A dedicated student, disciplined teacher and an accomplished choreographer, Kalamandalam Leelamma’s contribution for enriching the repertoire of Mohiniyattam has been monumental.
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Discussing the fourth set of Thaganam Adavus
How the winds of social change helped Kutiayattam move out of the confines of the Kuttambalams or the temple stages and garner new formats and followers.
Here we explore the third set of thaganam adavus in Mohiniyattam We started discussing adavus of Mohiniyattam in part48 and further explored different adavus in part 49. Continuing our journey…
Codified adavus are introduced to young aspirants of Mohiniyattam once they gain control and balance over their body while dancing After traversing through the essentials of…
A three-day dance workshop conducted by Gopika Varma at the Kuthiramalika palace focused on Swathi thirunal’s rare compositions, dance workshops and the history of Kerala’s Padmanabhaswamy…
Adavus form a very important element which needs to be learnt with great perfection.
Bangalore based dancer Sruthi’s Mohiniyattam dance was a fitting offering on Guru’s birthday. Mohiniyattam Guru Nirmala Panicker’s choreographies have been quintessential of her avid attempts to…
Five hastamudras in Mohiniyattam explained in detail.
Derived from Hastalakshnadeepika, the Hasta mudras in Mohiniyattam plays the most important role in angika abhinaya Mudras have deeper meanings and aesthetic significance across cultures, traditions…