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Chavittunatakom
A
sensual blend of wide-ranging cultures is tangible in Chavittunatakam. Literally
means 'Stamping Drama', its history begins with advent of the Portuguese to
the Malabar coast of Kerala.
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A
sensual blend of wide-ranging cultures is tangible in Chavittunatakam. Literally
means 'Stamping Drama', its history begins with advent of the Portuguese to
the Malabar coast of Kerala.Click Here for More....
Kathakali
Kerala
owes its transnational fame to this nearly 300 years old classical dance form
which combines facets of ballet, opera, masque and the pantomime. It is said
to have evolved from other performing arts like Kootiyattam, Krishnanattam
and Kalarippayattu.
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Kerala
owes its transnational fame to this nearly 300 years old classical dance form
which combines facets of ballet, opera, masque and the pantomime. It is said
to have evolved from other performing arts like Kootiyattam, Krishnanattam
and Kalarippayattu.Click Here for More....
Kolkalli
Kolkalli
is a folk art performed mainly by the agrarian classes. It is a highly rhythmic
dance with the dancers wielding short sticks. The rhythm of this dance is
set by a harmonious synchronisation of the tapping of feet to the clapping
of sticks.
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Kolkalli
is a folk art performed mainly by the agrarian classes. It is a highly rhythmic
dance with the dancers wielding short sticks. The rhythm of this dance is
set by a harmonious synchronisation of the tapping of feet to the clapping
of sticks.Click Here for More....
Koothu
Nangiar
Koothu is an art performed by the Nangiars or the female members of the Chakkiar
community. This is a solo dance drama mainly centred on the legends of Krishna.
Verses are sung and interpreted through mime and dance.
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Nangiar
Koothu is an art performed by the Nangiars or the female members of the Chakkiar
community. This is a solo dance drama mainly centred on the legends of Krishna.
Verses are sung and interpreted through mime and dance.Click Here for More....
Kootiyattam
Kootiyattam
is a dance traditionally enacted in temples. Kootiyattam is Kathakali's 2000
year old predecessor and is offered as a votive offering to the deity. Kootiyattam
literally means "acting together". This is the earliest classical
dramatic art form of Kerala.
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Kootiyattam
is a dance traditionally enacted in temples. Kootiyattam is Kathakali's 2000
year old predecessor and is offered as a votive offering to the deity. Kootiyattam
literally means "acting together". This is the earliest classical
dramatic art form of Kerala.Click Here for More....
Krishnanattom
A
spectacle for both the scholar and the simple rustic. The visual effect is
enhanced by varied and colourful facial make-up with larger-than-life-masks,
made of light wood and cloth padding, for certain characters.
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A
spectacle for both the scholar and the simple rustic. The visual effect is
enhanced by varied and colourful facial make-up with larger-than-life-masks,
made of light wood and cloth padding, for certain characters. Click Here for More....
Mohiniyattom
Mohiniyattom,
expressing worship, has a tradition, soft and graceful, running down centuries.
Its history goes to those days man began worshipping supernatural powers.
Each village had a sacred grove, believed to be the home of the protector
(goddess).
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Mohiniyattom,
expressing worship, has a tradition, soft and graceful, running down centuries.
Its history goes to those days man began worshipping supernatural powers.
Each village had a sacred grove, believed to be the home of the protector
(goddess). Click Here for More....
Thiruathirakkali
It
is a dance performed by women for the everlasting marital bliss, on Thiruvathira
day in the Malayalam month of Dhanu (December-January). It is a part of the
old custom followed in nair joint families.
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It
is a dance performed by women for the everlasting marital bliss, on Thiruvathira
day in the Malayalam month of Dhanu (December-January). It is a part of the
old custom followed in nair joint families.Click Here for More....
Tholppavakoothu
Literally
meaning 'leather puppet play', Tholppavakkoothu is a ritual art performed
during the annual festivals in the Kaali temples of Palakkad district. The
text of the play is based on the Kamba Ramayana, narrated in a diction that
is a mixture of Malayalam and Tamil dialectical variations.
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Literally
meaning 'leather puppet play', Tholppavakkoothu is a ritual art performed
during the annual festivals in the Kaali temples of Palakkad district. The
text of the play is based on the Kamba Ramayana, narrated in a diction that
is a mixture of Malayalam and Tamil dialectical variations.Click Here for More....
Velakali
Velakali
is a spectacular martial dance performed in a few temples of Southern Kerala
by Nair warriors holding wooden swords and shields. The dancers, clad in traditional
clothes and colourful headgear of medieval Nair soldiers...
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Velakali
is a spectacular martial dance performed in a few temples of Southern Kerala
by Nair warriors holding wooden swords and shields. The dancers, clad in traditional
clothes and colourful headgear of medieval Nair soldiers...Click Here for More....
