While Koodiyattam, Kerala's traditional Sanskrit theatre, has been proclaimed part of the Oral and Intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO, it isn't as popular as Kathakali, admits Dr. Heike Moser, ...

Koodiyattam, the traditional Sanskrit theatre, has a rare and challenging scene called ‘Bharatavakyam’ or the actor’s speech. It’s rare because it comes only at the end of the complete continuous ...

Last week we were privileged to see the young Koodiyattam master, Margi Madhu, present ‘Himakaram’ at the NCPA. Last week we were privileged to see the young Koodiyattam master, Margi Madhu, present ...

KOCHI: The male domination in koodiyattam, one of India’s oldest living theatre traditions that reflects Kerala’s rich cultural heritage, is slowly fading. Reflecting the decline in enthusiasm among ...

She left everyone in a trance of sorts that day…was it her deeply expressive eyes? Or, perhaps, her careful, deliberate movements, each one like a well-crafted piece of a larger puzzle, took us all to ...

It was in 2001 that Unesco had recognised Koodiyattam as a ‘Masterpiece Of The Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity’, with the aim of preserving the art form that has a tradition of more than 2000 ...

Every state in India boasts of art forms that are unique and part of its heritage. Any exponent of those art forms is duty-bound to pass them on to the generations to come. Koodiyattam artiste and ...

Half a century has passed after that incident, but a recount of it still brings tears to the eyes of Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri. It isn’t because of grief the artiste eventually begins to weep ...

Along with the sonorous singing and the rhythmic beats of the cymbals and other percussion instruments, the stage comes alive with the reenactment of ancient fables. The flickering light of the ...

Last week we were privileged to see the young Koodiyattam master, Margi Madhu, present '˜Himakaram' at the NCPA. Traditionally performed in the koothambalams of Kerala, this ancient Sanskrit theatre ...