In pursuit of tradition and art

Kapila Venu and her many expressions of dance | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Kapila Venu, a…

Guru Margi Sajeev on what ails Koodiyattam

Margi Sajeev | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Margi Sajeev Narayana Chakyar as the love-smitten Ravana sits…

A festival that showed why Koodiyattam has captured the attention of the theatre fraternity the world over

Gurusmarana Koodiyattam Festival at Ammannur Gurukulam in Irinjalakuda — with attaprakaram or acting manuals written by…

Natyadharmi 22: Where Ravana takes center stage

Ask any Koodiyattam actor who his favorite character is and the answer will definitely be Raavan.…

‘Natya Ravana’, a four-day festival of traditional theatre, showcases the many facets of Ravana

Natya Ravanaan focused on Ravana. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ravana will take center stage at Kerala’s…

Directed by Rahat Mahajan, ‘Meghdhoot’ blends traditional art forms with cinema to tell a timeless love story.

Rahat Mahajan’s Meghdhoot is a wonderful fusion of fantasy, myth and magical realism in a festive,…

Women on main stage in Koodiyattam

Women seem to be taking over the ever male-dominated Koodiyattam stage as they reclaim traditional roles…

How Venu Created a Visual Language for Dance

Renowned master painstakingly prepares notations for three dance forms of Kerala Our country has traditionally had…

View of the stamping ground of Chavithunadakam

‘The Fragments of Illusion’, an award-winning documentary on Chavithunadakam, captures the cross-cultural origins of the art…