Nautanki - Sharma, Devendra
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"What entertained India's masses and elites before the arrival of cinema? When did "modern" theatre begin in India? Scholar and fifth-generation Nautanki artist, Devendra Sharma, examines the history of Nautanki, a theatrical form that flourished in North India from the 18th to the 21st century. Drawing on over 4 decades of experience, Sharma's is the first major study to analyse Nautanki through a literary and performance perspective, considering it in a historical vein and as contemporary theatre. Nautanki is essential reading for anybody interested in Indian theatre, world theatre, musical…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
"What entertained India's masses and elites before the arrival of cinema? When did "modern" theatre begin in India? Scholar and fifth-generation Nautanki artist, Devendra Sharma, examines the history of Nautanki, a theatrical form that flourished in North India from the 18th to the 21st century. Drawing on over 4 decades of experience, Sharma's is the first major study to analyse Nautanki through a literary and performance perspective, considering it in a historical vein and as contemporary theatre. Nautanki is essential reading for anybody interested in Indian theatre, world theatre, musical theatre, opera, Bollywood, and India's national cinema in Hindi"--
Autorenporträt
Devendra Sharma is Professor of Communication and Performance Studies at California State University, USA. He is a seventh-generation actor-singer, writer, and director of Nautanki, Saangit, and Svang (older forms of Nautanki). He has performed more than 2000 performances so far in his performance career. He wrote his doctoral thesis in 2006 at Ohio University, in addition to other publications, on Nautanki, and is a worldwide authority on it.