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Title: Introduction: The field of Ramlila
Authors: Lothspeich, Pamela
Keywords: Introduction
Field
Ramlila
Issue Date: 2020
Series/Report no.: Biography;Vol. 37, No. 01 .- P.3-33
Abstract: This special issue is intended to briefly introduce the field of Ramlila, as a performance practice and as an idea. It is designed to give a taste of its geographic range and a sample of its multiple and diverse manifestations in India and the Indian diaspora. The Introduction briefly discusses the literary sources of Ramlila, its history, chief styles, and emerging trends. It also includes a synopsis of the story of Ram in Ramlila. Following this, a translation of three scenes from the Lav-Kush Ramlila in Old Delhi, with a critical introduction, sheds light on the mounting politicization of Ramlila by the Hindu Right, Two articles, one on Naulanki and one on Rarnayan Gaan, illustrate that Ramlila is a form of theatre vety much in dialogue with other forms of popular performance in the Hindi belt and along its linguistic borders, naira lively, aesthetically, and ideologically. A review-essay of two documentaries and an interview with an expert on Kumaoni Ramlila further demonstrate the diversity of Ramayan-themed performance, despite the continued homogenization and commercialization of Ramlila. An article on a distinctive Ramlila in Trinidad and another in the United Slates (North Carolina) speak to the global reach of Ramlila, and its important role in “homemaking. ” Finally, a report on a festival to commemorate a Ramayan-themed dance drama (wayang wong) at Prambanan recalls the Rarnayan’s early journey from South to Southeast Asia.
URI: https://dspace.ctu.edu.vn/jspui/handle/123456789/71525
ISSN: 0742-5457
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