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Indian Folk Theatres is theatre anthropology as a lived experience, containing detailed accounts of recent folk theatre shows as well as historical and cultural context.
It looks at folk theatre forms from three corners of the Indian subcontinent:Tamasha, song and dance entertainments from MaharastraChhau, the lyrical dance theatre of BiharTheru Koothu, satirical, ritualised epics from Tamil Nadu. The contrasting styles and contents are depicted with a strongly practical bias, harnessing expertise from practitioners, anthropologists and theatre scholars in India.
Indian Folk Theatres makes these exceptionally versatile and up-beat theatre forms accessible to students and practitioners everywhere.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:238 pages, 42 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:29/08/2007
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- ISBN:9780415304559
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:238 pages, 42 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:29/08/2007
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415304559
