Kathakali

• Verfasst von: Gopalakrishnan, Sudha [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Kathakali
• Titelzusatz: tradition, innovations and transitions in the dance drama of Kerala
• Verf.angabe: Sudha Gopalakrishnan
• Ausgabe: First published in Great Britain
• Verlagsort: London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney
• Verlag: Methuen Drama
• Jahr: 2025
• Umfang: xxv, 180 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Forms of drama
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-350-23632-5
• ISBN: 978-1-350-23631-8
• Schlagwörter: (g)Kerala / (s)Kathakali
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Gopalakrishnan, Sudha, 1954-: Kathakali. - London : Methuen Drama, 2025 |(DLC)2024028397
• K10plus-PPN: 1903807026

Abstract

"Provides a clear guide to Kathakali, exploring the origin, evolution and characteristics of the form today and the ways it has adapted for a 21st-century audience. This introduction to this mode of dance drama traces the distinctive features of Kathakali - which is sometimes tightly structured with fixed conventions and sometimes fluid enough to incorporate flights of fancy. It charts how the form has changed over the centuries and assesses its cultural legacy today. It also includes translations of extracts from poems, plays and performance manuals, as well as interviews with actors and cultural historians"--