Theatre of Sri Lanka originated from traditional rituals and folk dramas in the 19th century.
While some folk dramas emphasise songs, others stress dancing or acting.
Have you thought how many everyday phrases derive from the folk drama?
He also taught the folk drama Bhavai.
The people also perform a folk drama named 'bhavai' during the festivals.
These can range from the freak show to folk drama to tablieau and beast-plays.
The horrible tree was by then losing its needles anyway, and it dramatically acted out its role in the folk drama.
Professor Meyer, 56, could easily play the protagonist in the many Tell folk dramas that enliven the tourist season.
The theatre mainly presented German folk dramas and plays.
Finally it all becomes a kind of folk drama: Moorhouse gives us the truth word by word.
