Yakshagana folk art is thriving in coastal Karnataka and reaching wider audience
1 year, 10 months ago

Yakshagana folk art is thriving in coastal Karnataka and reaching wider audience

Hindustan Times  

The recent state-level Yakshagana Sammelana established the fact that the rich folk art is thriving in coastal Karnataka and charting a new course for its future with more participation of women performers apart from reaching out to new audiences. Yakshagana continues to be a popular art form in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Chikkamagaluru and parts of Shivamogga district of the state and Kasaragod in Kerala. Though Yakshagana is still popular and attracts a good audience in Karnataka and Kerala's Kasaragod district, no meaningful effort was made to protect its traditional form," Maniyani said. The art form of Yakshagana, which combines dance, music, dialogue, costume, make-up, and stage techniques with a unique style and form, originated in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka and Kasaragod in Kerala. Senior Yakshagana artiste Vidya Kolyur said women artistes should come out of the inferiority complex and work towards enriching the art form.

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Yakshagana with a global touch
3 months ago

Yakshagana with a global touch

New Indian Express  

UDUPI : With four decades of performing and teaching Yakshagana, 70-year-old Bannanje Sanjeeva Suvarna, a Yakshagana artiste and teacher, managed to leave an indelible mark in coastal Karnataka through his unwavering passion and dedication. Life was not easy for Suvarna, when he had to work at a hotel to earn money for his Yakshagana classes at the ‘Yakshagana Kendra’ in …

In a first, Udupi artistes present Yakshagana in Marathi
7 months, 1 week ago

In a first, Udupi artistes present Yakshagana in Marathi

The Hindu  

On a constant journey of transcending languages, Yakshagana has now been performed in Marathi, probably for the first time. Mr. Suvarna, who was trained in Yakshagana by multi-faceted personality and Jnanapith awardee late Kota Shivarama Karanth, told The Hindu that about two decades ago, he had used Yakshagana in a Marathi drama. Mr. Suvarna and Mr. Phatarpekar said that according …

Yakshagana is rich with therapeutic value, says Samaga
8 months ago

Yakshagana is rich with therapeutic value, says Samaga

The Hindu  

Yakshagana is a complete traditional theatre art that includes aesthetic, intellectual, classical, and folk elements, and it is rich with therapeutic value, according to Yakshagana scholar and a former Chairman of Karnataka Yakshagana Academy M.L. Speaking on Yakshagana at a programme organised by the Gandhian Centre for Philosophical Arts and Sciences at Manipal Academy of Higher Education in Manipal on …

In Karnataka's Mangaluru, Transgenders Organise Shri Devi Mahatame Yakshagana Performance
8 months, 2 weeks ago

In Karnataka's Mangaluru, Transgenders Organise Shri Devi Mahatame Yakshagana Performance

News 18  

A group of transgenders came together to perform Yakshagana performance in Mangaluru, Karnataka. Following the tradition from last year, transgender Aishwarya and their family organised this Shri Devi Mahatame Yakshagana this year too. This transgender family organised the Shri Devi Mahatame Yakshagana reportedly for the first time in 2022. They often organise parties to keep their tension at bay but …

Siribagilu Venkappayya memorial cultural auditorium to open in Kasaragod on December 26
1 year ago

Siribagilu Venkappayya memorial cultural auditorium to open in Kasaragod on December 26

The Hindu  

The Siribagilu Venkappayya cultural auditorium, a cultural centre dedicated to promotion of Yakshagana, built by Siribagilu Venkappayya Samskrutika Pratishtana comprising of Yakshagana artistes, will be inaugurated at Siribagilu in Kasaragod district, Kerala on December 26. Mr. Mayya, the main ‘Bhagawata’ of Dharmastala Yakshagana mela, said the new auditorium will be dedicated to preserve and conserve the traditional Yakshagana art form, …

Yakshagana folk art is thriving in coastal Karnataka and reaching wider audience
1 year, 10 months ago

Yakshagana folk art is thriving in coastal Karnataka and reaching wider audience

Hindustan Times  

The recent state-level Yakshagana Sammelana established the fact that the rich folk art is thriving in coastal Karnataka and charting a new course for its future with more participation of women performers apart from reaching out to new audiences. Yakshagana continues to be a popular art form in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Chikkamagaluru and parts of Shivamogga district of …

Kerala School Kalolsavam 2023: Yakshagana’s heady blend of dance and drama has audience in a thrall
1 year, 11 months ago

Kerala School Kalolsavam 2023: Yakshagana’s heady blend of dance and drama has audience in a thrall

The Hindu  

There are enormous headgears, vibrant colours and soaring music on stage at the 61st Kerala School Kalolsavam in Kozhikode. Gods on stage Yakshagana Lord Krishna in conversation with Sathyabhama, Arjuna in Kurukshetra, Sita during vanavas and war-hungry asuras kept the audience entertained through a heady blend of dance and drama. Challenges As a fierce war-cry from the stage floats to …

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