Launda Naach

E173482

Launda Naach is a traditional North Indian folk performance genre, especially popular in the Bhojpuri-speaking region, featuring male dancers often dressed as women who combine dance, music, and comic or satirical skits.

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Label Occurrences
Launda Naach canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf North Indian folk tradition ⓘ
dance form ⓘ
folk performance genre ⓘ
theatrical performance ⓘ
featuresCrossDressing male dancers dressed as women ⓘ
featuresPerformerGender male performers ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling Launda Nach ⓘ
hasAssociatedLanguage Bhojpuri ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
hasAudienceType rural communities ⓘ
small-town audiences ⓘ
hasCostumeFeature brightly colored dresses ⓘ
female attire worn by male performers ⓘ
ornaments and makeup ⓘ
hasCountryOfOrigin India ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
hasFunction comic relief at ceremonies ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ
satire of social norms ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
hasKeyElement comic skits ⓘ
dance ⓘ
music ⓘ
satirical skits ⓘ
hasNameInEnglishTransliteration Launda Naach ⓘ
hasPerformanceSetting open-air stages ⓘ
temporary wedding platforms ⓘ
village squares ⓘ
hasPerformanceStructure comic dialogues ⓘ
short skits ⓘ
song-and-dance sequences ⓘ
hasPerformanceStyle comic ⓘ
improvisational ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
hasPrimaryRegion Bhojpuri-speaking region ⓘ
hasThematicElement commentary on marriage and family ⓘ
gender role play ⓘ
mockery of social hierarchies ⓘ
sexual innuendo ⓘ
isPerformedAt community celebrations ⓘ
local fairs ⓘ
village festivals ⓘ
weddings ⓘ
isRelatedTo Bhojpuri folk theatre ⓘ
linked to: Bhojpuri cinema

Nautanki ⓘ
Tamasha ⓘ
usesMusicType Bhojpuri film songs ⓘ
devotional songs adapted for performance ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bhojpuri → hasFolkTheatre → Launda Naach ⓘ