THERUKUTHU AS A TRAINING METHOD FOR CONTEMPORARY THEATRE ACTOR
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v3.i2.2022.147Keywords:
Therukuthu, Actor Training, Contemporary Theatre Acting, And Therukuthu And Contemporary ActingAbstract [English]
The contemporary acting in theatre has resembling in many features of the Tamil traditional theatre form Therukuthu. So, this discussion intended to establish the possibilities of the Therukuthu as a method of actor training for contemporary theatre actors. The primary concern of the discussion includes the actor and acting of contemporary theatre; the way how actor presents the character and communicates with the audience as co-actors, which are the two significant features of contemporary theatre. So, the discussion considers at those factors of Therukuthu form and acting or performance those applicable to the contemporary theatre actor, to consider Therukuthu as a potential Contemporary actor training method.
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