Abhinavagupta
Overview page. Subjects: Theatre — Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art — Religious Studies — Indian Music — Hinduism.
(c.975–1025)
Greatest of the Kashmiri Śaiva theologians. His works deal with the theoretical, yogic, and ritual
Bhāgavata
Overview page. Subjects: Theatre — Indian Music — Hinduism — Religious Studies.
1 A term widely applied to Vaiṣṇavas (i.e. devotees of Viṣṇu and Kṛṣṇa) of all traditions.
2 The name
Bharata Muni
Overview page. Subjects: Theatre — Hinduism — Indian Music.
The name of the legendary sage and mythical first ‘actor’ to whom ‘The Drama Manual’ (Nāṭyaśāstra) is ascribed.
Bharata Nāṭyam
Overview page. Subjects: Indian Music — Hinduism — Indian Music — Dance.
The most widely practised and the most popular classical dance form of south India. Bharata Nāṭyam, in itspresent form,
Bhasa
Overview page. Subjects: Theatre — Hinduism.
(early: c.4th cent. ce?).
Hindu dramatist. His works were lost until 1912, when thirteen plays attributed to him were published, including the admired Svapna-vāsavadatta.
Bhavabhuti
Overview page. Subjects: Theatre — Hinduism.
(c.700 ce)
An outstanding Sanskrit poet and dramatist, three of whose works survive: Mālatīmādhava, Mahāviracarita, and Uttararāmacarita, the latter two based on parts of the...
Chingiz Aitmatov
Overview page. Subjects: Theatre — Islam.
(b. Sheker, Soviet Khirgizia, 12 Dec. 1928)
Author of novels, short stories, film scripts and plays. His most famous play, written with Kaltai Mukhamedzhanov, is Voskhozhdenie na...
Henri Ghéon
Overview page. Subjects: Christianity — Theatre.
(1875–1944),
French Catholic writer. He tried to build up a Christian theatre, producing his own plays and working with a company of young RCs which he founded in 1924. Many of...
Kalidasa
Overview page. Subjects: Theatre — Religious Studies — Hinduism — Theatre — Indian Music.
(c.4th–5th century ce)
Widely considered the greatest Sanskrit dramatist and poet. He almost certainly lived in northern
Kathak
Overview page. Subjects: Dance — Indian Music — Hinduism — Dance.
Classical dance of north India. In the olden days stories from the epics and mythology were narrated by professional story-tellers
