The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre

The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre

Author: Ananda Lal

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13:

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This Encyclopedic Volume Is The First Of Its Kind In Any Language Covering All Of Indian Theatre. Lavishly Illustrated, With Some Rare Photographs From Archival Collections.


Indian Theatre

Indian Theatre

Author: Farley P. Richmond

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 9788120809819

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Indian Theatre expands the boundaries of what is usually regarded as theatre in order to explore the multiple dimensions of theatrical performance in India. From rural festivals to contemporary urban theatre, from dramatic rituals and devotional performances to dance-dramas and classical Sanskrit plays, this volume is a vivid introduction to the colourful and often surprising world of Indian performance. Besides mapping the vast range of performance traditions, the volume provides in-depth treatment of representative genres, including well-known forms such as Kathakali and ram lila and little-knowa performances such as tamasha. Each of these chapters explains the historical background of the theatre form under consideration and interprets its dramatic literature, probes its ritual or religious significance, and, where relevant, explores its social and political implications. Moreover, each chapter, except for those on the origins of Indian theatre, concludes with performance notes describing the actual experience of seeing a live performance in its original context. Based on extensive fieldwork, Indian Theatre is the first comprehensive account of the subject to be written by Western specialists and addressed to the needs of readers in the West. It will be a valuable resource for all students of Indian culture and a standard work in the history of theatre and performance for years to come.


The Indian Theatre

The Indian Theatre

Author: Mulk Raj Anand

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2016-09-08

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1473357411

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.


Theatre and National Identity in Colonial India

Theatre and National Identity in Colonial India

Author: Sharmistha Saha

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-11-03

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 9811311773

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This book critically engages with the study of theatre and performance in colonial India, and relates it with colonial (and postcolonial) discussions on experience, freedom, institution-building, modernity, nation/subject not only as concepts but also as philosophical queries. It opens up with the discourse around ‘Indian theatre’ that was started by the orientalists in the late 18th century, and which continued till much later. The study specifically focuses on the two major urban centres of colonial India: Bombay and Calcutta of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It discusses different cultural practices in colonial India, including the initiation of ‘Indian theatre’ practices, which resulted in many forms of colonial-native ‘theatre’ by the 19th century; the challenges to this dominant discourse from the ‘swadeshi jatra’ (national jatra/theatre) in Bengal, which drew upon earlier folk and religious traditions and was used as a tool by the nationalist movement; and the Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) that functioned from Bombay around the 1940s, which focused on the creation of one national subject – that of the ‘Indian’. The author contextualizes the relevance of the concept of ‘Indian theatre’ in today’s political atmosphere. She also critically analyses the post-Independence Drama Seminar organized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1956 and its relevance to the subsequent organization of ‘Indian theatre’. Many theatre personalities who emerged as faces of smaller theatre committees were part of the seminar which envisioned a national cultural body. This book is an important contribution to the field and is of interest to researchers and students of cultural studies, especially Theatre and Performance Studies, and South Asian Studies.


Indian Theatre

Indian Theatre

Author: Ralph Yarrow

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 070071412X

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This work discusses why so many western theatre workers have come to India and what they were looking for. It identifies Indian theatre as a site of reappraisal and renewal both in India and in the world of performance.


Traditional Indian Theatre

Traditional Indian Theatre

Author: Kapila Vatsyayan

Publisher:

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 9788123744612

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Written by one of most renowned culture historians of our times, the present fresh edition with an afterword by the author , describes and presents an analysis of forms such as Yaksagna,Bhagvatamala,Chau,Nautanki,Ramlila,Etc.


Theatre of Roots

Theatre of Roots

Author: Erin B. Mee

Publisher: Seagull Books Pvt Ltd

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9781905422760

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After Independence, in 1947, in their efforts to create an 'Indian' theatre that was different from the Westernized, colonial theatre, Indian theatre practitioners began returning to their 'roots' in classical dance, religious ritual, martial arts, popular entertainment and aesthetic theory. The Theatre of Roots - as this movement was known - was the first conscious effort at creating a body of work for urban audiences combining modern European theatre with traditional Indian performance while maintaining its distinction from both. By addressing the politics of aesthetics and by challenging the visual practices, performer/spectator relationships, dramaturgical structures and aesthetic goals of colonial performance, the movement offered a strategy for reassessing colonial ideology and culture and for articulating and defining a newly emerging 'India'. Theatre of Roots presents an in-depth analysis of this movement: its innovations, theories, goals, accomplishments, problems and legacies.


Rabindranath Tagore's Drama in the Perspective of Indian Theatre

Rabindranath Tagore's Drama in the Perspective of Indian Theatre

Author: Mala Renganathan

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2020-08-03

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1785273957

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‘Rabindranath Tagore's Drama in the Perspective of Indian Theatre’ maps Tagore’s place in the Indian dramatic/performance traditions by examining unexplored critical perspectives on his drama such as his texts as performance texts; their exploration in multimedia; reflections of Indian culture in his plays; comparison with playwrights; theatrical links to his world of music and performance genres; his plays in the context of cross-cultural, intercultural theatre; the playwright as a poet-performer-composer and their interconnections and his drama on the Indian stage.


Modern Indian Theatre

Modern Indian Theatre

Author: Nandi Bhatia

Publisher: Oxford India Paperbacks

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780198075066

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Since the late nineteenth century, theatre has played a significant role in shaping social and political awareness in India. It has served to raise concerns in post-Independence India as well. Modern Indian Theatre: A Reader brings together writings that speak to the historical contexts from which theatrical practices emerged-colonization, socio-cultural suppression and appropriation, intercultural transformations brought about by the impact of the colonial forces, and acute critical engagement with socio-political issues brought about by the hopes and failures of Independence. The volume addresses pertinent questions like how drama influences social change, the response of drama to the emergence and domination of mass media and the proliferation and influence of western media in India, and how mediations of gender, class, and caste influence drama, its language, forms, and aesthetics. The Introduction by Nandi Bhatia provides a comprehensive understanding of the interface between Indian theatre and 'modernity'.


Indian Ink

Indian Ink

Author: Jacob Rajan

Publisher: Victoria University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780864734976

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The most significant works in recent New Zealand theatre, Krishnan's Dairy, The Candlestickmaker, and The Pickle King form a loose trilogy connected by theme and theatrical style that explores three eternal questions: Will I find love? How can I find happiness? and What is worth preserving? Western theatrical traditions fuse with Indian flavors in the telling of three stories that are accessible to all cultures.