History of Indian Theatre, Volume 2This 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. |
Contents
CONTENTS | 3 |
THEATRE OF RITUALS | 33 |
THEATRE OF NARRATION | 63 |
THEATRE OF ENTERTAINMENT | 133 |
THEATRE OF KRISHNA | 231 |
THEATRE OF RAMA | 295 |
THEATRE OF THE SOUTH | 311 |
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acting actors Adhvaryu Amba ancient audience Bahurupi Balarama beautiful Bhagavata Purana Bhavai Bhishma Bhuta Boatman Brahmana Brahmin called century Chakyar characters chorus colourful costumes cowherd cult dance dance-drama dancers Dashavatar deity demons depicting described devotees dialogues dramatic form enacted entertainment epic episode festival Ganesha Gatha Gita Govinda goddess Gopa girls Gopis guise Harivamsha humour India Jatra Jayadeva's jester Kamsa Karnataka Kathakali Keertan Kerala Khyal king known Krishna Krishna Attam Krishna theatre Kutiyattam Lavani Leela Lord Maach Mahabharata Maharashtra make-up musical instruments myth narration narrative Nataka Nautanki painted Parashurama performance players popular Pradesh puppet Purvaranga Radha Rama Rama Leela Ramayana Ras Leela Rasa recitation region ritual roles Sakhi Sanskrit says scene Shankardeva Shatapatha Brahmana Shiva singers singing songs stage started story sung Suta Sutradhara Swang Tamasha Tejaji temple Terukkuttu Teyyam theatre forms theatrical theme tradition troupe Vaishnava various Veda verse Vidushaka village Vishnu Vrindavana worship Yakshagana Yatra