Bhand Pather: The Folk Theatre of Kashmir
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Edition
1st. ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9789350502464
Length
123p., 66 Colour; Illustrations; 7.0 inch X 9.5 inch
Subjects
Bhand Pather is an age-old traditional theatre form of Kashmir; generally held in open spaces. Interestingly in this theatre form, there is no pre-determined script, since it belongs to the oral tradition, handed down from one generation to the other, in the Guru-shishya parampara. Although the themes are old, the performance is always new, as it manifests itself n a new space and time. The Bhand actors skillfully weave and infuse contemporary religious, social ...