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Kathakali

Kathakali (IAST: Kathakaḷi pronunciationⓘ) is a traditional form of Indian Classical Dance, and one of the most complex forms of Indian theatre. It is native to the Malayalam-speaking state of Kerala and is almost entirely practiced by the Malayali people. It is a play of verses. These verses are called Kathakali literature or Attakatha. Mostly played in…

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Genre
Indian classical dance
Origin
Kerala

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related to Sources · 92
Kathakali → Abhinav Publications, Aesthetic, Alice Boner, Alice Boner Foundation, Ancient India, Appukuttan Nair, Archived, Asiatic Society, Authentic East Indian Dancing, Ayyappa, Beyond, Bharata, Boner, BRILL Academic, Classical Indian, ContentsKapila Vatsyayan, Dance In Indian Painting, Demons Come, Drama, Drid
related to Links to older performance arts: Kutiyattam, Krishnanattam and Koothu · 22
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related to Costumes · 21
Kathakali → Arjuna, Costumes, Indian, It, Kari, Kathakali's, Kathi, Krishna, Minukku, Nala, Of, Pachcha, Pazhuppu, Rama, Seven, Teppu, Thaadi, The, These, Vishnu
related to overview · 18
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related to Repertoire · 17
Kathakali → Attakatha, Bhagavata Purana, Hindu, Historically, Kuttampalam, Mahabharata, Modern, Ramayana, Sanskrit, Sanskritized Malayalam, Some, The, The Pada, The Sloka, These, These Attakatha, Traditionally
related to Related dance forms · 15
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related to history · 14
Kathakali → AD, BC, Bharata, Dance, Elements, Hindu, Indian, Natalia Lidova, Natya Shastra, Sanskrit, Shiva, The, The Natya Shastra, Tāṇḍava
related to Makeup · 13
Kathakali → Black Accents, Chutti, Green, In Kathakali, It, Kari, Kathi, Orange, Red, Soft Yellow, These, This, Typically
related to Songs and musical instruments · 13
Kathakali → Adantha, Betty, Chempa, Chempada, Clifford, For, It, Muri Adantha, Music, Panchari, Some, The, Triputa
related to Styles: Sampradayam · 12
Kathakali → By, It, Kalladikkotan, Kerala, Kutiyattam, Nalanunni, Ramanattam, Sampradayam, The Kidangoor, These, Travancore, Utram Tirunal Maharaja

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performance indian dance kerala art play classical sanskrit characters ancient isbn also plays arts costumes typically traditional called krishnanattam hindu

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KathakaliGenreIndian classical dance1.00infobox
KathakaliOriginKerala1.00infobox
those by Shakespeareinstance ofand adapted Western stories and plays0.80text
the Natya Shastrainstance ofHistoryElements and aspects of Kathakali are taken from ancient Sanskrit texts0.80text
Kutiyattaminstance ofKathakali shares many elements such as costumes with ancient Indian performance arts0.80text
Porattu Nadakam that shares ideas with the Tamil Therukoothu traditioninstance ofTheyyam and Padayani besides folk arts0.80text
the Ramayanainstance ofall these plays were derived from Hindu texts0.80text
the Mahabharatainstance ofall these plays were derived from Hindu texts0.80text
the Bhagavata Purana.A Kathakali repertoire is an operatic performance where an ancient story is playfully dramatizedinstance ofall these plays were derived from Hindu texts0.80text
godsinstance ofthat helps the audience easily identify the archetypal characters0.80text
goddessesinstance ofthat helps the audience easily identify the archetypal characters0.80text
demonsinstance ofthat helps the audience easily identify the archetypal characters0.80text

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