Art and Culture Part 4: Theatre Traditions and the Martial Arts Map, Exam-Ready Notes

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Region-and-form pairing is how this chapter is examined.

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  1. Theatre north and east
  2. Theatre south and west
  3. Martial map
  4. UNESCO pointers
  5. Revise in 30 seconds

Theatre north and east

  • Ramlila (UP), Nautanki and Swang (UP), Bhand Pather (Kashmir), Bhaona and Ankia Naat (Assam), Jatra (Bengal), Maach (MP).

Theatre south and west

  • Yakshagana (Karnataka), Kutiyattam and Mudiyettu (Kerala), Krishnattam (Kerala).
  • Tamasha (Maharashtra), Bhavai (Gujarat), Dashavatar (Goa-Konkan).

Martial map

  • Kalaripayattu (Kerala), Silambam (Tamil Nadu), Thang-ta (Manipur), Gatka (Punjab), Paika (Odisha).

UNESCO pointers

  • Kutiyattam, Ramlila and Mudiyettu all sit on the UNESCO intangible list.

Revise in 30 seconds

  • Bhand Pather: Kashmir; Maach: MP; Jatra: Bengal.
  • Kutiyattam and Mudiyettu: Kerala, both UNESCO.
  • Kalaripayattu, Thang-ta, Gatka, Paika, Silambam.

Quick revision

  • Ramlila (UP), Nautanki and Swang (UP), Bhand Pather (Kashmir), Bhaona and Ankia Naat (Assam), Jatra (Bengal), Maach (MP).
  • Yakshagana (Karnataka), Kutiyattam and Mudiyettu (Kerala), Krishnattam (Kerala).
  • Tamasha (Maharashtra), Bhavai (Gujarat), Dashavatar (Goa-Konkan).
  • Kalaripayattu (Kerala), Silambam (Tamil Nadu), Thang-ta (Manipur), Gatka (Punjab), Paika (Odisha).
  • Kutiyattam, Ramlila and Mudiyettu all sit on the UNESCO intangible list.
  • Bhand Pather: Kashmir; Maach: MP; Jatra: Bengal.