Browsing: 2019-Utsavam

Kottayam Thampuran emphasized form more than content while Unnayi Warrier stressed almost entire on the narrative. Few decades after them,…

Into 19th century, Kathakali already had already matured as an art form. Plays abounded and often focused on developing specific…

Into 19th century, Kathakali already had already matured as an art form. Plays abounded and often focused on developing specific…

In the latter half of 17th century, Unnayi Warrier wrote Nalacharitham as a beautiful poetic counterpoint to the structured elegance…

Though Ramanattam marked the beginning of Kathakali, it was later in 17th century when Kottayam Thampuran wrote his four plays…

Kathakali was born as Ramanattam in the early 17th century, when Kottarakkara Thampuran presented the Ramayana as eight Kathakali plays.…

Thaayampaka draws from the rich percussion heritage of Kerala that has evolved a unique and delectable identity while conforming to…

Recognised by UNESCO as one among the “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”, it is the only…

Classical theater forms, like Kathakali, is about imaginative recreation. The author of the play usually starts with a well known…