Hayavadana
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Hayavadana is a celebrated Indian play by Girish Karnad that blends folk theatre, myth, and existential themes to explore questions of identity and completeness.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian play
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play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| academicStatus | frequently prescribed text in Indian universities ⓘ |
| author | Girish Karnad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award to Girish Karnad ⓘ |
| basedOn | Vetala Panchavimshati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed in Indian literary criticism ⓘ |
| culturalContext | post-independence Indian theatre ⓘ |
| dramaticConvention |
direct address to audience
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non-linear narration ⓘ use of chorus ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bhagavata
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Devadatta NERFINISHED ⓘ Hayavadana NERFINISHED ⓘ Kapila NERFINISHED ⓘ Padmini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| form | blend of folk theatre and modern drama ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist theatre
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drama ⓘ folk theatre ⓘ mythological drama ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Katha Sarit Sagara
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Thomas Mann's novella "The Transposed Heads" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageVersion | English translation by Girish Karnad ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern Indian theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of fragmented identity
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fusion of myth and modern existential concerns ⓘ use of Yakshagana and folk performance elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn |
India
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfEnglishEdition | Oxford University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | mythic version of Karnataka ⓘ |
| structure | two-act play ⓘ |
| theme |
body–mind dualism
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completeness ⓘ existentialism ⓘ identity ⓘ incompleteness ⓘ search for self ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
mask
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narrator ⓘ play-within-a-play ⓘ songs ⓘ |
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