PERFORMING RITE IN THE HOLI

The article is an in-depth study of the performing rite in the major festival of Holi celebration in marking communities with complex performances. This article deals with the complex performances of Holi among the Gor Banjara Lambani, a nomadic, pastoral community of Karnataka. It is a systemati...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shankar Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kazakh National Academy of Choreography 2022-06-01
Series:Arts Academy
Subjects:
Online Access:https://artsacademy.kz/en/magazine-article/221
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849309489531977728
author Shankar Rao
author_facet Shankar Rao
author_sort Shankar Rao
collection DOAJ
description The article is an in-depth study of the performing rite in the major festival of Holi celebration in marking communities with complex performances. This article deals with the complex performances of Holi among the Gor Banjara Lambani, a nomadic, pastoral community of Karnataka. It is a systematic descriptive analysis of the different stages of celebration as well as production of orature in the performance. It extensively deals with the Holi spring festival and analyzes the complexity of the rite of dhund as the celebration as a part of Holi. It investigates how time, space, and human bodies are its elements to create activities and events for the process of community life. The mythical significance of Holi in the performance and gender role in the Dhund rite are analyzed.
format Article
id doaj-art-ec293cf775c24a2481fa0d4d7bbd9a50
institution Kabale University
issn 2523-4684
2791-1241
language English
publishDate 2022-06-01
publisher Kazakh National Academy of Choreography
record_format Article
series Arts Academy
spelling doaj-art-ec293cf775c24a2481fa0d4d7bbd9a502025-08-20T03:54:07ZengKazakh National Academy of ChoreographyArts Academy2523-46842791-12412022-06-01228910810.56032/2523-4684.2022.2.2.89PERFORMING RITE IN THE HOLIShankar Rao0School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNUThe article is an in-depth study of the performing rite in the major festival of Holi celebration in marking communities with complex performances. This article deals with the complex performances of Holi among the Gor Banjara Lambani, a nomadic, pastoral community of Karnataka. It is a systematic descriptive analysis of the different stages of celebration as well as production of orature in the performance. It extensively deals with the Holi spring festival and analyzes the complexity of the rite of dhund as the celebration as a part of Holi. It investigates how time, space, and human bodies are its elements to create activities and events for the process of community life. The mythical significance of Holi in the performance and gender role in the Dhund rite are analyzed.https://artsacademy.kz/en/magazine-article/221holiriteoraturedhundperformancecomplexity
spellingShingle Shankar Rao
PERFORMING RITE IN THE HOLI
Arts Academy
holi
rite
orature
dhund
performance
complexity
title PERFORMING RITE IN THE HOLI
title_full PERFORMING RITE IN THE HOLI
title_fullStr PERFORMING RITE IN THE HOLI
title_full_unstemmed PERFORMING RITE IN THE HOLI
title_short PERFORMING RITE IN THE HOLI
title_sort performing rite in the holi
topic holi
rite
orature
dhund
performance
complexity
url https://artsacademy.kz/en/magazine-article/221
work_keys_str_mv AT shankarrao performingriteintheholi