Binder: Yaksagana Rangabhumi

Binder, Katrin:
Yakṣagāna Raṅgabhūmi : The World of the Yakṣagāna Stage / Katrin Binder. - Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz, 2013. - XII, 476 S. - (Drama und Theater in Südasien ; 11)
ISBN 978-3-447-06900-7
EUR 89,00
DDC: 792.095487
-- Angekündigt für Februar 2013 --

Beschreibung
The yakṣagāna dance-drama of the coastal regions of the south Indian union state of Karnataka is still a thriving theatre tradition. Characterised by its distinct musical style, a lively blend of sung poetry and improvised dialogues, impressive costumes and vigorous dancing, this genre combines many features prevalent in Indian performing arts.
   The volume by Katrin Binder presents a general overview of the dance-drama and its representation in academic literature, followed by terminological and methodological considerations. These reflect the author's own training as a yakṣagāna artist, which also informs the descriptive sections focussing on the songs and dances of the pre-performance rituals. Three exemplary performances are analysed in detail, illustrating trends in performance settings, techniques and costuming. A context-oriented section assesses the current yakṣagāna scene, documenting troupes, repertoire, sponsors and other factors. This section also addresses the dynamics of change shaping this dance-drama between vow-performances, commercial venture and regional cultural icon. An appendix outlines the possible development of yakṣagāna in the context of other south Indian performing arts by tracing its literary history. Yakṣagāna's basic rhythmic patterns and the most important songs discussed in the main study are provided in a performance notation. Accompanying visual material is accessible online. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Acknowledgements. IX
Preface. XI
Note on transliteration and use of words from Indian languages, Indian personal and place names. 1
1. Introduction. 3
   1.1 Summary. 3
   1.2 Yakṣagāna of coastal Karnataka. 3
2. Research material, terminology and method. 6
   2.1 Published research on yakṣagāna. 6
   2.2 Terminology and definitions. 10
   2.3 Methodological considerations. 24
3. Performing yakṣagāna. 53
   3.1 Learning processes and transmission. 53
   3.2 Cauki: In the green room. 71
   3.3 Sabhālakṣaṇa: Stage preliminaries. 83
   3.4 Āṭa: »Play« or The yakṣagāna performance. 126
   3.5 Case studies of three performances. 201
4. Yakṣagāna raṅgabhūmi. 222
   4.1 Introduction. 222
   4.2 The Performers. 242
   4.3 Troupe activity. 255
5. Maṅgaḷam: Conclusions and reflections. 296
   5.1 What roles does yakṣagāna play? 296
   5.2 The »invention of tradition«. 303
   5.3 Conclusions. 312
6. Appendix: Prasaṅga literature and the history of yakṣagāna. 313
   6.1 Introduction. 313
   6.2 Sources. 315
   6.3 An attempt at a history of yakṣagāna. 321
   6.4 Authors and poets. 335
   6.5 The poetry of yakṣagāna prasaṅgas. 344
7. The tāḷas, song texts and verses. 353
   7.1 Introduction. 353
   7.2 The seven tāḷas. 353
   7.3 Songs from the sabhālakṣaṇa. 359
8. Performers on the VCDs. 435
   8.1 VCD 1. 435
   8.2 VCD 2. 435
9. Sthaḷa Purāṇas in Bhaṭṭa's »prasaṅga directory«. 436
10. Troupes. 438
   10.1 Northern style. 438
   10.2 Southern style. 438
11. Glossary. 440
12. Bibliography
   12.1 Literature on yakṣagāna including internet entries with author. 446
   12.2 Secondary literature and internet pages with author. 451
   12.3 Online resources. 456
   12.4 Audiovisual sources. 458
   12.5 Resource persons. 458
Indices. 459
   Authors. 459
   Personal Names and Places. 462
   Subjects. 467

Autorin
KATRIN BINDER, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Lehrstuhl für Indologie, Universität Würzburg. Profilseite.

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