Major Experiments in the Theatre of Girish Karnad: A Case Study

Abstract

Drama, of all forms of literature, is the closest to life. It can be called an imitation of the multiple colours of life on stage by using multiple dramatic techniques. It creates an imaginary landscape on stage by imitating the real aspects of human life. It not only presents the realistic approach of life on stage, but also enacts what life can be. Imitation is the key concept of theatre, but at the end of a play, it reveals that life has more colours than we normally see. But the harsh reality of theatre is that it gets less attention of academic critics in comparison to other genres of literature. Academicians think that it is a performing art so they talk less about theatre while theatre artists pay more attention of the dramatic performance part and not bother about the academic part of the text. This neglect can be rectified if academic attention is seriously given to the study of the major experiments that have been done in theatre as a performing art.