Gotipuas: the boy dancers of Odisha
Hejmadi, Priyambada Mohanty
₹ 1500.00
Goti in Oriya means 'single' and pua means a 'boy'. This is a tradition exclusively to Odisha where tender-aged good looking boys are dressed as girls who sing and dance. This singing while dancing, known as bachika abhinaya, is an essential feature of the gotipuas.
ISBN 13: 9788173055058
ISBN 10: 817305505X
Year: 2019
Language: ENGLISH
Pages etc.: 95p., full of col. pls., ind., 24x24cm.
Binding: Hardbound
Subject(s): Music, Drama and Cinema
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