In the composite art-form of Kathakali, the vocal music embodies the vachikaabhinaya (verbal acting). This feature stands out as a definite departure from its predecessor, Koodiyattam, in which the ...

Day 9 of the academic sessions at The Music Academy started off with a captivating lec dem by Nedumbally Ram Mohan and Meera Ram Mohan on ‘Abhinaya Sangeetam of Kathakali: The Blend of Raga and Bhava’ ...

Thrissur: A group of artists led by Kalamandalam Ganeshan have teamed up to choreograph a Kathakali show, based on the well-known Malayalam film song ‘Chakravarthini Ninakku Njanente’ authored by poet ...

Thrissur: Kerala Kalamandalam has invited applications from students, including girls, for Kathakali music for the first time. According to the notification, admission will be for Class VIII and girls ...

For over 250 years, Ayirur—a picturesque village on the banks of the holy river Pamba in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district—has been the centre of a long-standing tradition of promoting Kathakali—a ...

The verse she sang represented the emotional moment when Hanuman met Sita, years after she was abandoned by Rama, at the hermitage of Valmiki. KOCHI: In October, 16-year-old Sabri scripted history by ...

Decades of patience have borne fruit for a village in Kerala that holds close to its heart an art form that defines the state’s heritage – Kathakali. Nearly 30 years after first raising their demand ...

KOCHI: The pandemic has shifted almost everything online, even art and craft. In a similar move, Mumbai-based performing arts company, First Edition Arts, is on a mission to take Kerala’s traditional ...

The Kerala Kalamandalam, the gold standard when it comes to learning the state's performing art forms like Kathakali, has broken with tradition and served non-vegetarian food to its hundreds of ...