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SUMMARY:Koothambalam Kutiyattam Festival
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270401
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:OPAQUE
LOCATION:Margi Koothambalam\, Vanchiyur\, Thiruvananthapuram\, Kerala\, 695
 035
GEO:8.4906;76.9491
URL:https://app.eventifyplus.com/event/koothambalam-kutiyattam-festival
DESCRIPTION:Kutiyattam\, the classical Sanskrit theatre tradition of Kerala
 \, is one of India’s oldest living theatrical traditions and was inscrib
 ed in 2008 on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural He
 ritage of Humanity. The tradition combines Sanskrit classical theatre with
  local performance practices of Kerala and is distinguished by highly codi
 fied acting techniques\, especially netra abhinaya\, or expressive use of 
 the eyes\, and hasta abhinaya\, the language of hand gestures. Traditional
 ly performed in koothambalams\, the theatre spaces associated with Kerala 
 temples\, Kutiyattam places exceptional emphasis on facial expression\, ge
 sture\, controlled movement and detailed interpretation of character and e
 motion. In Thiruvananthapuram\, Margi has played an important role in teac
 hing and presenting Kutiyattam\, along with related forms such as Nangiark
 oothu and Chakyar Koothu. Kerala Tourism identifies Margi as one of the le
 ading institutions involved in Kutiyattam training and performance in the 
 capital\, with its Valiyasala centre dedicated to Kutiyattam and related t
 emple arts. Performances presented by Margi provide audiences with an oppo
 rtunity to encounter this demanding theatrical tradition outside the restr
 icted ritual context of some temple koothambalams while retaining many of 
 its characteristic artistic features. A Kutiyattam presentation may draw f
 rom Sanskrit dramatic literature and traditional performance texts\, with 
 the actor elaborating a selected episode through…\n\nEvent page: https:/
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CATEGORIES:Arts & Comedy
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