Malay experimental theatre
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Date
2007
Authors
Husin, Fazilah
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Abstract
This study is concerned with the forms and structures of dramatic texts from
experimental Malay theatres (TEM) produced during the 1980’s and 1990s. The
objective of this study is to identify the characteristics of the various components, which
make up these dramatic texts as well as the structural polar. Forty-four texts
categorized as experimental drama were used as primary data. The methods used in
this study are content analysis and subsequently structural analysis. The findings of the
study reveal that the Malay experimental theatre dramatic texts produced in the last
two decades, have utilized various approaches include the inclusion elements from the
Malay performing arts, the use of modern and traditional Malay language structures
and elements from the experimental theatre genre. There appears to be an increase in
the use of elements from the Malay performing arts from texts written in the 1980’s and
1990’s compared to those produced in the 1970’s. This has created a different
experimentation style in experimental texts which use these elements extensively,
compared to existing experimental texts, and this study refers to these treats as folk
experimentation or eksperimentasi rakyat.
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PhD
Keywords
Art , Malay theatre , dramatic text , performance text