Prof KP Narayana Pisharody’s strong efforts to uplift Koodiyattam eventually helped the art form to get it officially recognised by UNESCO
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Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody’s Kathakali career earned new sheen when the maestro recently won the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi fellowship.
Elevating sanskrit theatre from the folk tradition, Natyashastra reformed it. But, at present, Koodiyattam is the only surviving link to its past.
The art form Sanskrit Theatre was redefined by Bharata’s Natyasastra and influenced by philosophers and scholars
Senior and young exponents of Koodiyattam and Nangiarkoothu suggest virtual shows and online classes as means to retain the spirit of the two ancient theatres. Highlights from a recent panel discussion.
A strict disciplinarian, Koodiyattam exponent Ammannur Parameswara Chakyar , never performed outside Koothambalams For Ammannur Chachu Chakyar Smaraka Gurukulam, Irinjalakuda, the New Year commences with a…
Kalamandalam Satheesan is busy in the greenrooms of two leading classical performing arts of Kerala.
A virtual dance event, Padma Vibhushan Dr Kapila Vatsyayan Indian Classical Dance Fest, organised by the Kerala government’s culture department and curated by eminent artists highlights the artistic spirits that guided the legendary critic.
Ammannur Madhava Chakyar Ente Koodiyattam Smaranakaliloode is a pilgrimage by G Venu, the first non-Chakyar disciple of Padmabhushan Ammannur Madhava Chakyar.
Koodiyattam maestro Venu G will lead an interactive teaching session on eye exercises and the nuances of the nine stylized facial emotions codified in the ancient acting treatise Natya Shastra. To be held in the first half of the months of November and December 2020, the workshop is being dedicated to 20th-century Kathakali great Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair.