Kathakali Dance-Drama

Author: Phillip Zarrilli
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134651104
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Kathakali Dance-Drama provides a comprehensive introduction to the distinctive and colourful dance-drama of Kerala in South-West India for the first time. This landmark volume: * explores Kathakali's reception as it reaches new audiences both in India and the west * includes two cases of controversial of Kathakali experiments * explores the implications for Kathakali of Keralan politics During these performances heroes, heroines, gods and demons tell their stories of traditional Indian epics. The four Kathakali plays included in this anthology, translated from actual performances into English are: * The Flower of Good Fortune * The Killing of Kirmmira * The Progeny of Krishna * King Rugmamgada's Law Each play has an introduction and detailed commentary and is illustrated by stunning photographs taken during performances. An introduction to Kathakali stage conventions, make-up, music, acting, and training is also provided, making this an ideal volume for both the specialist and non-specialist reader.

Kathakali Dance-drama

Author: Phillip B. Zarrilli
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415192828
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
This is a comprehensive introduction to Kathakali stage conventions. Information on make-up, music, acting, and training is also provided, to make this a useful volume for both the specialist and non-specialist reader.

Kathakali Dance-drama

Author: Phillip B. Zarrilli
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415131094
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 288

The Ramayana in Kathakali Dance Drama

Author: Nagendra Kr Singh
Publisher: Global Vision Publishing Ho
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
In This Book We Have Presented Eight Kathakali Plays In English Based On Hindu Epics The Ramayana: Ravanodbhava, Ravana Vijaya, Bali Vijaya, Sita Swayamvara, Bali Vadha, Torana Yudha, Pattabhisheka, And Lavanasura Vadha. The Present Book May Help The Reader To Put The Events Of The Ramayana Into Their Proper Chronological Order, And To Identify The Characters On The Stage And Get Some Idea Of The Plot, If He Would See A Performance Of One Of These Plays.

Kathakali; an Introduction to the Dance-drama of Kerala

Author: Clifford Reis Jones
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description

The Kathakali Complex

Author: Phillip B. Zarrilli
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
ISBN: 9788170171874
Category : Kathakali
Languages : en
Pages : 554

Book Description
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Kathakali

Author: K. Bharatha Iyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788192075211
Category : Kathakali
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

The Teaching of Kathakali in Australia

Author: Arjun Raina
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367540289
Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 138

Book Description
This book tells the story of teaching Kathakali, a seventeenth century Indian dance-drama, to contemporary performers in Australia. This study will be of great interest to students and scholars of theatre and dance, intercultural actor training, practice-led research, and interdisciplinary studies of neuroscience and performance.

Kathakali, Dance-theatre

Author: K. K. Gopalakrishnan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789385285011
Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Kathakali Dance-Theatre records the art of Kathakali comprehensively, right from the scenario that paved the way for Kathakali's origin and development to its present history. The book chronicles its various facets - the acting, music and costumes, crucial contributions of the masters, momentous incidences, evolution of styles, riveting anecdotes, and related socio-political issues affecting Kerala. The firsthand personal rendition of the author's experience and the detailed glossary make it immensely readable. Full of photographs depicting the masters of the art, green room activities and the vibrant theatre of Kathakali, this book will be a treasure trove of information for uninitiated readers, arts scholars, theater buffs, potential researchers and students keen about the art and its future. Contents: Foreword; Preface; Charts: Evolution and Transformation of the Art Part I: Introduction: The Land and its Vivid Culture; Part II: A Personal Journey of Discovery, Chapter 1: Poor Man's Rich Legacy; Part III: Perspectives on the Origins and Development of Kathakali, Chapter 2: Traditions in the Arts of Kerala before the Emergence of Kathakali; Chapter 3: Krishnanattam and the Metamorphosis of Ramanattam into Kathakali; Chapter 4: Emergence of Kathakali; Chapter 5: Evolution of Styles in Kathakali: Two Distinctive Traditions; Chapter 6: Three Regional Patrons of the Kaplingatan School as the Southern Style; Chapter 7: Two Legendary Masters; Kathakali and the Natyashastra; Chapter 8: Kathakali's Development and Changing Patronage: Kerala Kalamandalam; Part IV: The Artistic Form of Kathakali, Chapter 9: Abhinaya in Kathakali; Chapter 10: Physical Acting, the Aangika Abhinaya; Chapter 11: Kathakali Sangeetam, the Vaachika Abhinaya; Chapter 12: Costuming, the Aahaarya Abhinaya; Chapter 13: Subtle Acting, the Saatwika Abhinaya; Chapter 14: Percussion and its Role in Abhinaya; Chapter 15: Performance, Theatrical Language, Dramatisation and Variations in Interpolative Acting; Part V: Present Trends and Future Possibilities, Chapter 16: Kathakali: Post-Independence and Present Prospects; Appendices: Women in Kathakali; Kaliyogams.

The Mahabharata in Kathakali Dance Drama

Author: Nagendra Kr Singh
Publisher: Global Vision Pub House
ISBN: 9788182201811
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
In This Book We Have Presented Four Kathakali Plays In English Translation, Baka Vadhd, Kirata, Kalyana Saugandhika, And Kichak Vadha, Out Of Nine Kathakali Plays Based On The Mahabharata. Other Five Plays: Duryodhana Vadha, Rajasuya, Kirmira Vadha, Kalakeya Vadha, And Uttara Swayamvara Are Not Included In This Book, But They Will Appear In Subsequent Volume Of Kathakali Plays.