The Taut and the Untaught
Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody’s surely successful but possibly unintentional bid to bind certain techniques and aesthetics of Koodiyattam with Kathakali merits massive research
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Nalacharitam readies for first-ever complete portrayal abroad
Critic K B Raj Anand of the 26-year-old Trust functioning from Karalmanna off Cherplassery is also part of the ongoing Nalacharitam initiative. “His suggestions on employment of rhythm to the lyrics and their speed have been vital,” notes M K Aniyan, who is coordinating the whole exercise right from the germination of the idea last year.
Unconventional on Stage, Archetypal at Home
There, as Damayanti, abandoned by her husband Nala in the woods, was seen straining to walk with a python by her foot, she began screaming aloud: “A snake has bitten my father!”