Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
An encyclopedic treatise on performing arts attributed to Bharata Muni.
The hero in a Sanskrit drama.
The heroine in a Sanskrit drama.
A performance relying on improvisation and participation from the audience using inspiration from the news.
A form of Japanese theater which originated in the fourteenth century and includes music, dance and drama.
An ancient Sanskrit text that catalogues art forms and aesthetic principles.
Male performers who specialize in playing female roles.
A Japanese hip drum.
The language of the Pashtuns and the official language of Afghanistan.
A member of a Pashto-speaking people inhabiting southern Afghanistan and north-western Pakistan.
The seventh avatar of the deity Vishnu.
A four-string plucked Chinese lute.