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Performing Art
Thullal is a solo performance combining the dance and recitation of stories in verse. Thulla is a satiric art form and was introduced in the18th century by the renowned p…
Oppana is a dance form essential to the festivities of Malabar Muslims. To the songs of Mappilappattu maidens and young female relatives sing and dance around the bride,…
Kakkarissi Natakam is a folk theatrical art form and a satirical dance-drama based on ancient legends
Duffmuttu is a group performance popular among the Muslims of Malabar is staged as a social event during festivals and nuptial ceremonies.
Kathakali, the 300 year old classical dance form of Kerala has combined the facets of ballet, opera, masque and the pantomime. Kathakali presents stories from Indian epic…
Koothu is a solo narrative performance interspersed with mime and comic interludes. Koothu performed in the Koothambalams of Kerala Temples is socio-religious in nature.
Thiruvathirakali or Kaikottikali is a dance performed by women to celebrate marital fidelity and female energy, for this is what brought Kamadeva (the God of love) back t…
Kutiyattam is an ancient Sanskrit theatre art from Kerala. This classical dramatic art form is enacted inside the temple theatre called, Koothambalam.
Margomkali is a ritual folk art of the Syrian Christians of Kottayam and Thrissur districts of Kerala.
