Grounds for Play: The Nautanki Theatre of North India

by Kathryn Hansen

The nautanki performances of northern India entertain their audiences with often ribald and profane stories. Rooted in the peasant society of pre-modern India, this theater vibrates with lively dancing, pulsating drumbeats, and full-throated singing. In Grounds for Play, Kathryn Hansen draws on field research to describe the different elements of nautanki performance: music, dance, poetry, popular story lines, and written texts. She traces...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520072731
• ISBN13: 9780520072732
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.0"