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Touring Variety in the Asia Pacific Region, 1946–1975

Part of the Transnational Theatre Histories Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39411-0

ISBN: 978-3-030-39410-3

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

May 7, 2020

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Chapter 1Introduction

Bollen, Jonathan

Pages: 1 –23

[In the 1950s and 1960s, artists flying between Hong Kong, Manila, Melbourne, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Taipei performed their acts in nightclubs, television, and theatres. This chapter introduces the network of touring itineraries that formed the Asia Pacific region in international...
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Chapter 2Transporting Variety Through the Nightclubs of Hong Kong

Bollen, Jonathan

Pages: 25 –54

[By 1960 the nightclubs of Hong Kong were at the hub of an international touring circuit. Thousands of artists from different nations proliferated opportunities for contact and collaboration across national borders. This chapter draws on a survey of nightclub notices in newspapers to visualise...
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Chapter 3Translating Repertoire Between Melbourne and Manila

Bollen, Jonathan

Pages: 55 –83

[Artists touring between the Philippines and Australia in the ‘jet-age’ of commercial aviation translated an international repertoire which did not originate in either nation. This chapter focuses on the Spanish-Filipina artist, Pilita Corrales, who toured between Manila and cities in Australia....
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Chapter 4The Tourist Trade: Flying in to Singapore

Bollen, Jonathan

Pages: 85 –114

[This chapter is framed by national politicians, developments in aviation, and governmental aspirations for regional trade. It follows the traffic in Australian artists flying in to Singapore over thirty years from 1946 to 1975. Among the many artists touring from Australia, the chapter reveals...
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Chapter 5Entrepreneurial Diplomacy: The Cherry Blossom Show on Tour from Tokyo

Bollen, Jonathan

Pages: 115 –140

[This chapter addresses trade in touring entertainment as a form of entrepreneurial diplomacy that sought to realise the prospects of regional integration. It explores the interests of Australian entrepreneurs in Japanese entertainment and productions from Japan that toured in Australia, 1958–68....
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Chapter 6Encountering Internationalism on the Circuit Around Sydney

Bollen, Jonathan

Pages: 141 –170

[International revues presenting song and dance from other nations toured widely in the 1950s and 1960s. Some were commercially produced operations, infused with the spectacle of tourism; others toured under government direction with the state approval of their nation. Exploring the connection...
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Chapter 7Containing Diversity: National Distinction and International Style

Bollen, Jonathan

Pages: 171 –197

[Between the 1950s and the 1970s, governments across Asia and the Pacific invested in the construction of civic theatres. Built to showcase the artistic achievements and cultural traditions of city-states and nations, these theatres also provided platforms for international exchange. How was the...
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Chapter 8Conclusion

Bollen, Jonathan

Pages: 199 –207

[The Asia Pacific circuit formed by artists flying between Hong Kong, Manila, Melbourne, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Taipei is evident on regional maps of touring itineraries. But touring maps do not encompass the ‘world’ of international variety that touring artists relayed in performance. This...

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