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SXC4: Indian Theatre (Traditional theatre (elements (invocation, stage,…
SXC4: Indian Theatre
Traditional theatre
Sanskrit tradition
Natyasastra
1c BC- 2c AD
Observed elements
preceded by
Natasutras
mentioned by Panini 400BC
followed by
Bhas
Sudrak
Kalidas
Vishakhadatta
use of curtains
Yavanika
doesn't follow divisions between tragic/ comic
audience does not identify with the characters
not based on verisimilitude
non-sanskrit tradition
eg. Kerala and coastal Karnataka
Teyyam (malayalam)
Bhootaradhne (Kannada)
performed mostly by backward castes
bhoota
god
demon
followers of Shiva
non-Aryan origin
teyyam
demon
Various forms
Kutiyattam
Yakshagana
Kuchipudi
Chhau
Krishnalila
Ramlila
Jatra
Bhavai
Nautanki
Tamasha
Koodiyattam
Terrukuttu
Sumang-Leela
Veedhi-Natakam
Leather-puppetry
Kathakali
Lavani
Teyyam
ritual theatre
secular theatre
elements
invocation
stage
costumes
story
song
dance
speech
narrator
actors
Vernacular theatres
Censorship
Vicarious
Mythological
Commercial Theatre
1940s
IPTA
Nabanna
First National Theatres
Colonial Stage
European theatre
Translations/ adaptations of European plays
Indian language playwrighting
Habib Tanvir
Charandas Chor
Political Theatre
Jana Natya Manch
Machine
Post- Independence
Group Theatre Movement
Sangeet Natak Akademi
National School of Drama
Vijay Tendulkar
Ghashiram Kotwal