Bhaona
Bhaona (Assamese: ভাওনা) is a traditional form of entertainment, always with religious messages, prevalent is Assam, India. It is a creation of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva, written in the early sixteenth century. He created the form to convey religious messages to villagers through entertainment. Later Srimanta Madhavdeva also write some plays.[1][2] The plays of bhaona are popularly known as Ankiya Nats and their staging is known as bhaona.[3] The bhaona generally staged at satras and namghars in Assam. There are some special characteristics of Bhaona like the plays, dialogues, costumes, ornaments, entry and foot-steps of the characters. These characteristics helps to differentiate Bhaona from other plays.
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The bhaonas are written in the Assamese and Brajavali languages.[3]
Different characters
- Sutradhar or Sutradhari: He is an integral part of bhaona; he recites slokas, sings, dances and explains in prose what is what at every stage of Bhaona.[4]
- Bhaoriya : The actors performing characters as per script.
- Gayan : The singers.[3]
- Bayan : They plays khol, Taal etc. from the beginning to the end of bhaona.
Types of Bhaona
- Mukha Bhaona[5]
- Boka Bhaona
References
- ↑ Bhaona, bordowathan.com, Retrieved: 2013-02-28.
- ↑ "Today's Paper / NATIONAL : Assam's traditional Ankiya Bhaona to get new lease of life". The Hindu. 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Bhaona _ Traditional form of assamese entertainment". Assaminfo.com. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ↑ "Assam- Arts- Classical Dance in Assam, Bhaona- Dances in Assam- Assamese dances". Webindia123.com. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ↑ "Mukha Bhaona - Shivasagar Natya Vidyalaya". Sites.google.com. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
External links
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- About Bhaona at bordowathan.com.
- ‘Boka Bhaona’ at Kangkhapar Majthai Satra at The Assam Tribune.