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  2. Theatre of India - Wikipedia

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    Theatre of India is one of the most ancient forms of theatre and it features a detailed textual, sculptural, and dramatic effects which emerged in mid first millennium BC. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Like in the areas of music and dance , the Indian theatre is also defined by the dramatic performance based on the concept of Nritya , which is a Sanskrit word ...

  3. List of Sanskrit plays in English translation - Wikipedia

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    Literarily, the period dwindles around the composition of the Natya Shatra's influential abridgment: Dasharupakam (late 10th century CE) — though derivative works continued to be written. "Sanskrit drama" typically contains a mix of Sanskrit and Prakrit though, for example, Bhāsa 's Dūtavākya contains no Prakrit, [ 2 ] and Rajashekhara 's ...

  4. Natya Shastra - Wikipedia

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    Drama, in this ancient Sanskrit text, is an art to engage every aspect of life, in order to glorify and gift a state of joyful consciousness. [65] The text discusses the universal and inner principles of drama, that it asserts successfully affects and journeys the audience to a supersensual state of discovery and understanding.

  5. Drama - Wikipedia

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    Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television. [1] Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory.

  6. Indian classical drama - Wikipedia

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    The roots of Indian drama go back to the Rigveda, which contains a number of dialogues, acts and scenes, as well as literary devices such as animal fables and riddles. In many Vedic rituals, musical instruments like the flute and lyre are invariably used [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Shatapatha Brahmana (~800–700 BCE) has verses in chapter 13.2 written in the ...

  7. Dasharupakam - Wikipedia

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    The first chapter describes the rules for rupakam, they key elements of Drama (Vastu-the plot, Netaa(the protagonist), and Rasa (the emotive aspect)). Then discusses the types and characteristics of the Plot The second chapter explains the characteristics that the Netaa (protagonist) heroes and heroines must possess. (neta) The third chapter ...

  8. List of works by Rabindranath Tagore - Wikipedia

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    Drama 1896 Malini: Malini [Drama 3] Poetry 1896 Chitra: Poetry 1896 Chaitali: Poem 1896 Nadi: River; Text book 1896 Sanskrita Siksha (part I and II) Essays 1897 Pancha Bhut: Five Elements; Drama 1897 Baikunther Khata: Manuscripts of Baikuntha; Drama 1897 Laksmirpariksa: The Trial [Drama 4] Short story 1898 Adhyapak (or Adhayapok) Professor ...

  9. Theatre - Wikipedia

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    The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a collective form of reception. The structure of dramatic texts, unlike other forms of literature, is directly influenced by this collaborative production and collective reception. [69]