Folk TheatreWhat Is Jatra, Bengal’s Travelling Theatre?
Booming voices, open-air stages, and troupes that tour village to village: a simple guide to Jatra, Bengal's beloved travelling theatre.
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Folk TheatreWhat Is Bhavai, Gujarat’s Folk Theatre?
Sharp satire, music, and a string of lively acts: a guide to Bhavai, the folk theatre of Gujarat and Rajasthan.
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Folk TheatreWhat Is Bhaona, Assam’s Devotional Theatre?
Born from a saint's one-act plays and performed in prayer halls, Bhaona is Assam's devotional theatre. Here is a simple…
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Modern TheatreWho Was Vijay Tendulkar?
Vijay Tendulkar wrote plays that confronted violence, power, and hypocrisy without flinching, and changed Indian theatre in the process.
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Modern TheatreBadal Sarkar and the Third Theatre
Badal Sarkar walked theatre off the stage and into the round, creating an intimate, portable Third Theatre that needed no…
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Folk TheatreWhat Is Yakshagana? Costumes, Music, and Stories
Towering headgear, all-night epics, and thunderous drums: a simple guide to Yakshagana, the dance-theatre of coastal Karnataka.
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Classical TheatreWhat Is the Natya Shastra?
The ancient treatise that gave Indian theatre its grammar: what the Natya Shastra is, who Bharata Muni was, and why…
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Modern TheatreHabib Tanvir and Why Naya Theatre Was Revolutionary
Habib Tanvir tore down the wall between folk and modern theatre, building Naya Theatre around Chhattisgarhi performers and their own…
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Stage to ScreenZohra Sehgal: A Century of Theatre, Dance, and Joy
Dancer, stage actor, and screen presence into her nineties, Zohra Sehgal spent nearly a century in performance, from Uday Shankar's…
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InstitutesWhat Is the Sangeet Natak Akademi and Why Does It Matter?
India's national academy for music, dance, and drama. What the Sangeet Natak Akademi does, when it began, and why it…
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