BHAONA

Three friends from Sonitpur district in Assam performed an English Bhaona in Abu Dhabi. It is for the first time that Bhaona would be presented in English for an international audience.

‘Ravan Badha’ Bhaona is a 500-year-old traditional Assamese art form propagated by Vaishnavite saint and reformer, Srimanta Sankardeva.

Bhaona

• Bhaona, a mythology-based theatrical performance, is a traditional form of entertainment, with religious messages, prevalent in Assam, India.
• It is a creation of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva, written in the early sixteenth century. The plays of bhaona are popularly known as Ankiya Nats and their staging is known as bhaona. There are some special characteristics of Bhaona like the plays, dialogues, costumes, ornaments, entry and foot-steps of the characters.
• The bhaonas are written in the Assamese and Brajavali languages.

Types:

1. Baresahariya Bhaona
2. Mukha Bhaona
3. Boka Bhaona

Source: New Indian Express

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