The Legacy of Stylistic Theatre in the Creation of a Modern Sinhala Drama in Sri Lanka

The Legacy of Stylistic Theatre in the Creation of a Modern Sinhala Drama in Sri Lanka
Author :
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 255
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781040021729
ISBN-13 : 1040021727
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Legacy of Stylistic Theatre in the Creation of a Modern Sinhala Drama in Sri Lanka by : Lakshmi D. Bulathsinghala

Download or read book The Legacy of Stylistic Theatre in the Creation of a Modern Sinhala Drama in Sri Lanka written by Lakshmi D. Bulathsinghala and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the development of Sinhala stylistic drama from its earliest manifestations to the post-independence era. Bulathsinghala examines the impact of indigenous and imported folk theatrical forms on the work of the most significant postcolonial stylistic dramatists and on key plays that they produced. In the process, the book explores a number of myths and misunderstandings regarding Sri Lanka’s folk heritage and seeks to establish more reliable information on the principal indigenous Sri Lankan folk dramatic forms and their characteristics. At the same time, by drawing connections between folk drama and the post-independence stylistic theatrical movement, the author demonstrates the essential role of the former in Sinhala culture prior to the advent of Western and other influences and shows how both continue to inflect Sri Lankan drama today. This book will help to open the field of South Asian drama studies to an audience consisting not only of scholars and students but also of general readers who are interested in the fields of drama and theatre and Asian studies.


The Legacy of Stylistic Theatre in the Creation of a Modern Sinhala Drama in Sri Lanka Related Books

The Legacy of Stylistic Theatre in the Creation of a Modern Sinhala Drama in Sri Lanka
Language: en
Pages: 255
Authors: Lakshmi D. Bulathsinghala
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-04-30 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book explores the development of Sinhala stylistic drama from its earliest manifestations to the post-independence era. Bulathsinghala examines the impact
1964, A Year in African American Performance History
Language: en
Pages: 271
Authors: David Krasner
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-07-26 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book examines the Civil Rights Movement from the perspective of a single year, 1964. The book analyses specific events that occurred in 1964 as benchmarks
The Art and Occupation of Stage Design in Finnish Theatres
Language: en
Pages: 280
Authors: Laura Gröndahl
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-08-01 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This study explores the formation, establishment, expansion, and disintegration of stage design as a modern profession and a recognized artform in Finnish theat
Messy Connections
Language: en
Pages: 120
Authors: Cathy Sloan
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-04-25 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book examines performance practices that involve people in recovery from addiction, theorising such practices as recovery-engaged. Focusing on examples of
Dramaturgy to Make Visible
Language: en
Pages: 209
Authors: Peter Eckersall
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-06-14 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book argues that dramaturgy makes things visible and does so in two distinct and interrelating ways: creative processes and formal elements of performance