Sri Lankan Theater in a Time of Terror: Political Satire in a Permitted Space

Sri Lankan Theater in a Time of Terror provides an account of the extraordinary creativity and vitality of Sinhala theatre during the troubled eighties and the government's tolerance of its critical nature. INDICE: Introduction Buddhism, Literacy and Political SatirePART ONE: THE VIOLENT DECADE: THEATER IN THE 1980SThe Political ContextThe Theater SceneStreet TheaterSynopses of a Few Recent PlaysThe Theater and the 'Open Economy'Interviews with Young Theater ArtistsPART TWO: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THEATER TRADITIONTheravada Buddhism and Dramatic PerformanceThe Satiric Tradition in Folk RitualFolk Drama The Continuity of the Satiric TraditionSinhala Drama in Colonial TimesModern Drama in the Mid-Twentieth CenturyThe State and the Drama FestivalsAudiences and Their TheatersConclusion

• ISBN: 978-0-7619-9302-5
• Editorial: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 212
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