Contemporary Theatre in Southeast Asia: Finding new roles in larger arenas

Abstract

There are in Southeast Asia thousands of theatre practitioners involved in modern drama, as opposed to indigenous traditional theatre forms. Yet there is no institution that provides a theatre programme that is devoted to the study of the creative energy and artistic achievements of the dramatists in the region. There has also been too few opportunities for theatre practitioners and scholars of the region to articulate their views and exchange experiences. Therefore it was with great pleasure that SPAFA organized a Regional Seminar on Contemporary Theatre in Southeast Asia, in March 1992 in Bangkok, Thailand, the first of its kind.