A Scenographic study in Draupadi's festival.

The widespread presence of scenography is showing various changes in modern Western theatre societies. Like other Indian ritual theatres, Drauadi's ritual theatre has indigenous visual elements. This paper examines the scope of scenography analysis in open area theatrical performances in Draupadi's festival of Chittore District in Andra Pradesh. In the cross-disciplinary performance review, I present hidden elements of scenography in ritual performance of Draupadi's festival. This paper also shows the examination of space, text, color and composition, performers and spectators in Draupadi festival with in the context of scenography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]