The Theatre Times: From grandparents’ tales to brand-building exercises and social media posts, storytelling is fast emerging as a tool that frames the narratives of our lives. A performance genre that entertains all age groups, it uses eclectic drama techniques, music, voice, and movement to draw audiences into an imaginative and immersive theatre of the mind. The ninth edition of the Kathakar Festival, from 11-13 October at Sunder Nursery in Delhi, hopes to harness the power of the medium to present a plethora of stories from across the world in a range of formats.
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I really admire people who come together to help bring back parts of culture. It’s important work to keep traditions and neglected craftsmanship continuing. It’s interesting how the artists in the article worked in India and how she mentioned many people there think the art of storytelling is dying out. However, she observed otherwise from travelling and learning the different forms of storytelling locally. I knew that India’s history with storytellings dates back to ancient times but I didn’t realize how important mythology was to the art. I find it interesting that the author described it as “living mythology”. I find this very similar to Chinese myths, where the stories are told orally and are passed down from thousands of years ago. As a result, the same story can have many different variations, some drastically different from other versions. These art festivals play an important role in preserving artistic traditions and we really need more of them in Asia, where I feel like the arts are often neglected or have a less important position in society.
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