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Bakavadham ("the slaying of Baka") is an Indian Kathakali play written by Kottayam Thampuran in the Malayalam language. Based on the Mahabharatha, the story narrates the events surrounding the escape of the Pandavas from the house of Lac, which was built by the Kauravas as a trap. They escape to a forest, where Bhima meets and marries Hidumbi ...
The most important traditional art forms of Kerala are Kathakali, Kalaripayattu,Mayilpeeli Thookkam ... (Malayalam ed.). Kozhikode: P. V. Chandran, Managing Editor ...
A Kathakali repertoire is an operatic performance where an ancient story is playfully dramatized. [29] 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.
Kathakali being performed in the cultural attire. Aattakatha is a literary genre in Malayalam language consisting of the libretto used for the Indian classical dance drama kathakali. [1] The word aatta-katha literally means "story for dancing and acting" [2] (atu "to sway" + kathā "story"). [3]
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).
Vallathol Narayana Menon (16 October 1878 – 13 March 1958) was a Malayalam poet and one of the triumvirate of modern Malayalam poetry, along with Asan and Ulloor.The honorific Mahakavi was applied to him in 1913 after the publication of his Mahakavya Chitrayogam. [1]
Kalakeyavadham (The Slaying of Kalakeya) is a Kathakali play written by Kottayam Thampuran (also known as Kottayathu Thampuran) in Malayalam.Based on the Mahabharatha, the play describes the events surrounding the Pandava prince Arjuna's visit to his father Indra's abode, paradise. [1]
The origin of Malayalam drama can be traced back to various performing arts of Kerala such as Kathakali. Drama, as is understood now, is a borrowed art form in Kerala and started with the publication of the Malayalam translation of Abhijnana Shakuntalam in 1882. The field of Malayalam theatre and drama became active by the end of the 19th century.