How Guru Nirmala Paniker is tirelessly working to revive the desi repertoire of Mohiniyattam, one item at a time.
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Preserving Mohiniyattam’s gestures and dance movements in the form of notations.
The three-day workshop on Kanak Rele style Mohiniyattam by Sithara Balakrishnan included training sessions and a series of talks by experts.
Sunanda Nair’s life around dance came to a standstill several times. She was able to find her feet back to it, every single time.
A new, systematic teaching method evolved with the introduction of acting and facial expressions in Mohiniyattam.
Nangiarkoothu would have joined the list of extinct traditional art forms of Kerala if not for the efforts of this curious dancer.
Nirmala Panicker describes the routes she traveled to research Mohiniyattam.
Legendary composer V. Dakshinamoorthy, who was instrumental in pioneering classical music-based film songs.
How the pioneering efforts of the dance students at Kalamandalam and across India gave birth to different schools of Mohiniyattam.
Kalyanikuttiyamma and Chinnammuamma, under the guidance of Vallothal Narayana Menon, not only brought life to the almost extinct Mohiniyattam, but they also were pioneers in creating two different dance styles.