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