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March 11, 2011

Flooding the Stage

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  1. ‘Hell is empty and all the devils are here.’ Ferdinand, ‘The Tempest’, Shakespeare.



Water nymphs

'Fuerzabruta' water nymphs

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March 6, 2011

Kathakali Dance Theatre Characters & Make-up

Filed under: Theatre — Tags: , , , — fenella_kelly @ 7:32 pm



Krishna and Bhima getting ready for performanc

Paccha characters



The contemporary art form from Kerala dates back to 17th Century. Kathakali literally means ‘story play’. Originally 108 stories were performed but there are 30 now only regularly performed. They are based on the Hindu Epics ‘The Ramayana’, ‘The Mahabharata’ and the ‘Purana’.

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