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Author Prateek

Title Brecht in India The Poetics and Politics of Transcultural Theatre
Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (200 p.)
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Brechtian Theatre: A Transcultural Dialogue -- Reconfiguring Brechtian Theatre in India -- Situating Brecht in India -- Outline of the Chapters -- 1 Towards a Definition of Brechtian Theatre in India -- Modern Indian Theatre: An Overview -- The Brechtian Theatre: An Overview -- Brechtian Theatre in India: A Definition -- 2 Performing Brecht on the Indian Stage: Towards a National Theatre -- Agra Bazaar and Subversive Indian Theatre
Sufaid Kundali and the Project of Recovery -- 3 Politicising Brecht: A Study of Fritz Bennewitz's Theatre -- Political Theatre in India and Brecht -- Gestus and Bennewitz's Production -- 4 Regionalising Brecht in India -- Constructing Indian Aesthetics -- Towards a People's Theatre -- 5 The Bends Versus Ends of Brechtian Theatre: A Study of the Theatre of Safdar Hashmi and Amal Allana -- The Bend of New Street Theatre -- The Bend of Post-Brechtian Aesthetics -- Conclusion: A Re-reading -- Index
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Appreciation -- India
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Influence
SUBJECT Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 fast
Subject Theater -- India -- History -- 20th century
Postcolonialism and theater.
Art appreciation
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Postcolonialism and theater
Theater
India
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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