Government of IndiaThe female impersonator in traditional Indian theatre
Author: Pani, Jiwan
Keywords: Female impersonators
Actor
Theatre
Issue Date: 1977
Publisher: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Description: This article is about the female impersonator in different type of traditional Indian theatre. Female-impersonation is not limited to the young and beautiful alone. Demonesses like Tadaka and Putana. Old scheming women like Manthara and hunch-backs like Kabuja are also impersonated by male actors. Recently there has been an attempt, specially in Jatra and Nautanki, to replace the female-impersonator by actresses.
Source: Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type: Article
Received From: Sangeet Natak Akademi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Pani, Jiwan |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-19T08:15:18Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-19T08:15:18Z |
| dc.date.issued | 1977 |
| dc.description.abstract | This article is about the female impersonator in different type of traditional Indian theatre. Female-impersonation is not limited to the young and beautiful alone. Demonesses like Tadaka and Putana. Old scheming women like Manthara and hunch-backs like Kabuja are also impersonated by male actors. Recently there has been an attempt, specially in Jatra and Nautanki, to replace the female-impersonator by actresses. |
| dc.source | Sangeet Natak Akademi |
| dc.format.extent | 37-42 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Female impersonators Actor Theatre |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 45 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Pani, Jiwan |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-19T08:15:18Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-19T08:15:18Z |
| dc.date.issued | 1977 |
| dc.description.abstract | This article is about the female impersonator in different type of traditional Indian theatre. Female-impersonation is not limited to the young and beautiful alone. Demonesses like Tadaka and Putana. Old scheming women like Manthara and hunch-backs like Kabuja are also impersonated by male actors. Recently there has been an attempt, specially in Jatra and Nautanki, to replace the female-impersonator by actresses. |
| dc.source | Sangeet Natak Akademi |
| dc.format.extent | 37-42 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Female impersonators Actor Theatre |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 45 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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