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A Kathakali repertoire is an operatic performance where an ancient story is playfully dramatized. [28] Traditionally, a Kathakali performance is long, starting at dusk and continuing through dawn, with interludes and breaks for the performers and audience. [2] Some plays continued over several nights, starting at dusk every day.
Kottarathil Sankunni (born Vasudevan, 1855–1937) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature.Best known as the author of Aithihyamala, an eight-volume compilation of century-old legends about Kerala, [1] Sankunni's writings cover prose and poetry, including verses for Kathakali and Ottan Thullal.
Gopi is known for the romantic and dramatic portrayal of the virtuous pachcha roles in Kathakali, notable among them being Nalan, Karnan and Rukmangadan.He has also played the choreographically denser roles of Bheeman (in the stories Kalyanasougandhikam or Bakavadham), Arjuna (Subhadraharanam) and Dharmaputrar (that's Yudhishthira in Kirmeeravadham).
Native traditions of classical performing arts include koodiyattom, a form of Sanskrit drama or theatre and a UNESCO-designated Human Heritage Art.Kathakali (from katerumbu ("story") and kali ("performance")) is a 500-year-old form of dance-drama that interprets ancient epics; a popularized offshoot of kathakali is Kerala natanam (developed in the 20th century by dancer Guru Gopinath).
The most important traditional art forms of Kerala are Kathakali, Kalaripayattu,Mayilpeeli Thookkam, Koodiyattam, Theyyam, Mohiniyattam, ...
Kathakali dance is a classic Indian dance form that was traditionally performed by men. [3] Dancers use masks to play different roles. This art form began in 1661 when the ruler of Kottarakkara created Ramanattam, an early version of Kathakali that dramatized episodes from the Ramayana in Malayalam, making the art form accessible to a broader audience across castes.
The theory of rasas still forms the aesthetic underpinning of all Indian classical dance and theatre, such as Bharatanatyam, kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Manipuri, Kudiyattam, Kathakali and others. Expressing Rasa in classical Indian dance form is referred to as Rasa-abhinaya .
Unnayi Warrier was a poet, writer, scholar, and dramatist who lived in Thiruvananthapuram, India during the 17th/18th century. He is best known for his chef-d'oeuvre Nalacharitham aattakatha and is known to have made significant contributions to the art of Kathakali, the classical dance-drama form of Kerala.