Government of Indiaকৃষ্ণযাত্রা (Krishna Jatra)
Editor: Pal, Biswajit
Keywords: Bengali folk drama
Folk songs
Folk art--India
Publisher: Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata
Description: The video is a documentation of Krishna Jatra. The Krishna Jatra is a folk theatre form of Bengal. It is considered to be one of the oldest forms of theatre. The Krishna theatre in the region is supposed to have flourished after the arrival of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1485-1533) since dance, drama and music formed important components of the Vaishnavism he preached. Although the theatre form existed in Bengal much before the Mahaprabhu, he is often attributed as the origin point of the Krishna Jatra. The Krishna Jatra is operatic in form and the story of Krishna is staged through songs with very little dialogue from the actors. Its form is considered to be very similar to the theatrical rendition of the Gita Govinda as the Radha-Krishna theme is very prominent. Hence, the Krishna Jatra is often said to be a folk form of the Gita Govinda.
Source: Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre
Type: Video
Received From: Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.editor | Pal, Biswajit |
| dc.coverage.spatial | West Bengal |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-02T15:13:49Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-02T15:13:49Z |
| dc.description | The video is a documentation of Krishna Jatra. The Krishna Jatra is a folk theatre form of Bengal. It is considered to be one of the oldest forms of theatre. The Krishna theatre in the region is supposed to have flourished after the arrival of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1485-1533) since dance, drama and music formed important components of the Vaishnavism he preached. Although the theatre form existed in Bengal much before the Mahaprabhu, he is often attributed as the origin point of the Krishna Jatra. The Krishna Jatra is operatic in form and the story of Krishna is staged through songs with very little dialogue from the actors. Its form is considered to be very similar to the theatrical rendition of the Gita Govinda as the Radha-Krishna theme is very prominent. Hence, the Krishna Jatra is often said to be a folk form of the Gita Govinda. |
| dc.source | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre |
| dc.format.mimetype | text/html |
| dc.language.iso | bn |
| dc.publisher | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata |
| dc.subject | Bengali folk drama Folk songs Folk art--India |
| dc.type | Video |
| dc.format.medium | video |
| dc.contributor.director | Mondal, Dhananjay |
| dc.format.duration | 1:10:52 |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.editor | Pal, Biswajit |
| dc.coverage.spatial | West Bengal |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-02T15:13:49Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-02T15:13:49Z |
| dc.description | The video is a documentation of Krishna Jatra. The Krishna Jatra is a folk theatre form of Bengal. It is considered to be one of the oldest forms of theatre. The Krishna theatre in the region is supposed to have flourished after the arrival of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1485-1533) since dance, drama and music formed important components of the Vaishnavism he preached. Although the theatre form existed in Bengal much before the Mahaprabhu, he is often attributed as the origin point of the Krishna Jatra. The Krishna Jatra is operatic in form and the story of Krishna is staged through songs with very little dialogue from the actors. Its form is considered to be very similar to the theatrical rendition of the Gita Govinda as the Radha-Krishna theme is very prominent. Hence, the Krishna Jatra is often said to be a folk form of the Gita Govinda. |
| dc.source | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre |
| dc.format.mimetype | text/html |
| dc.language.iso | bn |
| dc.publisher | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata |
| dc.subject | Bengali folk drama Folk songs Folk art--India |
| dc.type | Video |
| dc.format.medium | video |
| dc.contributor.director | Mondal, Dhananjay |
| dc.format.duration | 1:10:52 |
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