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- ISBN: 9780415304559 | 0415304555
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 10/12/2007
P EM Indian Folk Theatres /EM is theatre anthropology as a lived experience, containing detailed accounts of recent folk theatre shows as well as historical and cultural context. It looks at folk theatre forms from three corners of the Indian subcontinent: /P UL LI Tamasha, song and dance entertainments from Maharastra /LI LI Chhau, the lyrical dance theatre of Bihar /LI LI Theru Koothu, satirical, ritualised epics from Tamil Nadu. /LI /UL P The contrasting styles and contents are depicted with a strongly practical bias, harnessing expertise from practitioners, anthropologists and theatre scholars in India. EM Indian Folk Theatres /EM makes these exceptionally versatile and up-beat theatre forms accessible to students and practitioners everywhere. /P