Nautanki
Methuen Drama (Verlag)
978-1-350-29672-5 (ISBN)
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What entertained India’s masses and elites before the arrival of cinema in India? When did “modern” theatre begin in India and how did Nautanki contribute to its rise?
In this book, renowned theatre scholar and 7th-generation Nautanki artist Devendra Sharma examines the theatrical form of Nautanki—its history, organisational structure, narratives, poetics, musical structures, artists, and performance spaces—which flourished in North India in the 19th and the 20th centuries, and is still popular now.
In a concise format, Sharma explores how this socially and politically relevant theatre, full of beautiful music, swashbuckling heroes, magic, romance, and contemporary themes, once charmed audiences throughout India’s cities and countryside towns and served as the continuation of elements of ancient Indian theatre. This book unravels a critical shift in the history of Indian theatre, the move from unbounded performance spaces to proscenium stages in big cities, and how this changed the meaning of theatre in India. It examines how forces of globalization and modernization have profoundly changed India’s theatrical landscape, arguably side-lining one of its most robust theatre forms of the 19th and 20th centuries. It also discusses the future of Nautanki, and how it is now being performed globally. Nautanki is essential reading for anybody interested in Indian theatre, world theatre, musical theatre, opera, and Bollywood.
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, Svang and Sangit (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.
List of Figures
Series Preface
Preface
Foreword, Susan S. Wadley
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 - What is Nautanki?
Chapter 2 - History of Nautanki
Chapter 3 - Performing Nautanki: The Staging, Stories, and Artistry of Nautanki
Chapter 4 - Traditional and Contemporary: Comparing Two Women-Centered Nautankis Across the Centuries
Chapter 5 - The Challenges and Hopes for Nautanki
Appendix A - Structure of some Important Poetic Meters of Nautanki
Appendix B - Links to the videos of Nautanki Singing and Performances
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.2.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Forms of Drama |
| Mitarbeit |
Herausgeber (Serie): Simon Shepherd |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 bw illus |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-350-29672-4 / 1350296724 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-29672-5 / 9781350296725 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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