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Street Theater (India)

By: Kristen Rudisill
In: Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media
Edited by: John D.H. Downing
Subject:General Media, Communication & Cultural Studies, Social & Cultural Anthropology
Keywords:audiences; Augusto Boal; communism; communist parties; India; street theater; theater

Although the names of many folk theaters in India translate directly as “street theater” (terukkuttu in Tamilnadu, veethi natakam in Andhra Pradesh), they do not conform to common definitions of street theater. Street theater is a combination of theater and activism, ...

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  Rudisill, K. (2011). Street theater (india). In J. D. Downing (Ed.), Encyclopedia of social movement media (pp. 513-514). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412979313.n227
  
  Rudisill, Kristen. "Street Theater (India)." In Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media, edited by Downing, John D.H., 513-14. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412979313.n227.
  
  Rudisill, K. 2011. Street Theater (India). In: John D. Downing Editor, 2011. Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 513-514 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412979313.n227> [Accessed 16 Aug 2022].
  
  Rudisill, Kristen. "Street Theater (India)." Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media. Edited by John D. Downing. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 513-14. SAGE Knowledge. 16 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412979313.n227.
  
  Rudisill, Kristen (2011). Street theater (india) In: Downing, John D.H. (Ed.),Street theater (India) Encyclopedia of social movement media Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2011:513-514. doi:10.4135/9781412979313.n227
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