Women Theater Activists of India

Duration: 70

Year Published: 1997

Creator: INSIGHT MEDIA

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Traces the evolution, positions, and contributions of women theater activists in India. Discusses the history of Indian theater with a focus on political theater of the 1940's, when the India Peoples Theatre Association was formed with the intention of raising national consciousness for the freedom of India from British rule. Interviews many women directors regarding the relationship between politics and theater. Points out that theater has been an effective tool for Indian women to mobilize themselves and voice their cultural and political concerns.