Suzuki Tadashi\'s La Dame aux Camelias in Taiwan

Abstract

Postmodern pastiche and hybridity informed the performance La Dame aux Camelias (Taipei, 2011) directed by Tadashi Suzuki (19394 Suzuki\'s production conceived for Taiwan had visual theatrical innovation and contemporary setting, yet the music design could lead to cultural misunderstandings. Iris Hsin-chun Tuan is an associate professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. She received her PhD in theater from the University of California, Los Angeles, and has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University.