Indian theatre
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Indian theatre is a diverse and ancient performance tradition encompassing classical, folk, and modern dramatic forms that blend music, dance, storytelling, and ritual across India’s many regions and languages.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian theatre canonical | 2 |
| South Indian performing arts | 1 |
Statements (95)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
performing arts tradition
ⓘ
theatrical tradition ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
rural audiences in India
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urban audiences in India ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
children’s theatre
ⓘ
classical theatre ⓘ community theatre ⓘ dance drama ⓘ experimental theatre ⓘ folk theatre ⓘ modern theatre ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ political theatre ⓘ puppet theatre ⓘ ritual performance ⓘ street theatre ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Bharat Rang Mahotsav
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state-level theatre festivals in India ⓘ |
| hasForm |
Bhand Pather
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhavai NERFINISHED ⓘ Burrakatha NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian People’s Theatre movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Jatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathakali NERFINISHED ⓘ Krishnalila NERFINISHED ⓘ Kutiyattam NERFINISHED ⓘ Nautanki NERFINISHED ⓘ Parsi theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Puppet theatre of Andhra Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Puppet theatre of Karnataka ⓘ Puppet theatre of Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Puppet theatre of Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramlila NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanskrit theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Therukoothu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakshagana NERFINISHED ⓘ post-independence modern Indian theatre ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
absurdist drama
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historical drama ⓘ mythological drama ⓘ realist drama ⓘ religious drama ⓘ satirical drama ⓘ social drama ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
National School of Drama
NERFINISHED
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Sangeet Natak Akademi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Assamese
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Bengali NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujarati ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ Malayalam ⓘ Marathi ⓘ Odia ⓘ Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
ancient India
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classical India ⓘ colonial India ⓘ medieval India ⓘ post-independence India ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bollywood song-and-dance conventions
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Indian cinema ⓘ regional film industries of India ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bhakti movement
NERFINISHED
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Hindu mythology ⓘ Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Natya Shastra NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ Sufi traditions ⓘ Western theatre ⓘ colonial encounter ⓘ epic literature ⓘ folk rituals ⓘ |
| performsAt |
open-air stages
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proscenium theatres ⓘ street corners ⓘ temple courtyards ⓘ village squares ⓘ |
| usesElement |
costume
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dance ⓘ improvisation ⓘ makeup ⓘ mime ⓘ music ⓘ props ⓘ ritual ⓘ stage design ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
South Indian performing arts