For Rajeevan, Kathakali is more than an art form; it’s a living dialogue ... Sooraj Nambiar is one of the more talented performers of Koodiyattam, Kerala’s 2,000-year-old theatre tradition.
When youngsters tend to lose touch with traditional art forms nowadays in most regions, a group of Indian expatriates from the state of Kerala is striving to keep alive the folkloric dance forms ...
Many folk forms that are rare and on the verge of extinction will be performed at the fest. ‘Charadupinnikkali’, a centuries-old dying art from southern Kerala, will be one of them.
expanding the festival’s scope to include performances from Kerala’s indigenous communities. Mangalamkali, an evocative and emotional art form of the Mavilar and Malavettuvar tribes of ...