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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1964
East Asian Theater Studied After Foundation's Request
Non-Western theater has been overlooked for many years until the Ford Foundation decided to sponsor research into the East Asian area, Gordon Beck, instructor of speech and drama, said yesterday afternoon at the Speech and Drama Colloquium.
Speaking on "Standing Research in Non-Western Theater," Beck said the Ford Foundation asked KU to open more courses to students in the East Asian area on an experimental basis.
Speech 6 (non-Western theater and drama) was offered last spring for the first time. Beck teaches the course. He has confined the course to the theater of India, Tibet, Burma, Japan and China.
BECK SAID his study of East Asian theater is based upon the fact that man uses ritual to retell and reinforce his myths; drama results from the formalizing of these rituals.
He said it has been estimated that fear and uncertainty leaves man to form myths to explain his existence.
Beck said he feels the East Asian theater will have a direct influence on Western theater in the next few years. The oriental theater is noted for its aesthetics, the beauty of its movements, and the skill of its actors. The movements of actors are controlled and every movement has a meaning.
These myths are reflected in the themes, structure, and sequence patterns of the ritual in the Oriental play.
THE SANSKIRT THEATER OF India can tell the plots to the plays in several different ways. The story can be related with the use of gestures (called Angika), or with a change in voice or tempo to note sentiment (called Vacika), or the use of costume and symbols (called Aharia).
"In China the classical theater is a true actor's theater in that it has
no literary traditions," Beck said. "The actor's technique is the crux of the plays."
Beck played several Chinese records. One, entitled "A Night at the Peking Opera," demonstrated the use of voice pitch to change the meaning of the dialogue. The voice pitch raised to great height and then lowered. At the same time the actress was dancing, which shows the great dexterity of the actors of the Chinese theater, Beck said.
"THE LAST FORM OF DRAMA in China is the Communist drama. It is Western in form, but the drama is crude, and it is used as a direct form of propaganda," Beck said.
Beck said the theater of Japan is beginning to show Western influence. The traditional theater of Japan is regarded in much the same way Shakespeare is regarded by Western culture.
Official Bulletin
TODAY
Psychology Colloquium, 4:30 p.m. Dr. Murray Sidman, "Testing vs. Teaching in the Behavior Lab." Strong Auditorium
Architecture Lecture. 4:30 p.m. Richard Ahern, Dyche Auditorium.
Spanish Club, 4:30 p.m. El club Ateneo celebrara la faesta de navidad. Las posadas, villanicos, y pinata. Todos estan invitados. Fraser, Theater.
Carillon Recital, 7.00 p.m. Albert Gerken.
YCS Discussion Group. 7:00 p.m. Time:
Topics - Pagan Advent, Christmas,
Fall Festival, Winter Center
Classical Film, 7:00 p.m. "Music Room." Fraser Theater.
Student National Education Association. 7:30 p.m. Foreign students speak on "Christmas in Many Lands." Sunflower Room, Kansas Union, Refreshtments.
Little Symphony, 8:00 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall.
TOMORROW
Experimentnel Theatre. 8:20 p.m.
A Doctor in Spite of Himself."
Recital Hall. Experimental Theatre. 8:20 p.m. "A
Episcopal Evening Prayer. 9:30 p.m.
Danforth Chapel.
People-to-People Industrial Tour: to Independence, Mo., and Harry S. Truman Library; will depart at 1:30 p.m. from the Kansas Union
Future Teachers: Dr. P. O. Selyb from Northeastern Missouri State Teachers College, Khirksville, Mo., on campus to interview candidates. Sign up 117 Bailey
Episcopal Holy Communion, 11:35 p.m.
Canterbury House, 1116 La.
Pharmacy Lecture. 2:30 p.m. Dr. William W. Fleming, "Adrenergic Receptors." 324 Malot. Part of the Visiting护士 Program, served by American Association College.
Music Forum, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Progressive Jazz, 1950 to 64. Mr. Dick Wright,
KANU Jazz authority. Big 8 Room,
Kansas Union.
Evensong, 5:00 p.m. Methodist Center,
1314, Oread.
A.A.U.P.  Dinner, 6:15 p.m.  Speaker:
Berry Burke, Kansas Board of Regents
YCS Discussion, 7:15 p.m. 1313 Valley Lane, VI 3-8712
Pharmacy Lecture, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Wil-
ham W. Fleming, "Structure Activity
Relationships Among Sympathomimetes."
324. Mallet.
College Life, 7:30 p.m. Christmas
Poste, 2144 New Hampshire
Episcopal Evening Prayer, 9:30 p.m.
Danforth Chapel.
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Ray Evans, KU All-America halfback from 1941-42 and 1946-47, was one of ten men appointed to the Football Hall of Fame last night.
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