Asian Traditional Theatre and Dance
Asian Traditional Theatre & Dance
India
Facts about India
The Historical Outline
Early Literature and Theatre
Bharata and his
Natyashastra
Dance in the Visual Arts
The Drama Proper
Sanskrit Dramas
Present-day Traditions
Kerala, Richness of Theatrical Traditions
Teyyam
, an Archaic Form of Ritual Theatre
Kutiyattam
, The Only Surviving Form of Sanskrit Drama
Nangiarkuttu
, The Female Branch of
Kutiyattam
Krishnanattam
, Praise to Lord Krishna
Kalaripayattu
, the Body as a Weapon
Kathakali
, Kerala’s Grandiose Dance-Drama
Pavakathakali
,
Kathakali
as a Puppet Play
Mohiniattam
, Mohini’s Dance
Tullal
, A Semi-Classical One-Man Show
Kummatti
, Masked Dance-Processions
Tolpavakoothu
, The
Ramayana
of Shadows
Classical Solo Dances,
Bharatanatyam
,
Kuchipudi
,
Orissi
, and
Kathak
Bharatanatyam
, the Solo Dance Style of Tamil Nadu
Orissi
, Solo Dance Style of Orissa
Kuchipudi
, The Dance Style of Andhra Pradesh
Kathak
, The Indo-Persian Dance Style
Pilgrimage Theatre
Raslila
, A Devotional Dance-Opera
Ramlila
, Events in Rama’s Life
Folk Theatre
Jatra
, The Bengali Folk Theatre of East India and Bangladesh
Yakshagana
, Gorgeous Dance Opera from Karnataka
Therukoothu
, The Street Theatre of Tamilnadu
Chhau
, Dances of Eastern India Derived from Martial Arts
Manipuri Dances
, the Isolated Dance Tradition of Northeastern India
Storytelling and Puppet Theatre
The Arrival of Western Spoken Drama
The Birth of the Indian Film Industry
Rabindranath Tagore
Rukmini Devi, the Revival of Southern Classical Dance
Balasarasawati and the Guru Institution
Uday Shankar, the Father of Modern Indian Dance
Ram Gopal, Indian Dance for Westerners
New Trends
Sri Lanka
Introduction
