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Description:"This volume is a collection of five Sinhala plays, translated in English, which were written and performed during the most violent phase of modern Sri Lankan history. Ranjini Obeyesekere's translation of these five well-known and celebrated plays by K B Herath, Prasannajith Abeysuriya, Dhananjaya Karunaratne, Prasanna Jayakody and Rajitha Dissanayake highlights and explores the dynamic period of Sri Lankan theatre and performance arts in the 1980s and 90s. The plays in this collection offered a political space for criticism, introspection, discussion, and protest during a time of suppression of voices, political violence, and terror. Audiences flocked to the theatre to watch plays produced by talented dramatists and artists who were experimenting with forms and themes under extremely challenging circumstances, shoe-string budgets and strict censorship. Kanchuka Dharmasiri's introduction to the volume further details the history and socio-political contexts of the theatre of this period, discussing themes such as dissent, identity and the brutal power of the state. She also looks at the unique formal elements employed in these plays as well as their influence and reach. This volume is a significant addition to the growing corpus of Sinhala literature in translation. It will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of literature, performance studies, cultural studies, and the politics and history of Sri Lanka"--We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Performance in a Time of Terror: Five Sinhala Plays from Sri Lanka. To get started finding Performance in a Time of Terror: Five Sinhala Plays from Sri Lanka, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Routledge

Release: 2021

ISBN: 1003109470

Description: "This volume is a collection of five Sinhala plays, translated in English, which were written and performed during the most violent phase of modern Sri Lankan history. Ranjini Obeyesekere's translation of these five well-known and celebrated plays by K B Herath, Prasannajith Abeysuriya, Dhananjaya Karunaratne, Prasanna Jayakody and Rajitha Dissanayake highlights and explores the dynamic period of Sri Lankan theatre and performance arts in the 1980s and 90s. The plays in this collection offered a political space for criticism, introspection, discussion, and protest during a time of suppression of voices, political violence, and terror. Audiences flocked to the theatre to watch plays produced by talented dramatists and artists who were experimenting with forms and themes under extremely challenging circumstances, shoe-string budgets and strict censorship. Kanchuka Dharmasiri's introduction to the volume further details the history and socio-political contexts of the theatre of this period, discussing themes such as dissent, identity and the brutal power of the state. She also looks at the unique formal elements employed in these plays as well as their influence and reach. This volume is a significant addition to the growing corpus of Sinhala literature in translation. It will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of literature, performance studies, cultural studies, and the politics and history of Sri Lanka"--We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Performance in a Time of Terror: Five Sinhala Plays from Sri Lanka. To get started finding Performance in a Time of Terror: Five Sinhala Plays from Sri Lanka, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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