Background
Ortolani, Benito was born on August 18, 1928 in Rome. Son of Emanuele and Clelia (Calvi) Ortolani. came to the United States, 1966, naturalized, 1973.
( Widely recognized as the standard history of Japanese t...)
Widely recognized as the standard history of Japanese theatre for Western readers, this work by Benito Ortolani is now available for the first time in paperback. From ancient folk and ritual performances to modern dance theatre, it provides concise summaries about each major theatrical form, situating the genre in its particular social, political, and cultural contexts and integrating a vast array of detail on such topics as staging, costuming, masks and properties, repertory, acting techniques, and noteworthy actors. Complete with illustrations and an extensive bibliography, this book serves undergraduates and specialists both as a reference and as a cultural history of Japan seen from the perspective of the performing arts.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691043337/?tag=2022091-20
( Widely recognized as the standard history of Japanese t...)
Widely recognized as the standard history of Japanese theatre for Western readers, this work by Benito Ortolani is now available for the first time in paperback. From ancient folk and ritual performances to modern dance theatre, it provides concise summaries about each major theatrical form, situating the genre in its particular social, political, and cultural contexts and integrating a vast array of detail on such topics as staging, costuming, masks and properties, repertory, acting techniques, and noteworthy actors. Complete with illustrations and an extensive bibliography, this book serves undergraduates and specialists both as a reference and as a cultural history of Japan seen from the perspective of the performing arts.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9004093141/?tag=2022091-20
director theater arts educator
Ortolani, Benito was born on August 18, 1928 in Rome. Son of Emanuele and Clelia (Calvi) Ortolani. came to the United States, 1966, naturalized, 1973.
Licence in Philosophy, Gallarate, Milan, Italy, 1951. Diploma, Japanese Language School, 1954. Licence in Theology, Hochschule Sankt Georgen, Federal Republic Germany, 1959.
Doctor of Philosophy in Drama and Theatre, University Vienna, Austria, 1961.
Associate professor Sophia University, Tokyo, 1962-1966. Associate professor drama and theatre University Hawaii, 1966-1969. Associate professor theatre arts Columbia University, 1969-1971.
Professor comparative literature Brooklyn College, 1971-1973, professor theatre arts, chairman theatre department, since 1973. Professor Doctor of Philosophy program in theatre City University of New York Graduate Center, since 1973. Judge International Festival Religious Film, Vienna, 1961.
( Widely recognized as the standard history of Japanese t...)
( Widely recognized as the standard history of Japanese t...)
Member American Society Theatre Research (chairman research committee 1981-1991, director Bibliography of Theatre since 1982), International Society Theatre Research, Association Asian Studies.
Son of Emanuele and Clelia (Calvi) O. M. Maria Teresa Alvarado, 1975. 1 daughter by previous marriage, Cristina.
Stepchildren: Bruce, Laura-Lee.