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Senin, 18 Apr 2022 13:01 WIB

India - Sekelompok teater keliling di Assam, India timur, kembali menghidupkan seni dan budaya lokal. Selama satu setengah tahun, pertunjukan terhenti pandemi COVID-19.

Prastuti Parashar, owner and lead actor of Awahan theater, prepares for a performance at Xetali village, east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Traveling theater groups in India's northeastern state of Assam are reviving the local art and culture scene after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a pause in their performances for a year and a half. β€œThe public response has been very good. They love live performances. We have no competition from television and the digital boom,” said Parashar. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Seorang sukarelawan mengatur kursi di dalam tenda untuk pertunjukan Teater Awahan di desa Xetali di timur Gauhati, India, Rabu, (6/4/2022).

Prastuti Parashar, owner and lead actor of Awahan theater, prepares for a performance at Xetali village, east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Traveling theater groups in India's northeastern state of Assam are reviving the local art and culture scene after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a pause in their performances for a year and a half. β€œThe public response has been very good. They love live performances. We have no competition from television and the digital boom,” said Parashar. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Sebanyak tujuh perusahaan teater keliling kembali ke panggung dan bermain di depan orang banyak di berbagai desa dan kota di negara bagian tersebut.

Prastuti Parashar, owner and lead actor of Awahan theater, prepares for a performance at Xetali village, east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Traveling theater groups in India's northeastern state of Assam are reviving the local art and culture scene after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a pause in their performances for a year and a half. β€œThe public response has been very good. They love live performances. We have no competition from television and the digital boom,” said Parashar. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Teater keliling ini adalah salah satu bentuk hiburan lokal yang paling populer.

Prastuti Parashar, owner and lead actor of Awahan theater, prepares for a performance at Xetali village, east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Traveling theater groups in India's northeastern state of Assam are reviving the local art and culture scene after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a pause in their performances for a year and a half. β€œThe public response has been very good. They love live performances. We have no competition from television and the digital boom,” said Parashar. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Sebelum virus corona melanda wilayah tersebut, sekitar 50 grup teater, masing-masing melibatkan 120 hingga 150 orang, tampil di seluruh negara bagian.

Prastuti Parashar, owner and lead actor of Awahan theater, prepares for a performance at Xetali village, east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Traveling theater groups in India's northeastern state of Assam are reviving the local art and culture scene after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a pause in their performances for a year and a half. β€œThe public response has been very good. They love live performances. We have no competition from television and the digital boom,” said Parashar. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Sebelum masa pandemi, mereka biasa memulai pertunjukan pada bulan September, bertepatan dengan festival besar Hindu seperti Durga Puja dan Diwali, dan berlanjut hingga April.

Prastuti Parashar, owner and lead actor of Awahan theater, prepares for a performance at Xetali village, east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Traveling theater groups in India's northeastern state of Assam are reviving the local art and culture scene after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a pause in their performances for a year and a half. β€œThe public response has been very good. They love live performances. We have no competition from television and the digital boom,” said Parashar. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Teater Awahan adalah salah satu kelompok yang telah melanjutkan pertunjukannya dan mengakhiri musimnya pekan lalu dengan datangnya tahun baru tradisional.Β 

Prastuti Parashar, owner and lead actor of Awahan theater, prepares for a performance at Xetali village, east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Traveling theater groups in India's northeastern state of Assam are reviving the local art and culture scene after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a pause in their performances for a year and a half. β€œThe public response has been very good. They love live performances. We have no competition from television and the digital boom,” said Parashar. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Sang pemilik Teater Awahan sekaligus aktris papan atas Assam, Prastuti Parashar, mengatakan respons masyarakat sangat bagus. Mereka menyukai pertunjukan langsung dan tidak ada persaingan dari televisi dan ledakan digital.

Prastuti Parashar, owner and lead actor of Awahan theater, prepares for a performance at Xetali village, east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Traveling theater groups in India's northeastern state of Assam are reviving the local art and culture scene after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a pause in their performances for a year and a half. β€œThe public response has been very good. They love live performances. We have no competition from television and the digital boom,” said Parashar. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Drama adalah bagian integral dari budaya India dan kelompok teater keliling tidak membatasi diri pada tema-tema mitologis dan sosial.

Prastuti Parashar, owner and lead actor of Awahan theater, prepares for a performance at Xetali village, east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Traveling theater groups in India's northeastern state of Assam are reviving the local art and culture scene after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a pause in their performances for a year and a half. β€œThe public response has been very good. They love live performances. We have no competition from television and the digital boom,” said Parashar. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Sebelumnya, mereka telah mementaskan tragedi klasik Yunani, kisah Shakespeare dan subjek sejarah seperti tenggelamnya Titanic, tragedi Lady Diana, hingga serangan Osama bin Laden di World Trade Center.

Asiiikk... Teater Keliling di India Bangkit Lagi Usai Dihantam Pandemi
Asiiikk... Teater Keliling di India Bangkit Lagi Usai Dihantam Pandemi
Asiiikk... Teater Keliling di India Bangkit Lagi Usai Dihantam Pandemi
Asiiikk... Teater Keliling di India Bangkit Lagi Usai Dihantam Pandemi
Asiiikk... Teater Keliling di India Bangkit Lagi Usai Dihantam Pandemi
Asiiikk... Teater Keliling di India Bangkit Lagi Usai Dihantam Pandemi
Asiiikk... Teater Keliling di India Bangkit Lagi Usai Dihantam Pandemi
Asiiikk... Teater Keliling di India Bangkit Lagi Usai Dihantam Pandemi
Asiiikk... Teater Keliling di India Bangkit Lagi Usai Dihantam Pandemi
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