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Volume 11 : 7 July 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

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Brechtian Elements in the Theatre of Nanda Cycle

Hemant Kumar Shukla and D.R. Purohit


Abstract

The present paper explores the mask theatre of Nanda Cycle of Uttarakhand on the framework of Brechtian discourse. It tries to judge and establish theatrical paradigms and structures of Nanda Cycle which are similar to Brecht’s theory or depart from it. In the same process, it attempts to highlight the profound aesthetic contents and value of the Uttarakhand’s traditional theatre.

KeyWords: Epic Theatre, Verfremdungseffekt, Alienation Effect, Mait, Dhiyan, Sasuralis, Dhol, Damaun, pattar, taal, empathy.

Brecht and His Goals

As the title suggests, this article is a brief analysis of the mask theatre of Nanda Cycle in the light of Brechtian theories and practices. The term Brechtian is related to German Dramatist Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956), playwright, poet, and director all in one, who became the towering German dramatist of the twentieth century. He advocated extremely progressive views apropos the turbulent socio-political conditions of his time. Brecht was in constant search of evolving a kind of theatre which would be capable of laying threadbare the causes of miseries and difficulties of the common man. Brecht expected from his audience a kind of liveliness, critical attention, and a desire for entertainment and education.

 


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Hemant Kumar Shukla (Corresponding Author)
Asssistant Professor of English
Government Degree College
Talwari-Tharali 246482
District-Chamoli
Uttarakhand
hemantkumar.shukla1@gmail.com

D.R. Purohit
Professor of English, Department of English, H.N.B. Garhwal University
Srinagar 246482 (Garhwal)
Uttarakhand
India
drpurohit2002@yahoo.com


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