The Politics and Reception of Rabindranath Tagore's Drama - 9781138804623

Taylor & Francis

This is the first volume to focus specifically on Rabindranath Tagore\u2019s dramatic literature, visiting translations and adaptations of Tagore\u2019s drama, and cross-cultural encounters in his works. As Asia\u2019s first Nobel Laureate, Tagore\u2019s highly original plays occupy a central position in the Indian theatrescape. Tagore experimented with dance, music, dance drama, and plays, exploring concepts of environment, education, gender and women, postcolonial encounters, romantic idealism, and universality. Tagore\u2019s drama plays a generous host to experimentations with new performance modes, like the writing and staging of an all-women play on stage for the first time, or the use of cross-cultural styles such as Manipuri dance, Thai craft in stage design, or the Baul singing styles. This book is an exciting re-exploration of Tagore\u2019s plays, visiting issues such as his contribution to Indian drama, drama and environment, feminist readings, postcolonial engagements, cro.