Kerala, with its rich background of art & culture, has its own art forms which symbolises the outlook & life of Keralites. From the famous Kathakali, which is considered as the complete art form as it synthesis all that is best in the fields of drama, music & dance to the fascinating folk dances, which are the rhythmic impulses of a sensitive egalitarian society, Kerala's arts are unique ! The Yogi Bharatha wrote the famous Natya Shastra, the Science of Dance, in which he postulated that Musicology consists of the Eternal Triad of Drama, Dance & Music ( Geetham Natyam Thadha Nritham Trayam Sangeetham Uchyathe ) !
Kathakali - The Dance Drama of Kerala
Acting, dancing & Music - these three arts constitute this dance drama. It is pantomime in which actors do not sing nor do they speak but interpret their emotions through highly sensitive medium of appropriate gestures, picturesque hand-poses and vivid facial expressions, which is intelligible even to the layman ! Both dramatic & a dance art, Kathakali with predominance of histrionics, is considered as a complete art. It belongs to the imaginative form of Art & not the realistic, which is highlighted by Bharatha in his famous treatise !
This Master Art is Kerala's very own, drawing its themes from the vast wealth of India's Mythology & folklore. Ramanattom was created as a sort of rival to Krishnanattom & Kathakali evolved from Ramanattom into a complete art. It strictly follows the fundamentals & axioms laid down by Bharata, who was considered to be the father of Indian Classical Dances.
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