Kathakali Dance-Drama

Kathakali Dance-Drama
Author: Phillip Zarrilli
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1134651104

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

Kathakali Dance-drama
Author: Phillip B. Zarrilli
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2000
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780415192828

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

Kathakali Dance-drama
Author: Phillip B. Zarrilli
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2000
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780415131094

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.

The Ramayana in Kathakali Dance Drama

The Ramayana in Kathakali Dance Drama
Author: Nagendra Kr Singh
Publisher: Global Vision Publishing Ho
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2006
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

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.

The Kathakali Complex

The Kathakali Complex
Author: Phillip B. Zarrilli
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Total Pages: 554
Release: 1984
Genre: Kathakali
ISBN: 9788170171874

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Kathakali

Kathakali
Author: K. Bharatha Iyer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Kathakali
ISBN: 9788192075211

The Teaching of Kathakali in Australia

The Teaching of Kathakali in Australia
Author: Arjun Raina
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2022-04
Genre: Dance
ISBN: 9780367540289

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.

The Mahabharata in Kathakali Dance Drama

The Mahabharata in Kathakali Dance Drama
Author: Nagendra Kr Singh
Publisher: Global Vision Pub House
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2006
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9788182201811

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.

Kathakali, Dance-theatre

Kathakali, Dance-theatre
Author: K. K. Gopalakrishnan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Dance
ISBN: 9789385285011

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.