Ghãtu Dance Performance: Cross-Cultural Context and Performing Art
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The Ghãtu dance performance is a cross-cultural text that amalgamates mythic-cultural spectrums to project the art of indigenous esthetics. Not limited to particular indigenous groups such as Gurung or Magar, who observe this tribal festival; Tamang, dura, Barai, Braham, and Aryal kshetri in central and midwestern Nepal also celebrate it with certain methods. Therefore, Ghãtu is the cross-cultural capital of the nation. This study projects how Ghãtu crosses borders and becomes a cross-cultural issue, a hybrid culture, and a cultural transformation. The key issues in the performance of this Ghãtu are bordering and debordering. The findings of this study show that cultural activity continues to move from one community to another or even from one country to another based on cultural values. Crossing borders through cultural activities is an ongoing process. It depends on the choice of the people. Few studies have focused on ethnic cultural activities, and the number of studies has not substantially focused on how Ghãtu crosses the border. This study shows how Ghãtu culture is indigenous esthetics as cross-cultural capital. This study employs the cross-cultural and hybridity theories of Homi K Bhabha for its discussion. This characteristic allows every cultural activity to rupture the border based on its popularity and significance. Therefore, Ghãtu is the most popular culture that crosses borders.
Keywords: bordering and debordering, cross-culture, cultural hybridity, cultural transformation
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