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	Koodiyattam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Koodiyattam is a traditional performing artform from Kerala, India.
		Kulasekhara Varma Cheraman Perumal, an ancient King of Kerala is known as the creator of Koodiyattam in the present form, and his "Aattaprakaram" is considered as the most authoritative publication on the art form.
		Traditionally, Koodiyattam is presented by "Chakyars" (a sub caste of Kerala Hindus) and "Nangyars" (women of Nambiar caste).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Koodiyattam (170 words)

	Koodiyattam
		Koodiyattam endows great significance to facial expressions and the face with its delicately-wrought eye, check, bow and lip movements and the elasticity of the facial muscles, can depict a gamut of emotions on the stage.
		Margi, Kalamandalam, Ammannur’s Chachu Chakiyar Smaraka Gurukulam (in memory of late Koodiyattam Acharyan) and one at Lakidi are the four reputed centers of Koodiyattam.
		In rejuvenation of Koodiyattam, the Irinjalakuda Ammannur Chakiyar Madham’s role is similar to that of Kerala Kalamandalam in the revival of Kathakali.
	www.expage.com /koodiyattam (413 words)

	Koodiyattom, Koothu
		Koodiyattam has the same delight in nuance and hidden shades of meaning in metaphors and delicate implications which is the hallmark of so much of Sanskrit literature.
		There is clear evidence of efforts to reform Koodiyattam by one king, Kulashekhara Varman by the 9th to the 10th century A.D. As such reforms give rise to the supposition of a long-standing tradition, literary sources assume that Koodiyattam has a continuous history of at least 1000 years.
		While Koodiyattam's Vedic/Sanskrit origins have been preserved and regarded as a sacrilege, the actor's independent interpretation of the text has simultaneously adapted to regional tastes until Koodiyattam has been assimilated as a supremely art of Kerala.
	www.amartya.de /kodyattm.htm (765 words)

	The Hindu : On a `koodiyattam' mission
		The International Centre for Koodiyattam, Tripunithura, is the only one of its kind that is solely devoted to the revival and propagation of koodiyattam.
		Frequently commented upon and appreciated by the Western scholars, koodiyattam, with its eternal charm and unsurpassed classicism, still retains its aesthetic barometers and thrives among small clusters of aesthetes.
		The response of the participants boosted the morale of the organisers, forcing the latter to conduct similar exercises at Guruvayoor and Ernakulam and also at ChottanikkaraThus a climate was set, an ethos was revived and soon the silent, though valuable activity, gathered momentum.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/mp/2002/08/08/stories/2002080800300200.htm (664 words)

	The recognition of Kutiyattam, the Sanskrit theatre form of Kerala, as a remarkable example of the oral less-known art ...
		The performance was preceded by homage to the masters of koodiyattam - Padmasri Ammannur Madhava Chakyar, Ammannur Parameswara Chakyar, Ammannur Kochukuttan Chakyar and C N Raman Chakyar.
		Koodiyattam is one of the oldest surviving classical theatres in the world.
		Considered to be one of the greatest plays in koodiyattam (a rare play in which santham is the predominant rasa), according to witnesses, Naganandam was last performed in 1957 at Irinjalakuda.
	www.kalakeralam.com /artnews/artnews1.htm (1110 words)

	KOODIYATTAM : SANSKRIT THEATRE TRADITION OF KERALA
		Koodiyattam is the sole surviving classical Sanskrit theatre of Kerala.
		Traditionally, Koothu and Koodiyattam are the privilege of the templecastes Chakyars and Nambiars.
		Since Koodiyattam performances were proffered as offerings to the deity, they were enacted only in temples.
	www.keralafeatures.com /features/koodiyattam.html (448 words)

	About Kerala > All about kerala, Arts, Kerala Tourism,Travels, Ayurveda, Boat races, Backwaters, Cultural Heritage, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Since performances of Koodiyattam were proffered as votive offerings to the deity tradition decreed that they should be enacted in the temples.
		Koodiyattam is not a popular art today as Kathkali and it is performed only in a few major temples of Kerala like Irinjalakuda, Perumanam, Thrissur etc.
		The name 'Koodiyattam' (combined dance form) came because it is the combined performance of Chakkyar and Nangyar.
	www.keralanext.com /kerala/aboutkerala/Koodiyattam.asp (882 words)

	Koodiyattam - www.artindia.net
		Koodiyattam, the Sanskrit theatre tradition of Kerala, has been declared as among the 'Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity' by UNESCO.
		It is for the first time that UNESCO has selected art forms from across the world to bestow recognition as part of its effort to safeguard expressions of oral heritage and traditional culture.
		Dating back to 2,000 years, `Koodiyattam' is a unique theatre tradition which survived in Kerala from an ancient past.
	www.artindia.net /koodiyattam.html (153 words)

	Destination Kerala: Cultural heritage, Kathakali, Koodiyattam, Mohiniyattam, Tullal, folklores, music, literature, ...
		Koodiyattam is the sole surviving classical Sanskrit theatre in India.
		Kathakali's 2000 years old predecessor, Koodiyattam is performed as a vo-tive offering to the deity in the temple.
		Hand-gestures, body-movements, verbal acting, make-up, costuming and facial expressions in Koodiyattam are highly stylised.
	www.indtravel.com /kerala/culture.html (1270 words)

	The Hindu : Magazine / Culture : Women to the fore
		Moreover, Nangiar Koothu, a derivative of Koodiyattam, is a performance staged solely by the Nangiars.
		However, a close scrutiny of the presentation of Koodiyattam over the past several decades indicates that there has been a phenomenal reduction in the staging of female characters thereby sidelining the Nangiars considerably.
		She had identified the universal appeal of Koodiyattam before Japanese scholars discovered that forms like Noh shared a common philosophy with the Sanskrit theatre form.
	www.hinduonnet.com /mag/2005/02/27/stories/2005022700560500.htm (932 words)

	kutiyattam - the classical dramatic performance of Sanskrit theatre in Kerala
		The Koodiyattam tradition of enacting classical Sanskrit dramas, is closely tied to Kerala's Hindu temples.
		The vigor of the folk art roots of Koodiyattam and Koothu may explains to a large extent that this art form is still alive.
		Natana Kairali with it's dynamic founder-director Gopal Venu, himself an actor and trained in Koodiyattam from guru Ammannur Madhava Chakyar and Ammannur Paremeswara Chakyar, is also involved in propagating the art form outside the country by organizing workshops and staging the Sanskrit theatre in various countries.
	www.mykerala.net /koodiyattom/koodiyattom.html (1182 words)

	On Krishnattam
		Of this Koodiyattam is most important and is still prevalent in Kerala.
		While the music in both Koodiyattam and krishnagiti are in Sanskrit, there is a difference in performance.
		In Koodiyattam, the actors themselves recite slokas, while the slokas in Krishnattam are recited by expert musicians in the background.
	www.geocities.com /krishnadas_a2000/krishna/articles/pksraja1.html (1249 words)

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		Koodiyattam is more advanced than the well known classical Kathakali, in aesthetics and practices.
		Koodiyattam is practiced by Chakkiar community and is as old as “Chilappathikaram”, Elanvans’Tamil classic.In Koodiyattam only Sanskrit plays are enacted.
		Margi, Kalamandalam, Ammannoor’s Chachu Chakiyar Smaraka Gurukulam and one at Lakidi are the four reputed centers of Koodiyattam.
	www.spiderkerala.com /kerala/Articles/ViewArticle.aspx?Article_Id=16 (286 words)

	decuday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Koodiyattam is a glittering jewel in the treasure-trove of India's cultural heritage.
		At that time, Koodiyattam was performed only in a few temples and was not a popular art-form in Kerala.
		I was deeply moved and it became my life's dream and ambition to mould a young generation of Koodiyattam artists by arranging to impart the same rigorous training as that received by Ammannur.
	www.sruti.com /Sep02/sepmain.html (988 words)

	TRICHUR,ART AND CULTURE, KERALA KALAMANDALAM, KOODIYATTOM
		Angika (hand-gestures and body-movements), Vachika (Verbal acting), Aharya (Make-up and costuming) and Satwika (Facial Expressions) in Koodiyattam are highly stylized.
		The main characters in Koodiyattam customarily enact 'Nirvahana'; a recollection of past events in the play to form a backdrop for stepping into the present.
		Theatre artists, choreographers and theatre researchers of the West and the East are keenly interested in the aesthetic-dimensions of both Koodiyattam and Nangiarkoothu.
	www.trichur.com /html/kalamandalam4.htm (303 words)

	Keral.com
		Koodiyattam is not alone in the performing art mantelpiece, but accompanied by 20 art forms, like Koodiyattam’s more popular offspring Kathakali and the ultimate Lasya experience of Indian classical danseuse, the Mohiniyattom.
		The tour also abundantly betrays that Koodiyattam, for all its newfound UNESCO starhood as the world’s oldest surviving drama, has only tears to add to the sweat.
		Sreedharanunni, who teaches Mizhavu (the percussion drum for Koodiyattam) is shiny-eyed, as he recounts the measly Rs 75 he gets for a once-in-a-blue-moon Koodiyattam performance.
	www.keral.com /newsfeatures/dance?M=D (806 words)

	KAIRALY - FINAL FRONTIER ON KERALA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Traditionally Koothu and Koodiyattam are the privilege of the temple castes Chakiyars and Nambiars.
		Apart from the epic heroes, heroines, villains and demoness, there is the Vidooshaka (Royal clown) who speaks three languages, Sanskrit, Prakrit (Crude form of Sanskrit), and the local dialect (Malayalam).
		From 1965 Koodiyattam, Nangiarkoothu, the 'Nirvahana' of its female characters and Koothu were made available for study to aspirants all over the world.
	www.kairaly.net /kai_pa_koodiyattam.htm (419 words)

	Koodiyattam
		They introduced a new dance form, Koodiyattam, which, unlike the most other dance forms, include women participants.
		For the purpose, many temples have beautiful pavilions within their precincts which are known as Koothambalam, with high sloping roofs covered with metal sheetings.
		The story unfolds liesurely, and the text is augmented by the performers by expanding upon them with anecdotes, satire and innuendos.
	www.keralalink.com /keralalink/html/koodiyattam.html (173 words)

	Article 2 - The Living Arts
		In both Koothu and Koodiyattam, the speaking parts are stylized and intoned in a very special kind of way.
		Raman Chakyar was born in 1910 in Thrichur.
		The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy conferred on him the Award for Koodiyattam in 1972; and it was on June 20, 1980 only six weeks before his death that the Kalamandalam honored him similarly.
	ramanchakyar.50megs.com /article2.html (1058 words)

	Indian Heritage - Dance forms - Koodiyattam
		Practised and preserved by the Chakyar community in Kerala, Koodiyattam is the oldest surviving link with ancient Sanskrit theatre.
		The use of the tirashila or curtain, different colours for the face to depict characters and elaborate ornaments are all similar to Kathakali.
		The mizhavu is a special drum used as an accompaniment for Koodiyattam performances.
	www.digitalmadurai.com /madurai/heritage/koodiyattam.htm (174 words)

	Cochin Arts.... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It took shape mainly from Koodiyattam, Mohiniyattom, Chakyarkoothu, Ashtapadyattom and Krishnanattom.
		A complete art, Kathakali constitute 3 fine arts - abhinayam or acting, nrityam or dancing and geetham or singing, and is a pantomime in which the performing artiste does not sing or speak.
		Traditionally, Koodiyattam is presented by "Chakyars" (a sub caste of Kerala Hindus).
	www.clickkochi.com /arts.htm (4091 words)

	MargiTheatre - News & Events
		Nangiarkoothu is but one part of koodiyattam, a form of highly structured Sanskrit theatre that is estimated to be about 2,000 years old.
		In fact, UNESCO declared koodiyattam a ''masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity'' last year.
		''In koodiyattam, the male and female roles are enacted by the Chakyars and Nangiars,'' says Sathi Devi, who has been practicing the art for the past 25 years.
	www.margitheatre.org /news1.html (522 words)

	Koodiyattom - a masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity
		Koodiyattam is recognized by the UNESCO as one of the masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity.
		Stylized facial and eye expressions, a language of mudras (hand gestures), a unique style of chanting together with elaborate headdresses and the symbolic use of color through the makeup constitute the drama.
		The stories she enacts are taken from the the text Sree Krishna Charitam, depicting the life of Lord Krishna.
	www.mykerala.net /koodiyattom (1299 words)

	Kerala Kalamandalam, Center for Indian Performing Arts and Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		One of the world's top-ranking poets and Nobel Laureates Rabindranath Tagore was instantly impressed by the aesthetic range and the narrative techniques of Kathakali when Kalamandalam presented a programme in Santiniketan.
		Koodiyattam, the sole surviving classical Sanskrit theatre has recently won the UNESCO’s recognition as an illustrious example manifesting intangible human heritage.
		Traditionally Koothu and Koodiyattam are the privilege of the temple castes known as Chakyars and Nambiars.
	www.kalamandalam.com /Art.html (1503 words)

	Madhurima's Page - Koodiyattam & Bhasa
		Koodiyattam is perhaps the only surviving form of Sanskrit drama.
		It is practiced by the Chakyar community of Kerala.
		The single act (Act V) where Udayana gets a vision of Vasavadatta when he has just arisen from sleep and the confusion that he faces not knowing if what he had seen was a dream or reality (and hence the title) sets Bhasa as an author supreme in the field of Sanskrit drama.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Column/4746/bhasa.htm (760 words)

	Epic Move
		When Koodiyattam scholar G. Venu was appointed director of the Sweden-based World Theatre Project, he believed it was a life-time opportunity that would provide him with the much-touted global exposure.
		For the purists, the "undue" emphasis on the dramatic element compromises the very style of Koodiyattam which entails elaboration of a brief text through extended acting.
		According to Koodiyattam scholar Sudha Gopalakrishnan, "Kalidasa's language with its rich poetic nuances does not lend very easily to choreographic treatment." Art critic M.G. Shashibhushan says the popularity of Kalidasa's literary work must have unnerved those wanting to try it out in a different form.
	www.hvk.org /hvk/articles/0503/251.html (657 words)

	Classical Dance of Kerala, Koodiyattam, Oppana, Theyyam, Chavittunatakam.
		Probably the only surviving form of traditional Sanskrit dance drama, Koodiyattam is a temple art performed traditionally by a specific community.
		Developed in the 9th century, Koodiyattam has the most prominent figure of Vidushaka, the joker who makes the audience laugh not with his antiques but with his linguistic wit and humour.
		The performance is confined to the temple theatres known as Koothambalams; the performing artists belong to specific temple dependant communities known as Chakkiars and Nambiars.
	www.t2kerala.com /kerala-dance3.php (713 words)

	Homepage of Painkulam Raman Chakyar
		He directed, supervised and participated himself in more than 100 koodiyattam plays, which were edited and condensed by him for better understanding of the contemporary audience without affecting the artistic integrity and authenticity.
		During his professional tenure in Keralakalamandalam (from 1965 till his death), he trained up fie batches of Koodiyattam and Koothu artistes from different communitites and organised excellent troupes and also taught short term courses to research students coming from foreign universities.
		It was he who took the daring initiative of taking koothu outside the traditional temple precincts (his first outside performance being in 1950) and also venturing a similar feat in koodiyattam in 1955 when he uniquely conducted a koodiyattam programme under the auspices of The All India Radio, Calicut before an invited audience.
	ramanchakyar.50megs.com /koothu.html (517 words)

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