Event |
Chhau, the Masked Dance of Bengal
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Venue |
Tennant Creek, Tennant Creek, NT |
First Date |
22 March 1978 |
Last Date |
22 March 1978 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Part of a Tour |
Yes |
Description |
"The centuries-old masked Chhau dance dramas of the Purulia district of Bengal were only re-discovered in the 1960s. Acrobatics are used extensively in this unsophisticated folk art form in which the characters, all played by men, are divided into two groups - heroes and demons." |
Description Source |
Other |
Primary Genre |
Dance
|
Secondary Genre |
Folk
Indigenous
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Contributors |
|
Text Nationality |
India
|
Production Nationality |
India
|
Event Status |
Completed
|
Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Book |
Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1978 |
|
Event Identifier
| 133514 |
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