Description |
1 online resource (x, 502 pages) |
Contents |
An introduction to south Asian diasporic theatre / by Neilesh Bose -- Chaos theory / Anuvab Pal -- Sakina's restaurant / Aasif Mandvi -- Merchant on Venice / Shishir Kurup -- Bhopal / Rahul Varma -- The death of Abbie Hoffman / Rana Bose -- Song for a sanctuary / Rukhsana Ahmad -- 2001 : a Ramayana odyssey / Jatinder Verma -- Strictly Dandia / Sudha Bhuchar and Kristine Landon-Smith -- The lahnee's pleasure / Ronnie Govender -- Working class hero / Kessie Govender -- Looking for Muruga / Kriben Pillay -- List of theatre of the South Asian diaspora |
Summary |
Eleven plays from North America, the UK, and South Africa delve into the vibrant, cosmopolitan theater of the South Asian diaspora. The original and provocative works in this volume, many published here for the first time, explore the experience of diaspora by drawing on cultural references as diverse as classical Indian texts, adaptations of Shakespeare and Homer, current events, and world music, film, and dance. Neilesh Bose provides historical background on South Asian migration and performance traditions in each region, along with critical introductions and biographical background on each playwright |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-502) |
Notes |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Commonwealth drama (English) -- South Asian authors
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American drama -- South Asian American authors
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Canadian drama -- South Asian authors
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English drama -- South Asian authors
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South African drama (English) -- South Asian authors
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South Asians -- Drama
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South Asian diaspora -- Drama
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DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- Playwriting.
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South Asian diaspora
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South Asians
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Drama -- englisches -- Südasien.
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Drama -- englisches -- Südasien -- Geschichte 1945 ff -- Anthologie.
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Drama -- englisches -- Commonwealth -- Geschichte 1945 ff -- Anthologie.
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Genre/Form |
Drama
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Drama.
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Théâtre.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Bose, Neilesh.
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LC no. |
2008043195 |
ISBN |
9780253027917 |
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0253027918 |
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