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Popular Musical Theatre in Britain and Its Transitional Period, 1910s to 1930s

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K02477
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Literature in English
Research InstitutionKobe Pharmaceutical University

Principal Investigator

Akai Tomoko  神戸薬科大学, 薬学部, 准教授 (70309433)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords演劇史 / 近代イギリス演劇 / 国際化 / 国際移動 / 英国性 / ノエル・カワード / イギリス演劇 / レヴュー / 英国演劇 / 音楽劇 / ミュージカル・レヴュー / 英米文学 / 芸術諸学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Between the 1910s and the 1930s, the period before the golden age of American musicals, there were a number of popular forms of musical theatre performed in West End theatres in London. These included varieties, revues, and operetta. These genres were very popular not only in London but also in other major Western capitals and even in Japan. This study examines how the performances of those types of theatre ― especially musical revues ― contributed to the shaping of national identities through the influence of elements and ideas from other nations.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、この時代の日本における同種の演劇も研究・調査の対象としたが、そうすることにより、イギリス演劇に限定しない、国境やジャンルを超えた広い視点の元に新しい成果を提供することができた。また、日本文化に影響を与えてきたものとしてとらえられることの多い西洋文化も、同じように外国文化の影響を受けながら独自の変化を遂げてきたことを、イギリスのポピュラー音楽劇の発展過程の中からいくらかでも見いだすことができたのは有意義であった。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

All Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Presentation] The Takarazuka Girls' Opera and the Urban-Rural Boundary2019

    • Author(s)
      Tomoko Akai
    • Organizer
      International Federation for Theatre Research World Congress, Shanghai
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Cultural Transfer between London and Takarazuka: Translation and Adaptation of Western Comedy in Late 1910s-1920s Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Tomoko Akai
    • Organizer
      IFTR World Congress 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 坪内士行の英国体験と宝塚少女歌劇2017

    • Author(s)
      赤井 朋子
    • Organizer
      英米文化学会比較文学分科会
    • Place of Presentation
      横浜市立大学(神奈川県横浜市)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Cultural Transfer between London and Takarazuka: the Imitation and Adaptation of Musical Revue in 1920s Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Tomoko Akai
    • Organizer
      Association for Asian Performance Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      ラスベガス(アメリカ)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 1910年代の英国演劇と坪内士行2016

    • Author(s)
      赤井 朋子
    • Organizer
      英米文化学会比較文学分科会
    • Place of Presentation
      日本大学(東京都世田谷区)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 演劇と音楽2020

    • Author(s)
      森佳子・奥香織・新沼智之・萩原健編 赤井朋子他
    • Publisher
      森話社
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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