Indian Theatre, Tradition, Continuity, and Change |
Contents
Origin and Flowering | 11 |
The Medieval Tradition and Its Extension | 32 |
New Struggles and Explorations | 63 |
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19th century abhinaya acting actors aesthetic Ankia Nat artistic attractive B.V. Karanth became Bengali theatre Bhavai characters classical contemporary continued creative decades developed Dharmavir Bharati different regions distinct drama and theatre dramatic action dramatic writing elements emerged emotions episodes gradually Gujarati Habib Tanvir Hindi imaginative imitation important Indian dramatic Indian theatre tradition Jatra Kalidasa Kannada Khyal kind Kuchipudi Kutiyattam levels lokadharmi Marathi Marathi theatre medieval theatre mentioned methods miming modern theatre movement music and dance mythological natyas Natyashastra Nautanki Parsi phase playwrights poetry political poorvaranga popular Pradesh presentation productions prose Ramayana Rasleela regional languages regions and languages relevance religious ritualistic role rural Sanskrit drama Sanskrit plays Sanskrit theatre significant singing situations social song spectators speech story structure styles sutradhara Swang Tamasha theatrical activity theatrical modes traditional natyas traditional performances traditional theatre urban theatre Utpal Dutt various vidushaka Vijay Tendulkar western drama western theatre written Yakshagana