Performing Self, Performing Gender
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Author: Sheetala Bhat
9789382460596 | PB | pp. 148 | 2017 | Manipal Universal Press
This book explores the shifting identity of the female performer in India, starting from the late 19th century to the early years of independence, through the study of autobiographies and memoirs.
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This book explores the shifting identity of the female performer in India, starting from the late 19th century to the early years of independence, through the study of autobiographies and memoirs. It attempts to make visible the actress figure by entering the history of performance, guided by the voice of the female performer. The discussion on performing woman in this book spans across the performing traditions of the tawaif, actresses in public theatre, early Indian film actresses, and actresses in the Indian People’s Theatre and the Prithvi Theatre.
Sulochana, a Eurasian actress, had become a “craze” in India, around the year 1925 to 1940, marking the time when European actresses were ruling the stage and the screen. On receiving the Dadasaheb Phalke award in 1976, four decades after her career ended, these were the only words that Sulochana was reported to have said about her acting career: “I remember nothing: I cannot, I should not.
Additional information
| Author: | Sheetala Bhat |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9789382460596 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 148 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Publisher: | Manipal Universal Press |
| Edition: | First |
| Condition: | New |
| Country of Origin: | India |
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