The repetitive presentation of Kathakali in global tourism platforms as the face of Kerala has raised apprehensions about Kerala’s overdependence on the art form leading to a loss of freshness in ...

For the average Kathakali actor, going two years without a performance might be a worrying track record. Ettumanoor P Kannan is not your average Kathakali actor, though. He is much more — an academic, ...

Once a thriving mode of story-telling, Kathakali, one of the most recognized dance forms from India has been reduced to a tourist gimmick that exists merely to adorn colourful tourist brochures. Most ...

K.P. Kunhiraman, one of the world's foremost artists of Indian kathakali dance, was to be honored - along with his wife, Katherine - Saturday at the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. But on ...

If you go looking for Kathakali, you may drive right past it, distracted by the orange construction drums and traffic cones guarding the stand-alone building across from Columbia Athletic Club in ...

KOCHI : Kathakali, the classical dance that portrays stories from the epics through facial expressions, hand gestures and complex footwork, to the accompaniment of music, has for long remained an ...

Artiste Kalamandalam Gopi ’s legendary life comes alive in a documentary For those who appreciate classical dance forms, there’s a treat in store this weekend in the form of Meena Das Narayan’s ...

Organised by Tripunithura Kathakali Kendra as part of its monthly programme, Kamsa Janardhanam took the audience through the helplessness of Kamsa’s father Ugrasen, who was imprisoned by his own son; ...

The acclaimed artist reflects on Kathakali’s traditions, evolving storytelling, visual grandeur, and the growing interest among younger generations in this classical dance-drama Renjish Nair, an ...