Krishna Theatre In India

Author : Manohar Laxman Varadpande
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Krishna (Hindu deity) in the performing arts
ISBN : 9788170171515

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Krishna Theatre in India by Manohar Laxman Varadpande Pdf

Narayanam Namaskritya I Bow Before Thee With Deep Reverence O Lord Krishna Says Great Indian Epic Mahabharata In Its Opening Benedictory Verse. The Impact Of Krishna Cult On Indian Art, Literature And Culture Is Stupendous. Krishna Worship Includes Music, Dance, Drama, Which Delights Him Most. Bhassa Describes Him As Sutradhar, String-Holder, Of The Drama Of Life That Is Being Enacted In All The Three Worlds. Bhagavata Purana Eulogise Him As Natavar, Supreme Actor, And Enjoins The Devotees To Offer Him Theatricals On Festive Occasions. Inscriptions Speak Of The Tradition Of Enacting Plays In The Krishna Temples. The Tradition Still Continues As River Yamuna, On Whose Bank Krishna Performed Ras Dance, Continues To Flow. All Over India Plays Based On Krishna Theme Are Enacted. Indian Classical Dance Forms Take Delight In Depicting Radha-Krishna Love Lore. The Ras Leela Of Vraj, Ankia Nat Of Assam, Kala Of Goa And Maharashtra, Krishna Attam Of Kerala, Ras Of Manipur, Odissi Of Orissa Kathak Of Uttar Pradesh Are Some Of The Traditional Drama And Dance Forms That Depict Krishna Lore? Many Krishna Plays Are There In The Repertory Of Kathakali, Yakshagana, Kuchipudi, Tamasha And Many Other Folk And Traditional Theatrical Forms Of India. In Fact Some Scholars Believe That Indian Theatre Itself Has Originated From The Cult Of Krishna That Flourished In Surasena Region. This Most Colourful Theatrical Saga Full Of Poetry, Dance And Music Is Narrated In The Book By Eminent Scholar Shri M.L. Varadpande In A Most Attractive Manner. In A Style Picturesque And Lucid The Author Tells Us How The Dark-Hued Krishna Danced With Milkmaids Fair As Champak Flower On The Bank Of Yamuna And How The Indian Traditional Theatre And Dance Forms Recreated This Romance On The Stage. The Spectacular Rainbow Of Delightful Romance Of Krishna S Eventful Life As Seen On Indian Stage Is Charmingly Revealed To The Readers Through The Pages Of This Profusely Illustrated Book Of Infinite Charm.

Author : Manohar Laxman Varadpande
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Folk drama, Indic
ISBN : 8170172780

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History of Indian Theatre by Manohar Laxman Varadpande Pdf

This volume of the HISTORY OF INDIAN THEATRE presents most enhanting and colourful panorama of folk and traditional theatre flourishing in India since time immemorial. Utilising various sources the author meticulously and systematically builds up the theatre history, which spans over several centuries. It is for the first time an elaborate account of dramatic rituals associated with the Bhuta or the Cult of Spirits is given here. This will enable the students of theatre understand and relationship of ritual and dramatic performance in its correct perspective. Various ritualistic theatre forms such as Teyyam are described and discussed. The book also tells us how the teachnique of ballad singing was dramatized and finally evolved into full-fledged drama in the course of time. The history of narrative forms is traced from the Vedic times to the present. With the emergence of Bhakti cult the spics were dramatized. This gave rise to the Leela Theatre which dedicated itself to portraying the divine acts of incarnations such as Krishna and Rama. Various forms of Leela Theatre are described in the book. Audiences turn to theatre for entertainment. A class of folk theatre arose in India whose main function was secular entertainment. Swang, Tamasha, Nautanki, Khyal entertained the people with dance, music and song, as well as with humour and pathos, love and war. Their enchanting story is narrated here.

Author : Ashis Sengupta
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350154100

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Postdramatic Theatre and India by Ashis Sengupta Pdf

This book revisits Hans-Thies Lehmann's theory of the postdramatic and participates in the ongoing debate on the theatre paradigm by placing contemporary Indian performance within it. None of the Indian theatre-makers under study built their works directly on the Euro-American model of postdramatic theatre, but many have used its vocabulary and apparatus in innovative, transnational ways. Their principal aim was to invigorate the language of Indian urban theatre, which had turned stale under the stronghold of realism inherited from colonial stage practice or prescriptive under the decolonizing drive of the 'theatre of roots' movement after independence. Emerging out of a set of different historical and cultural contexts, their productions have eventually expanded and diversified the postdramatic framework by crosspollinating it with regional performance forms. Theatre in India today includes devised performance, storytelling across forms, theatre solos, cross-media performance, theatre installations, scenographic theatre, theatre-as-event, reality theatre, and so on. The book balances theory, context and praxis, developing a new area of scholarship in Indian theatre. Interspersed throughout are Indian theatre-makers' clarifications of their own practices vis-à-vis those in Europe and the US.

Author : Manohar Laxman Varadpande
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Dramatists, Sanskrit
ISBN : 8170174309

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History of Indian Theatre: Classical theatre by Manohar Laxman Varadpande Pdf

Author : D. Anand
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8170172802

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Krishna by D. Anand Pdf

On Krishna (Hindu deity).

Author : IBP USA
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781438774602

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India Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments by IBP USA Pdf

India Country Study Guide - Strategic Information and Developments Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments

Author : D. Mason
Publisher : Springer
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780230621589

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Theatre and Religion on Krishna’s Stage by D. Mason Pdf

Theatre and Religion on Krishna s Stage examines the history and form of India's râs lila folk theatre, and discusses how this theatre functions as a mechanism of worship and spirituality among Krishna devotees in India. From analyses of performances and conversations with performers, audience, and local scholars, Mason argues that râs lila actors and audience alike actively assume roles that locate them together in the spiritual reality that the play represents. Correlating Krishna devotion and theories of religious experience, this book suggests that the emotional experience of theatrical fiction may arise from the propensity of audiences to play out roles of their own through which they share a performance's reality.

Author : Mary Beth Osnes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001-12-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781576078044

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Acting by Mary Beth Osnes Pdf

A groundbreaking, cross-cultural reference work exploring the diversity of expression found in rituals, festivals, and performances, uncovering acting techniques and practices from around the world. Acting: An International Encyclopedia explores the amazing diversity of dramatic expression found in rituals, festivals, and live and filmed performances. Its hundreds of alphabetically arranged, fully referenced entries offer insights into famous players, writers, and directors, as well as notable stage and film productions from around the world and throughout the history of theater, cinema, and television. The book also includes a surprising array of additional topics, including important venues (from Greek amphitheaters to Broadway and Hollywood), acting schools (the Actor's Studio) and companies (the Royal Shakespeare), performance genres (from religious pageants to puppetry), technical terms of the actor's art, and much more. It is a unique resource for exploring the techniques performers use to captivate their audiences, and how those techniques have evolved to meet the demands of performing through Greek masks and layers of Kabuki makeup, in vast halls or tiny theaters, or for the unforgiving eye of the camera.

Author : James R. Brandon,Martin Banham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-28
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521588227

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The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre by James R. Brandon,Martin Banham Pdf

A comprehensive and authoritative single-volume reference work on the theatre arts of Asia-Oceania. Nine expert scholars provide entries on performance in twenty countries from Pakistan in the west, through India and Southeast Asia to China, Japan and Korea in the east. An introductory pan-Asian essay explores basic themes - they include ritual, dance, puppetry, training, performance and masks. The national entries concentrate on the historical development of theatre in each country, followed by entries on the major theatre forms, and articles on playwrights, actors and directors. The entries are accompanied by rare photographs and helpful reading lists.

Author : Manohar Laxman Varadpande
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0391027948

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Religion and Theatre by Manohar Laxman Varadpande Pdf

It Is An Indepth Study Of The Unique Multi-Dimensional Relationship That Exists Between Theatre And Religion. It Examines Evidence Seen In Ancient Cave Paintings, Folk And Tribal Rituals, Inscriptions, Religious Scriptures And Theatrical Forms Themselves.

Author : Martin Banham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1268 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1995-09-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521434378

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The Cambridge Guide to Theatre by Martin Banham Pdf

Provides information on the history and present practice of theater in the world.

Author : Katherine Brisbane,Ravi Chaturvedi,Ramendu Majumdar,Chua Soo Pong,Minoru Tanokura
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781000950137

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The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre by Katherine Brisbane,Ravi Chaturvedi,Ramendu Majumdar,Chua Soo Pong,Minoru Tanokura Pdf

This new paperback edition provides a unique examination of theatre in Asia and the Pacific and is written by leading experts from within the countries covered. Its far-reaching scope and broad interpretation of theatre (to include all types of performance) set it apart from any other similar publication. Entries on 33 Asian countries are featured in this volume, preceded by introductory essays on Asian Theatre, Theatre in the Pacific, History and Culture, Cosmology, Music, Dance, Theatre for Young Audiences, Mask Theatre and Puppetry. The volume contains approximately 300,000 words and includes national essays of up to 25,000 words each. The countries include: Afghanistan * Australia * Bangladesh * Bhutan * Brunei * Cambodia * India * Indonesia * Iran * Japan * Kazakhstan *Kirghizia * Laos * Malaysia * Myanmar * Mongolia * Nepal *New Zealand * Pakistan * Papua New Guinea * PhilippinesNew Zealand * Pakistan * Papua New Guinea * Philippines *Singapore * South Korea * South Pacific * Sri Lanka * Tadjikistan * Thailand * Turkmenistan * Vietnam

Author : Irving Brown (Consulting Bibliographer),Natasha Rappaport (Bibliographer),Don Rubin (General Editor),Rosabel Wang (Consulting Bibliographer)
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136119002

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World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre by Irving Brown (Consulting Bibliographer),Natasha Rappaport (Bibliographer),Don Rubin (General Editor),Rosabel Wang (Consulting Bibliographer) Pdf

An annotated world theatre bibliography documenting significant theatre materials published world wide since 1945, plus an index to key names throughout the six volumes of the series.

Author : Don Rubin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0415260876

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The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre by Don Rubin Pdf

This new in paperback edition of World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre covers the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, including the United States. Volume 5 covers Asia/Pacific. Entries are preceded by specialist introductions on Theatre in Post-Colonial Latin America, Theatres of North America, Puppet Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Music Theatre and Dance Theatre. The essays follow the series format, allowing for cross-referring across subjects, both within the volume and between volumes. Each country entry is written by specialists in the particular country and the volume has its own teams of regional editors, overseen by the main editorial team based at the University of York in Canada headed by Don Rubin.

Author : John Stratton Hawley
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 8120809459

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At Play with Krishna by John Stratton Hawley Pdf

ABOUT THE BOOK:Every year thousands of pilgrims travel to Brindavan, the village where Krishna is said to have lived as child. There, in one of north India's great spiritual centres, they witness a series of religious dramas called ras lilas, whose c