Cross-Culturalism and Intertextuality in the Genre Drama

Abstract

In this paper I intend to explore the cross-cultural and
inter-textual influences on the genre drama. Taking into account the
statement by Erika Fischer Lichte (1943- ) that the theatres of widely
differing cultures have shared an increasing trend of transplanting
elements of foreign theatre tradition (“Familiar and Foreign Theatre”,
133) I see that the cross cultural influences on the genre drama evolve
dynamic forms that integrate the literary and performative together.
While focusing on western drama I explore the Asian and South Asian
theatre and drama, its influence on European drama. I argue that the
genre manifests itself in a complex of cultural systems to depict
multiplicity of reality by the integration of elements from foreign theatre
traditions.