{"id":10304,"date":"2025-04-08T19:33:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/?p=10304"},"modified":"2025-04-08T19:33:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:33:21","slug":"from-text-to-stage-brings-south-asian-theatrical-tradition-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/from-text-to-stage-brings-south-asian-theatrical-tradition-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;From Text to Stage&#8221; brings South Asian theatrical tradition to life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10305 size-page\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/From-Text-to-Stage-graphic-1140x186.jpeg\" alt=\"From Text to Stage graphic\" width=\"1140\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/From-Text-to-Stage-graphic-1140x186.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/From-Text-to-Stage-graphic-300x49.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/From-Text-to-Stage-graphic-1024x167.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/From-Text-to-Stage-graphic-768x126.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/From-Text-to-Stage-graphic-1536x251.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/From-Text-to-Stage-graphic-2048x335.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/From-Text-to-Stage-graphic-375x61.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/From-Text-to-Stage-graphic-750x123.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe From Text to Stage: The Living R\u0101ml\u012bl\u0101\u201d is now open at Allen Library North. The exhibit showcases the dramatic reenactment of R\u0101macaritam\u0101nasa, the 16th-century epic by Gosv\u0101m\u012b Tulsid\u0101sa, with a special focus on the Ramnagar R\u0101ml\u012bl\u0101 of Varanasi; this R\u0101ml\u012bl\u0101 integrates recitation, dramatic enactment, and tableaux (jh\u0101\u1e45k\u012b).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alongside images of other plays, the exhibit features episodes of the R\u0101ml\u012bl\u0101-S\u012bt\u0101 Svayamvara. These are displayed in tandem with costumes, effigies, masks, and photographs, offering deep insight into the artistic and ritualistic elements of this enduring tradition. Curated by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/asian.washington.edu\/people\/vishnupriya-goswami\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vishnupriya Goswami<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a master\u2019s student from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/asian.washington.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Asian Languages &amp; Literature<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and presented by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.lib.uw.edu\/research\/SouthAsia\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Asian Studies librarian<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/people\/deepa-banerjee\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deepa Banerjee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the exhibit also emphasizes the pivotal role of the patron in these performances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The exhibit runs until April 23, with walkthroughs by Goswami on April 9 and 18 at 5:30 p.m. Visitors can find the exhibit in the glass case at the top of the stairs on the first floor of the library.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe From Text to Stage: The Living R\u0101ml\u012bl\u0101\u201d is now open at Allen Library North. 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