary theatre and art on a national and international level. He has created over fifty major works for the stage, including Humboldt's Current, Nosferatu, Kind Ness , and Undesirable Elements . His works have received numerous Obie and Bessie Awards and are performed throughout the world., Four plays - spanning a decade - from the leading Chinese-American playwright. For nearly three decades Ping Chong and his company have written and staged some of the most innovative and arresting examinations of other-ness on stages in America, Europe and Asia. His work, more than that of any other theatre artist, has explored the intersections between Asian cultures and American society now and throughout history. 'Like poems in their simplicity and power to evoke... carefully wrought and beautifully designed' Washington Post East/West Quartet contains four plays: Deshima (1990) offers a documentary collage of the history of the West and Japan. Chinoiserie (1995) spans centuries, continents and cultures, where the mysterious East meets the equally mysterious West. After Sorrow (1997) explores the legacy of war in Vietnam. Pojagi (1999) is a poetic documentary on Korea from the 16th century to today. Ping Chong was born in 1946 and raised in New York's Chinatown. He began his theatre career with Meredith Monk, founding his own company in 1975, which later became Ping Chong and Company. He has created over fifty major works for the stage including Humboldt's Current, Nosferatu, Kind Ness and Undesirable Elements.

LC Classification NumberPS3553.H586E24 2004

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