Entertainment Kathakali | From backstage to centre stage Eli Pacheco Jul 10, 2023 Once a banker, KK Gopalakrishnan chose to focus on art instead of the ledger. The tales of a teller did not interest… Read More...
Entertainment Young Kathakali artistes get into a creative mode Eli Pacheco Jul 8, 2023 Kalamandalam Adithyan performed the role of Nala in ‘Moonnamdivasam’, during the five-day Kathakali festival,… Read More...
Entertainment Saundaryalahari, a new and novel Kathakali play Eli Pacheco Jul 6, 2023 From Saundaryalahari | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In any highly evolved art form, the theme is more often not… Read More...
Entertainment The story of Ekalavya makes a debut on the Kathakali stage Eli Pacheco Feb 23, 2023 Artistes depicting the characters of Arjuna, drona and Ekalavya in Sadanam Akademi’s play Ekalavyan. | Photo Credit:… Read More...
Entertainment French dancer and actor-choreographer Annette Leday’s book is a ready reckoner on the contemporary… Eli Pacheco Jan 7, 2023 Annette Leday’s face becomes animated when she talks about her discovery of India, especially dance and Kathakali. A… Read More...
Entertainment Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody passes away Eli Pacheco Dec 2, 2022 Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody, 79, died at his house at Kongad near here on… Read More...
Entertainment Discover the Indian classical dance forms through the book ‘Nritya Katha Dance Stories for Children’ Eli Pacheco Nov 11, 2022 Odissi dancer Jaya Mehta’s book takes young readers across India on an expedition through different dance forms Odissi… Read More...
Entertainment ‘Meghdhoot’, directed by Rahat Mahajan, blends traditional performative art forms with cinema to… Eli Pacheco Nov 8, 2022 Rahat Mahajan’s Meghdhoot, doing the festival rounds, is a marvellous fusion of fantasy, myth and magical realism in a… Read More...
Entertainment Koddiyattam and Kathakali artistes rue the lack of well-equipped performance spaces Eli Pacheco Sep 3, 2022 Unlike the koothambalams in Kerala’s temples, makeshift venues do not have ideal lighting facilities, sound systems and… Read More...
Entertainment Tribute to Mudakkal Gopinathan Nair, who defined Kathakali music of southern Kerala Eli Pacheco Aug 19, 2022 Mudakkal Gopinathan Nair will be remembered for his clear enunciation of words and notes Mudakkal Gopinathan Nair will… Read More...