Posted by Arul Francis (143.127.3.10) on October 18, 2006 at 20:18:18:

In Reply to: Wondering about Ramaa Bharadvaj's Review posted by Dancer on October 13, 2006 at 20:03:59:

Well, her (Bharadwaj)article is intelligent and well-argued. But if you're going to clean up pedophilia, incest, and the like ... let's see, you couldn't have Wagner performed at any opera house because of siegfried and siegliende. Or Mozart or Puccini operas that show infidelity for that matter.

And I am really surprised at this definition or criteria for abinaya:

"However, in order for those representations to work, they must evoke a sympathetic response from the audience, thus creating the appropriate aesthetic flavor or "Rasa" which is the objective of Indian dance. This is where the art of Abhinaya (communication) comes into full swing."

what?! the audience has to be sympathetic in order for it to be good? this is a very strange definition!

   
   



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