Early Asian TheatreIndia
Theatre & Religion
Theatre connects spirituality with music, dance, drama, art
Creating a “whole” art
Blurred lines between Theatre, Dance, Ceremony, Ritual
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRCE6sPi7Hg
Traditions
embodied practices have been passed down
style, technique, and tradition or training is also passed down - caste system, geography, tourism
costuming, masks, make-up, choreography - are representative of specific periods & traditions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsTb_BedCLoKudiyattam; A Sanskrit Drama
IndiaDrama
Sanskrit DramasShadow PuppetsDance Dramas
Kutiyattam dance-drama from Kerala, India [JOM]http://www.xip.fi/atd/introduction/introduction.html
Dramas
mythology
epic stories (the Mahabharata and the Ramayana)
hero’s journey/adventure
subplots
multiple characters (100s in Mahabharata)
Sanskrit Dramaswide range of subjects and types of play.
full-length poetic love stories
political plays
palace intrigues
shorter farces
one-act love monologues
Sanskrit Dramas
early centuries of C.E. through 1500s
Kalidasa - most celebrated
Malavika and Agnimitra, Urvasi Won by Valour, The famous Shakuntala (also The Recognition of Shakuntala)
http://www.xip.fi/atd/india/sanskrit-dramas.html
Sanskrit Drama - Shakuntala- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWPrueTn9e4
Rasa
Rasa - sentiment - or flavor
conveyed by word
facial expressions
symbolic gestures
stylised body language.
http://www.xip.fi/atd/india/sanskrit-dramas.html
–Victoria Looseleaf , LA Times, 2004
Before "The Wizard of Oz," "Star Wars" and "The Sopranos," there was the Ramayana. The mother of all good versus evil tales, this ancient Hindu myth
charts the story of Rama, an incarnation of the god Vishnu, who, after being banished to the forest, does battle with the uber-nasty Ravana, winning back the
girl of his dreams, Sita.
Indian tolpavakoottu shadow theatre in Kerala, Indiahttp://www.xip.fi/atd/introduction/introduction.html
Shadow Puppetstwo types of Puppet dance/theatre in Kerala (a center for theatrical dance traditions)
Ramayana (tolpavakoothu)
glow puppet theatre inspired by dance-drama (phavakathakali)- more recent puppet form
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MTTd_el-x0
http://www.xip.fi/atd/india/pavakathakali-kathakali-as-a-puppet-play.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTYN8FlM8So
Kalaripayattu3rd century B.C.E.
Kalaripayattu- Martial Arts
Kerala’s famous form of martial arts (kalaripayattu)
incorporated military training/combat/ with yoga, dance, performing arts
https://youtu.be/SXP_RfW-Zno (Bollywood film clip)
Indian Dance, Music, Drama & Bollywood
understanding natyashastra https://youtu.be/nGWlSNOA1tc
Maya Ravana - In The Spirit Of The Ramayan https://youtu.be/NJdaesRq1fA
Shobana's Krishna https://youtu.be/eWnTerH1iVs
2015 Bollywood Dance Songs | Video Jukebox https://youtu.be/ZiUSUtZssuQ
Krrish (super hero) https://youtu.be/l9TGSAi9pV0