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The Terrible Beauty on the Stage: Narrative and Performance Aesthetics of Kutiyattam Analyzed through the Representation of Shurpanakha

The Terrible Beauty on the Stage: Narrative and Performance Aesthetics of Kutiyattam Analyzed... <p>Abstract:</p><p>Kutiyattam, the classical theatre tradition of India, has always given equal importance to women practitioners as well as their performance. The particular narrative structure and performance style of <i>kutiyattam</i> is such that a character or a context is perceived from multiple dimensions and points of view. The female characters many a time get equal space as their male counterparts where the narrative unfolds through their perception. As such, <i>kutiyattam</i> makes it possible to liberate a character from the boundaries of the written play and to move deep into the character’s emotions and thoughts. This aesthetic aspect of <i>kutiyattam</i> is being analyzed in the paper through an elucidation of how the character of Shurpanakha is represented on the stage.</p> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Theatre Journal University of Hawai'I Press

The Terrible Beauty on the Stage: Narrative and Performance Aesthetics of Kutiyattam Analyzed through the Representation of Shurpanakha

G, Salini V
Asian Theatre Journal , Volume 38 (2) – Oct 13, 2021
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<p>Abstract:</p><p>Kutiyattam, the classical theatre tradition of India, has always given equal importance to women practitioners as well as their performance. The particular narrative structure and performance style of <i>kutiyattam</i> is such that a character or a context is perceived from multiple dimensions and points of view. The female characters many a time get equal space as their male counterparts where the narrative unfolds through their perception. As such, <i>kutiyattam</i> makes it possible to liberate a character from the boundaries of the written play and to move deep into the character’s emotions and thoughts. This aesthetic aspect of <i>kutiyattam</i> is being analyzed in the paper through an elucidation of how the character of Shurpanakha is represented on the stage.</p>

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Asian Theatre Journal – University of Hawai'I Press

Published: Oct 13, 2021

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