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Six Kathakali veterans including three women reunite after 20 years for a performance in Kasaragod

January 6, 2024January 6, 2024cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Hymavathi Raveendran, Baby Nair, K Kunhambu Nair, Karthiyani Muniyoor, Ramakrishna Nambiar and Raghunath Kanuthur practising for their performance on January 7. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Twenty years after her last recital, 68-year-old Hymavathi Raveendran will apply chutti (facial make-up of Kathakali) to play Lord Krishna of Kuchelavritham Kathakali on January 7. “Happiness!” says Hymavathi […]

Mallika Sarabhai Chancellor of Kerala Kalamandalam wants to erase gender caste barriers

June 16, 2023June 16, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

“Why can’t we have Kathakali performances that speak about gender, employment, displacement…? Why shouldn’t performers of traditional arts join hands to work on new productions that are relevant and appeal to new audiences?” asks Mallika Sarabhai, Chancellor of Kerala Kalamandalam, a deemed university and performing arts centre. In addition to starting gender sensitisation classes for […]

Anand Neelakantan Nala Damayanti: An Eternal Tale From Mahabharata revisits the story as a rom-com

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Author Anand Neelakantan | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Nala-Damayanthi, narrated as a rom-com, is the latest from best-selling author Anand Neelakantan. Author of the prequel series to the Bahubali films, Anand has always turned to Indian mythology for inspiration. This time around, he wanted to write a love story from Indian mythology, one that would […]

French dancer and actor-choreographer Annette Leday’s book is a ready reckoner on the contemporary dance scene in India

January 7, 2023January 7, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Annette Leday’s face becomes animated when she talks about her discovery of India, especially dance and Kathakali. A performer, choreographer and director, Annette kept returning to India, to learn and to hone her skills as a Kathakali dancer and actor. More than four decades after that first trip to India in 1975, the dancer-chreographer has […]

Discover the Indian classical dance forms through the book ‘Nritya Katha Dance Stories for Children’

November 11, 2022November 12, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Odissi dancer Jaya Mehta’s book takes young readers across India on an expedition through different dance forms Odissi dancer Jaya Mehta’s book takes young readers across India on an expedition through different dance forms You may have witnessed narratives through dance, but here is a book that narrates tales of dance forms. Odissi dancer-guru Jaya Mehta pens […]

‘Meghdhoot’, directed by Rahat Mahajan, blends traditional performative art forms with cinema to narrate a timeless love story

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Rahat Mahajan’s Meghdhoot, doing the festival rounds, is a marvellous fusion of fantasy, myth and magical realism in a contemporary setting Rahat Mahajan’s Meghdhoot, doing the festival rounds, is a marvellous fusion of fantasy, myth and magical realism in a contemporary setting In the cloistered environment of a boarding school in the foothills of the […]

Young women artistes join veterans percussionists at a novel melappadam performance

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Women today have a credible presence on the Kathakali stage, both as actors and vocalists. And a recent programme, where two young female singers teamed up with two senior percussion artistes and gurus, raised their profile still higher. Melappadam, a music-and-rhythm ensemble that precedes a Kathakali performance, had two young singers Deepa Palanad and Meera […]

Veera Sringhala presented to Kathakali artiste Kottakkal Devadas in Kozhikode

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The role of Kottakkal Devadas was appreciated for making the lesser popular Thadi characters in Kathakali more glorious and vigorous Noted percussionist Mattannur Shankarankutty Marar presented the Veera Sringhala to Kathakali artiste Kottakkal Devadas, marking the conclusion of Sudevam, the event in the latter’s honour here on Sunday. Veera Sringhala is an honorary ornament presented […]

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