Vallathol Narayana Menon
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Towards the end of the 19th century, Mohiniyattam, the traditional dance form of Kerala, went into decline. Then, in the first half of the 20th century, the art form started showing signs of revival, thanks chiefly to the setting up of the Kerala Kalamandalam in 1930. This cultural institution was…
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Eighty odd years after the institutionalization of Mohiniyattam at the Kerala Kalamandalam, it is safe to say that four distinct traditions have come to be established in it. Bani, derived from Sanskrit, literally means 'voice'. Loosely translated as 'tradition' or 'school' in most dance and music…
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Mohiniyattam, literally meaning 'dance of the enchantress', is one of the most striking in the Indian classical dance repertoire. The efforts of Malayalam poet Vallathol Narayana Menon and dancer and guru Kalyanikutti Amma brought this art form back from possible oblivion and gave it a new life. It…
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The four-hundred-year old history of Kathakali, the highly evolved dance-theatre developed from Ramanattam (a style of dance-drama delineating the story of Rama), is replete with sagas of legendary actors, singers, percussionists and choreographers. In his monumental Kathakalirangam, the late…
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