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OverviewAmong the most significant playwrights and theatre-makers of postcolonial India, Utpal Dutt (1929–1993), was an early exponent of rethinking colonial history through political theatre. Dutt envisaged political theatre as part of the larger Marxist project, and his incorporation of new developments in Marxist thinking, including the contributions of Antonio Gramsci, makes it possible to conceptualise his protagonists as insurgent subalterns. A decolonial approach to staging history remained a significant element in Dutt's artistic project. This Element examines Dutt's passionate engagement with Marxism and explores how this sense of urgency was actioned through the writing and producing of plays about the peasant revolts and armed anti-colonial movements which took place during the period of British rule. Drawing on contemporary debates in political theatre regarding the autonomy of the spectator and the performance of history, the author locates Dutt's political theatre in a historical frame. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mallarika Sinha Roy (Jawaharlal Nehru University)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781009264075ISBN 10: 1009264079 Pages: 84 Publication Date: 11 April 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. People's history as people's theatre; 2. Theatre at the limit of history: critical reflections on political theatre; 3. In love and war: nationalism and decolonization in Jara; Conclusion; Bibliography.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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