THEATRE
INDIAN ART FORMS
DRAMA TERMS
INDIAN CULTURE AND TRADITIONS
Lights, Camera, ACTION!
100

The written text of a play

Script

100

Street theatre of Tamil Nadu

Therukoothu

100

A long speech by one character

Monologue

100

Festival where Ramaleela is performed

Dusshera

100

The sudden twist in a story

Twist

200

A sad play

Tragedy
200

Ancient book on performing arts

Natyashastra

200

The opposing character

Antagonist


200

Who wrote Shakuntala?

Kalidasa


200

A character that changes during the story

Dynamic

300

Speaking clearly in acting

Diction

300

Folk theatre of Karnataka

Yakshagana

300

Background music in theatre

Score

300

Two main styles of Indian classical music are Hindustani and ________

Carnatic

300

A character that does not change

Static

400

The final bow at the end of a play

Curtaincall

400

Classical dance form of Andhra Pradesh

Kuchipudi

400

The main character

Protagonist

400

Folk theatre from Maharashtra

Tamasha

400

A silent performance using gestures only

Mime

500

Acting without a script

Improv

500

Sanskrit drama of Kerala

Kudiyattam

500

The storyline of a play

Play

500

Puppet theatre of Rajasthan

Kathputli

500

A hint about what will happen later

Foreshadowing