TY - JOUR
AU - D. Chatterjee
AB - Purulia district in West Bengal in eastern India is home to Purulia chhau, one of the three martial-arts-inspired chhau dance genres that incorporate rhythmic movements with extravagant masks and costumes. This exuberant dramatic form is primarily performed by male dancers and has been categorized as an Indian intangible cultural heritage. Based on my primary research in 2014, this report chronicles how masks and costumes are conceived and created, and how dancers and mask makers attempt to reach new and wider audiences through collaboration on innovative works using the form’s innate features.
DO - 10.1353/atj.2019.0011
M1 - 1
N1 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
N2 - Purulia district in West Bengal in eastern India is home to Purulia chhau, one of the three martial-arts-inspired chhau dance genres that incorporate rhythmic movements with extravagant masks and costumes. This exuberant dramatic form is primarily performed by male dancers and has been categorized as an Indian intangible cultural heritage. Based on my primary research in 2014, this report chronicles how masks and costumes are conceived and created, and how dancers and mask makers attempt to reach new and wider audiences through collaboration on innovative works using the form’s innate features.
SP - 221
EP - 238
TI - Masks and costumes of Purulia chhau
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063445444&doi=10.1353%2fatj.2019.0011&partnerID=40&md5=15c9b70b2d9f93b11f0fdcdcef659b3c
VL - 36
SN - 07425457 (ISSN)
ER -