Performing Korea
This book offers an exploration of the intersection of Korean theatre practice with Western literary theatre. Gangnam Style, K-Pop, the Korean Wave : who hasn't heard of these recent Korean phenomena? Having spent two years in Korea as a theatrical and cu
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Performing Korea
Patrice Pavis
Performing Korea Translated by Joel Anderson
Patrice Pavis Honorary Fellow Queen Mary University of London London, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-1-137-44490-5 ISBN 978-1-137-44491-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-44491-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016959561 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover image © Yooniq Images / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom
To my colleagues and students at the Korea National University of the Arts in 2011 and 2012
Prologue: Empire of Signs: From Japan Towards Korea?
Often, during my two-year stay in Korea (2011–2012), I asked myself what book might best help me understand this new environment. Roland Barthes’ cult book, Empire of Signs, often came to mind. The book is not about Korea, but rather the Japan of the late 1960s. Nevertheless, despite all the obvious differences, it seemed useful for elucidating the preoccupations of my stay, whenever I wanted to “read” the signs of a culture that was “new to me.” After all, how can you speak of a theater, a civilization, a society, or a foreign nation when you do not know the language, the customs, or the politics? And so I chose Empire of Signs as vade mecum, nevertheless conscious of the difficulties and misunderstandings that this choice would surely engender. The book, published in French in 1970, was written by Barthes in 1969,
I found myself in the Empire of Signs. In the grip of a strange kingdom. Like Roland Barthes before me, during his travels in Japan.
To find my point of v
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