The Natyasastra is the deep repository of Indian performance studies. It embodies centuries of performance knowledge developed in South Asia on a range of conceptual issues and practical methodologies of the body. The composition of the Natyasastra is attributed to Sage Bharatha; and dates back to between 200 BC and AD 200. Written in Sanskrit; the text contains 6000 verse stanzas integrated in 36 chapters discussing a wide range of issues in theatre arts; including dramatic composition; construction of the playhouse; detailed analysis of the musical scales; body movements; various types of acting; directing; division of stage space; costumes; make-up; properties and musical instruments. As a discourse on performance; the Natyasastra is an extensive documentation of terminologies; concepts and methodologies. This book presents 14 scholarly essays exploring the Natyasastra from the multiple perspectives of Indian performance studiesmdash;epistemological; aesthetic; scientific; religious; ethnological and practical.
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