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Koothu met classical at The Music Academy’s lec dem session
5 days, 2 hours ago

Koothu met classical at The Music Academy’s lec dem session

The Hindu  

Day four of the lec dems at The Music Academy featured two interesting topics. Hanne provided insights while Rajagopal demonstrated various aspects of Kattai Koothu, a traditional art form combining dance, drama, and storytelling. Rajagopal demonstrated a humorous scene between Krishna and Subhadra from The Mahabharata, showcasing the art form’s flexibility in infusing traditional stories with modern slang and humour. …

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Kanchipuram-based Kattaikkuttu Sangam presents its yearly Kalai Thiru Vizhaa
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Kanchipuram-based Kattaikkuttu Sangam presents its yearly Kalai Thiru Vizhaa

The Hindu  

For 33 years now, Kattaikkuttu Sangam’s expansive hall at Punjarasantankal village in Kanchipuram has been throbbing with the excitement of a thiruvizha every March. This year though, it is the winter months that ring in the yearly Kalai Thiru Vizhaa with a range of performances being staged by artistes from the Sangam as well as contemporary Tamil theatre. “The main …

Theatre Kanchipuram Thiru Rajagopal Kattaikkuttu Sangam Kattaikkuttu Hanne
Temple Dance Forms Of 'Kootu', 'Koodiyattam' Are Religious Ritual Ceremony, Performance Cannot Be Altered Without Tantris Consent: Kerala HC
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Temple Dance Forms Of 'Kootu', 'Koodiyattam' Are Religious Ritual Ceremony, Performance Cannot Be Altered Without Tantris Consent: Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court held that temple dance art forms 'Koothu' and 'Koodiyattam' are religious and ritual ceremonies and whether they can be performed by other Hindu artists apart from members of a certain family are matters to be decided by the Tantris of the Temple. The Court was considering whether the decision of the temple management committee that temple …

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Kattaikkuttu Sangam opens its doors to new ideas and learners
8 months ago

Kattaikkuttu Sangam opens its doors to new ideas and learners

The Hindu  

“The effort should not show. I wanted to keep Koothu’s intrinsic quality alive, the way I was taught by my father,” recalls Rajagopal. The gurukulam, which they had to close down during the pandemic due to financial reasons, has moulded a new generation of Kattaikkuttu performers, who are also trained in classical music, acrobatics and clowning by the country’s finest …

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Mohiniyattam exponent’s slur raises questions of caste gate-keeping in the arts
9 months ago

Mohiniyattam exponent’s slur raises questions of caste gate-keeping in the arts

Hindustan Times  

"The fact that Ramakrishnan had to be punished for daring to join a realm controlled by the elite demonstrates that the Dhronacharya syndrome is still prevalent even today. To ensure that the elixir remained with the benevolent devas, "Mohini"—an iconic feminine form of the Hindu god Vishnu in Indian mythology—is where Mohiniyattam, a classical dance form that originated in Kera, …

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Saved from demolition, Chola-era Manambadi temple set for revival
1 year, 2 months ago

Saved from demolition, Chola-era Manambadi temple set for revival

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology is set to take up restoration of the 1,000-year-old Naganathaswamy Temple at Manambadi in Thanjavur district in what would be a revival of the Chola-era temple that was dismantled in a botched renovation exercise some years ago. It belongs to the 18th regnal year of Kulotthunga I and refers to a grant of land …

Renovation Department Temple Kumbakonam Koothu Manambadi Rajendra Chola I
Madras Week | Where folk arts and Western music too thrived
3 years, 4 months ago

Madras Week | Where folk arts and Western music too thrived

The Hindu  

Wherever we go, there it is. For Chennai is still a city that its residents love, and harking back to its connect with good ol’ Madras is an annual ritual that has come to stay While the city is conventionally associated with Carnatic music, Madras actually was a fertile land for the flourishing of several folk forms and western music. …

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From ‘parai aattam’ to ‘thol paavai koothu’ — this online arts festival focusses on artforms that are outside the digital economy
4 years, 6 months ago

From ‘parai aattam’ to ‘thol paavai koothu’ — this online arts festival focusses on artforms that are outside the digital economy

The Hindu  

Performers draw energy from their audiences. Sumanasa Foundation’s Online Performing Arts Festival that will commence this week, directs all its energies to such art forms that are still outside the digital economy. Sustaining them through the lockdown period was the initial idea, but from then it has grown.” In the line-up June 10: Parai isai and paadal by Manimaran and …

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