“The Old Man and the Sea” was made into a Kathakali play, mixing old dance styles with new stage ideas and actors, including one from Italy.
Author: Vinu Vasudevan
Appunni Tharakan’s decades-long dedication to the art form, from assisting legendary artists to innovating costume techniques, leaves an indelible mark on the world of Kathakali.
A new Kathakali play, Maha Prasthanam, retells the Pandavas’ last journey with fresh choreography and storytelling.
Vini Devayani’s biography, “Aniyara Shilpi, Nambyarathu Appunitharakan,” on Kathakali costumer Appunni Tharakan, launches today at Kerala Kalamandalam.
The legacy of Vazhenkada Kunju Nair in revolutionising Kathakali through disciplined character-focused enactment and training methods, though the dwindling number of followers threatens the continuation of his unique performance style.
Mohiniyattam artist Ayswaria Warrier’s choreographies explores the beauty of traditional Kerala folk music and rhythm. Mohiniyattam is the traditional classical dance form of Kerala. Interestingly, in…
Emergence of Kathakali Clubs in Kerala during 1960s had a positive effect on the level of appreciation of the spectators.
Workshop on Kathakali Melam held at Karalmanna in Kerala.
A versatile Mohiniyattam performer and a choreographer, Kalamandalam Rachitha expatiates on the intrinsic values of the book Balaramabharatham.
Kalamandalam Gopi loomed as an incomparable artist and a complete actor.