arjun
ghosh
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A History of the Jana Natya Manch Plays for the People
Published: January 2012
Pages: 328
Size: Demy: 5.5" x 8.5" Imprint:
SAGE
India
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History of the Jana Natya Manch: Plays for the People
chronicles the birth and growth of the Jana Natya Manch (Janam), a
Delhi-based radical theater group which has been active since
1973.
Beginning in the early 1970s, when a group of young
students in Delhi sought to continue the legacy of the Indian
Peoples` Theatre Association, the book takes a close but critical
look at the various phases in the four decades of the theatre
collective. The author has also captured within these pages the
functioning of Janam as an organization, its methods of attracting
and training fresh talent, the process of scripting, interactions
with mass organizations, the experience of performing almost
skin-to-skin with its spectators in the grime of Indian streets,
and much more.
This book is not only a narration of Janam’s
history, development and functioning, it is also an attempt to
throw fresh light on the practice of theater.
Impressions in Press
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