- Kathakali (story play) is one of the eight classical dance forms of India.
- It is a blend of dance, music and acting and dramatises stories, which are mostly adapted from the Indian epics.
- It took shape in Kerala in southern India in the seventeenth century.
- It derives its textual sanction from Balarama Bharatam and Hastalakshana Deepika.
- Kathakali symbolizes sky or ether.
- A traditional performance of Kathakali starts in the evening after preliminaries that include invocatory drumming on the Maddalam and concludes only at daybreak.
Latest News about Kathakali
- The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of noted Kathakali dancer Milena Salvini.
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