Abstract

A contemporary restaging of Pandit Radheshyam Kathavachak’s mythological play Heroic Abhimanyu in the style of Parsi theatre raises questions about postcolonial mimicry, hybrid theatre forms, and the vicissitudes of reviving traditional theatre in India.

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©2015 Pamela Lothspeich
2015

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Please see Supplemental Media Guide to help navigate online content related to Pamela Lothspeich’s articles. Guide includes captions and credits for additional photos, an index of audio clips corresponding to passages quoted in the articles, and comparative video footage from multiple productions of Heroic Abhimanyu.

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The cakravyūh in the Mishra production
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The cakravyūh in the Jha production
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The cakravyūh in the Rang Vināyak production

Three renderings of the cakravyūh (circular battle formation) scene from Heroic Abhimanyu: Abhimanyu dies three different ways in three separate productions of Radheshyam Kathavachak’s play.

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