Theatre of roots : redirecting the modern Indian stage /
by Erin B. Mee
- London : Calcutta : Seagull Books, 2008.
- xviii, 412 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents : Acknowledgements Preface Introduction : enacting an alternative modernity -- Chapter 1: Political and theatrical origins of the roots movement in the nineteenth century -- Chapter 2: Towards Thanathunatakavedi - The Direction of Kavalam Narayana Panikkar -- Chapter 3: A New Hybrid Theatre - Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana -- Chapter 4: From Movement to Style to ‘National Theatre’ at the Sangeet Natak Akademi -- Chapter 5: Regional/National/International -The Politics of Context in the Work of Ratan Thiyam -- Chapter 6: Legacies of the Roots Movement-- Appendix 1. 1956 Seminar on Indian Drama and Theater-- Appendix 2. 1977 National Drama Festival-Organized by the Kerala Sangeetha Natak Akademi-- Appendix 3. Scheme for Assistance to Young Theatre Workers, 1984-91-- Appendix 4. 1989 Nehru Shatabdi Natya Samaroh, Delhi-- Appendix 5. Seminars and Workshops on Theatre, Dance and Music Organized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi-- Appendix 6. National School of Drama’s Bharat Rang Mahotsav, 1999-2007-- Select Bibliography-- Index.
9781905422760 9781905422753
Theatre--India Theater--History--India--20th century