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Sanskrit Drama (theory practice)
Seed of the Plot = Desire
development
Hope of Sucess
Difficulty to Overcome
Determined Effort
Desire Fufilled
Desire
Marriage -> 8 Types
Gandharva = voluntary union of a couple in love without any ceremony or consent of parents
Goal
Duty (Dharma)
Bhava: Plaeasure
Sanskrit Drama:
Conventions
Coded theatre language: gesture, movement, sound
Symbolic costumes and makeup
Formal Drama of the court
Presentational style
Style, dancing, instrumental music
Hero speaks Sanskrit, heroine and minor characters speak
Prakrits
(dialect)
Play vary: 1-10 acts
Place of action shifts often
Mind Tangents:
Set up office hours to say "wtf have we learned so far??"
How to catch up?
Study group:
Tristan
Girl?
Nick
Rocky?
Anna Baker?
Lily?
Joe?
How to set this up:
Prepare before class, Review after class
group log all assignments after each class
Anonymous collection of how people like to read (on own time, live in a group)
Make weekly plans
I contribute as leader and organizer, others help catch me up
Hinduism
3 Principal gods who personify different aspects of Brahman
Brahma: the creator
Siva
*
Ultimate goal is to acheive union with the supreme World-Soul --> Brahman
Brahman: infinite, eternal, perfect
Sanskrit Literature
1000-100 B.C.E. : period fo Hindu epic literature
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Puranas
Vedas*: collection of prayers or hymns (compiled)
4 books of hymns, rituals, meditations, philosophy
The Nātyaśāstra
The performance should induce the appropriate
rasa
which leads to a simultaneous experience of the corresponding emotion
8 rasas (in handout)
One
rasa
must dominate the play: final aim is to induce harmony and composure
Author defines
rasa
: "essence" or "flavor"
Convey a particular emotion in the minds of the audience members
"Nothing has meaning in the drama except through rasa"
Describes 10 major types of plays: most important are the HEROIC and the SOCAL
Heroic
(n
Social
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The stage
3 types of playhouses
Square
Triangular
Rectangular
96 x 48
divided equally into stage and auditorium
Bharata
= generic term for actor
Male and female performers
Ideal actors
Actors faulted for:
Unnaturalness in acting
Incorrect movement
Improper use of gestures
Forgetfulness
defect in....
Unsuitability for a role
The
Nātyaśāstra
("Drama Science")
36 chapters
Chapter 1: origins of drama
Originated through the divine
Attributes to Bharata
variously dated between....
According to the
Nātyaśāstra
Theatre = special event
Composed of sacred material
Performed by specialists of the priestly caste
Requires special knowledge
Actors undergo extensive training
Dance, music recitation, ritual
Entertain and educate
Performed according to ascribed order, served as sacrifice