Marathi theatre
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Marathi theatre is theatre in the
History
Ancient and medieval period
The region of Maharashtra, has had long theatrical tradition, one of the early references is found in the cave inscriptions at
There are sources mentioning plays from 17th-century like Lakshmaikalyanam, and Ganga-Kaveri Samvad, in the Marathi-language staged for the
British colonial period (1818-1947)
The first public performance of a stage play in Marathi was Sita Swayamvar (Marriage of
The early period of Marathi theatre was dominated by playwrights like Kolhatkar,
Post-independence period
In the second half of the 20th century, some theatre practitioners have incorporated the traditional forms like tamasha and dashavatar into their plays. In the 1970s, the tamasha form was employed as narrative device and style in several notable plays like
Marathi Rangabhoomi Din
5 November is Celebrated as "Marathi Rangabhoomi Din".
See also
- List of Marathi theatre actors
- Theatre in India
Bibliography
- Anand Patil (1993). Western influence on Marathi drama: a case study. Rajahaṃsa. ISBN 81-85854-06-8.
- Dnyaneshwar Nadkarni (1988). Balgandharva and the Marathi theatre. Roopak Book.
- ISBN 81-7046-157-X.
- Shanta Gokhale (2008). "Mapping Marathi theatre". India-seminar. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
Notes
- ^ "लोककला जिवंत ठेवणारी लेखणी विसावली", ‘दै. लोकमत- पुणे’, दि. १४-नोव्हेंबर-२०२१
- ^ “अवलि या लोकसाहित्यीक”, "दै. सकाळ”, पुणे, 21-Nov-2021
- ^ "Modern Marathi theatre had milestones, limitations." The Times of India. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013.
- ^ Rubin, p. 196
- ^ ISBN 978-0-415-26087-9.
- ^ Varadpande, p. 163
- S2CID 162845441.
- ^ "multilingual dance dramas in Tanjore courts". nias.
- ^ Datta, p. 1087
- ^ "Prominent Personalities: Vishnudas Bhave". Sangli.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Marathi Theatre". 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "लोककला जिवंत ठेवणारी लेखणी विसावली", ‘दै. लोकमत- पुणे’, दि. १४-नोव्हेंबर-२०२१
- ^ “बहूआयामी साहित्यिक मोमीन कवठेकर: डॉ शेळके”, "दै. पुण्यनगरी”, पुणे, १३-नोव्ह-२०१०.
- ^ Dharwadker, p. 368
- ^ Dharwadker, p. 314
References
- Stanley Hochman (1984). McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of world drama (Vol. 3). VNR AG. ISBN 0-07-079169-4.
- Manohar Laxman Varadpande (1992). History of Indian Theatre. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-278-9.
- Don Rubin (1998). The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-415-05933-X.
- Amaresh Datta (2006). The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature (Vol. 2). Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 81-260-1194-7.
- Gabrielle H. Cody; Evert Sprinchorn (2007). The Columbia encyclopedia of Modern Drama, (Vol. 1). Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14422-3.
- Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker (2009). Theatres of Independence: Drama, Theory, and Urban Performance in India Since 1947. University of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-1-58729-642-0.
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