Kattaikkuttu : a rural theatre tradition in South India /

• Main Author: Bruin, Hanne M. de (συγγραφέας)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Methuen Drama, 2023.
• Series: Forms of drama
• Subjects: Θέατρο > Ινδία; Παραστατικές τέχνες > Ινδία.; Παραδοσιακό θέατρο > Ινδία.; Προφορική παράδοση > Ινδία.

"This is the first book to offer a clear introduction to Kattaikkuttu (or Terukkuttu), a vibrant, vocal and physical outdoor Tamil theatre tradition. It describes the theatre's characteristic heroic nature as expressed through its principal, male kattai characters, explores its history, so...

Table of Contents:

• Kattaikkuttu: Aesthetic characteristics and historical and socio-economic contexts
• Producing an all-night performance
• Transmission, interpretation and innovation.