Kathakali Dance-Theatre: A Visual Narrative of Sacred Indian Mime Piano Pieces for Children /EFS3

Kathakali Dance-Theatre: A Visual Narrative of Sacred Indian Mime Piano Pieces for Children /EFS3Description : Kathakali, a relatively recent performing art with a 400 year old heritage, is one of the great artistic wonders of the world. Originating in Kerala in the southwest corner of India, it vividly unveils the stories of larger than life characters gods and demons of Hindu epics with an aesthetic combination of dance, theatre, mime, acting, instrumental and vocal music and above all the pageantry of extremely bewitching costumes. Kathakali

26) Sri Kanthimathim

(Ms) Radha Venkatachalam is known for her work in the field of music research

Bhajans - Sakal Brij Dhoom Machi - Holi bhajan in Raga Mishra Tilak Kamod

An in-depth interview with Cameron is also featured

each scene unfolds with meticulous detail

keeping central the conflicting stories of its origins and the folk tales that make Gauri the enigmatic opera of Mewar

The Music Room

All the kritis are composed in the style of a Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi (RTP) with the charanams (stanzas) substituting for the kalpana swaras (improvisatory passages) in the pallavi section of the RTP

14) Jamuna Ke Teer - Raga Bhairvi-Thumri

single-camera and multi-camera production processes

a war of succession between two groups of princely cousins

Zia Fariduddin Dagar