I have taught Graduate and Post Graduate students in colleges affiliated to the University of Kerala and University of Pune before moving to USA in 2005. My passion for dance, music and teaching has paved the path to the formation of Upasana Kalakendra in 2008. At Upasana Kalakendra ...
Kathakali Dance, Kerala(Photo Credit:Shaun Dunphy/CC BY-SA 2.0) It originated in the country’s present day state of Kerala during the 17th century. According to tradition there are 101 classical Kathakali stories. Traditionally, a Kathakali performance is usually conducted at night and ends in ...
Kathakali : Kathakali (katha means story, kali means play or performance) is an expressive form of Indian dance-drama. It originated in the South Indian state of Kerala, over 500 years ago and is considered as one of the oldest dance forms. It is a spectacular combination of drama, dance...
an exceptionally manly position with the heaviness of the body similarly adjusted. the tribhanga is an extremely feminine position where the body is diverted at the neck, middle and the knees. art and culture related links: glove puppets in india – popular in kerala, west bengal, orissa ...
Kuchipudi from Andhra Pradesh, Bharatanatyam from Tamil Nadu, and Kathakali and Mohiniattam from Kerala. These dances are traditionally regional; all of them include music and recitation in local language or Sanskrit. They represent a unity of core ideas in a diversity of styles, costumes, and ...
This dynamic is evident in the painter’s projection of amandalafrom his visualization, in the tabla player's grounding inpranaand absorption, in the singer's and instrumentalist's inward immersion in theraga,and in the dances of the Devadasis whose sacred dances for God gave externalized proje...
Kathakali:Getting its name from the rich traditions of storytelling in our nation, Kathakali is a highly dramatic dance form which originated from Kerala. One of its distinctive features is its elaborately colourful make-up, costumes and face masks which change according to the characters played by...