ABSTRACT
O P E N S T A G E S : P R E S E N C E A N D O C C A S I O N
Plate 1.1 Jatra actors prepare backstage; for a performance by Orissa Opera at Puri, Orissa
Photograph: Biswakesh Tripathy
Plate 1.2 Jatra actors ready for cross-gender roles; for a performance by Orissa Opera at Puri, Orissa
Photograph: Biswakesh Tripathy
N
O P E N STAGES: P R E S E N C E AND O C C A S I O N
N
O P E N STAGES: P R E S E N C E A N D O C C A S I O N
N
Plate 1.4 A Jatra actor makes an exit; from Khona, performed by Satyamber Opera at Perulia, West Bengal
Photograph: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, India
N
