Dashavatar Theatre

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Recently, Dashavatar theatre performances started in Maharashtra and North Goa region.

About Dashavatar Theatre

• It is a popular form of theatre with a history of 800 years.
• It is a traditional folk theater performed in Maharashtra and Northern Goa region.
• Theme of Dashavatar Theatre : The stories presented in these shows are based on the 10 incarnations of Vishnu namely Matsya, Koorma, Varaha, Narsimha, Wamana, Parashurama, Ram, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki.
• Every year, the Dashavatar season begins after the paddy harvest, towards the end of the Navratri fast in October, and continues until May the following year.
• Musical instruments used in Dashavatar Theatre: Paddle harmonium, Tabala and Zanj.
• The show is mostly musical and sometimes dialogues are used.
• The origin of Marathi theatre can be traced to Dashavatara tradition.

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Dashavatar Theatre FAQs

Q1: What is Dashavatar theatre?

Ans: Dashavatara is part of the folk theater in Maharashtra.

Q2: Which theatre form is mainly based on the legends of Krishna?

Ans: Raasleela

Q3: What is a folk theatre?

Ans: It is a composite art form in India with a fusion of elements from music, dance, pantomime, versification, epic and ballad recitation, graphic and plastic arts, religion and festival peasantry. 

Source: TH