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The following is a list of the Gurus of the Lucknow Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Ishwari Prasad: [2]. Wajid Ali Shah (1822 – 1887, Nawab of Oudh and patron of the arts)
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).
Kathakali is different from a similar-sounding Kathak, though both are Indian classical dance traditions of "story play" wherein the stories have been traditionally derived from the Hindu epics and the Puranas. Kathak is an ancient performance art that emerged in North India, with roots in traveling bards retelling mythical and spiritual ...
Famous Kathakali artist Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and dancer Ananda Shivaram were then students in the first batch of Kalamandalam. He was dance partner to Ragini Devi, formerly Esther Luella Sherman, an American-born dancer from Michigan. Guru Gopinath and Ragini Devi made their first stage performance in Mumbai in December 1932.
A Kathakali performer. Kavungal Chathunni Panicker (1922-2007) was an Indian classical dancer, known for his proficiency in Kathakali, the traditional dance form of Kerala.. He was an exponent of the Kavungal School of Kathakali (Kavungal Kalari), noted for its rigorous training methods [1] and overt physical interpretation of abhinaya.
In 1949 he joined the Viswa-Bharati University (Santiniketan) as a professor of Kathakali Dance. During this period he choreographed and performed several of Rabindranath Tagore's famous dramatic dances such as Chithrangada, Chandalika, etc. in cities including New Delhi and Calcutta. At Viswa-Bharati, he had the opportunity to get acquainted ...
Kottakkal Sivaraman (9 Jan 1936 – 19 July 2010) [1] was a performing artiste who revolutionised the portrayal of female roles in Kathakali, the classical dance-drama from Kerala in southern India. Career
Tara Rajkumar is an Indian classical dancer and dance teacher. She is an exponent in Indian classical dances like Kathakali and Mohiniyattam.In 2009, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.