Kattaikkuttu : A Rural Theatre Tradition in South India /: A Rural Theatre Tradition in South India. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hanne M. de Bruin, Simon Shepherd.
• Authors: Bruin, Hanne M. de
• Editors: Shepherd, Simon
• Contents: List of IllustrationsSeries PrefaceAcknowledgementsNotes on TransliterationIntroductionWhat's in a Name?Tamil Theatre HistoriesDiscourse of ContemptAlternative ViewsPersonal NoteChapter 1. Kattaikkuttu: Aesthetic Characteristics and Historical and Socio-economic ContextsWhat is Kattaikkuttu?The ElementsPerformance SpacesPerformancesPerformersArt as LabourTheatre CompaniesEmergence of Kattaikkuttu as a Distinct GenreSummaryChapter 2. Producing an All-night PerformancePerformance TextsFramework of a PerformanceBuilding Blocks and Modes of ProductionPerformance Conventions and Recall StrategiesThe Play Karna MoksamShifting RepertoriesSummaryChapter 3. Transmission, Interpretation and InnovationKattaikkuttu's Embodied Performance KnowledgeInterpretationThe Kattaikkuttu GurukulamPakatai TukilValidation and AestheticsNotesReferencesIndex.
• Publisher Details: London : Methuen Drama
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (216 pages)
• Subjects: Dance & other performing arts; Performing Arts -- Theater -- History & Criticism; History -- Asia -- India & South Asia; Theatre studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350236622
• Related ISBNs: 9781350236608
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