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ERIC Number: EJ1273673
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1356-9783
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Playing in the Darkness: A Study of the Transformative Theatre-Making Process of the Shyambazar Blind Opera House
Mukherjee, Moupikta; Manna, Nirban
Research in Drama Education, v25 n4 p498-504 2020
The article elucidates the theatre-making methodology of Shyambazar Blind Opera House, Kolkata (SBO); a group theatre troupe made up of members of the visually impaired community. The initiative uses theatre as an experimental tool to facilitate personal, social, and cultural development, and is the first of its kind in Bengal. The composite theatrical structure used by the troupe not only empowers the community but also challenges power hierarchies. Thick description, participatory observation and interviews have been employed as ethnographic tools to understand the theatrical methodology employed by Blind Opera, and its application.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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