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Indian Theatre expands the boundaries of what is usually regarded as theatre in order to explore the multiple dimensions of theatrical performance in India. From rural festivals to contemporary urban theatre, from dramatic rituals and devotional performances to dance-dramas and classical Sanskrit plays, this volume is a vivid introduction to the colourful and often surprising world of Indian performance. Besides mapping the vast range of performance traditions, ...
The volume aims at examining the transformative power of performances from three perspectives: that of the performer, of the audience and of the observer. In part I, different rituals are studied from the perspective of the performers, their physical enactment and their techniques of empowering a performance and creating presence. What makes their performance meaningful, true, efficient? How do they empower a performance? Is it words, action, ...