November 2 | 10:00am
Keene Theater, East Quad
701 E. University Ave.
Free and open to the public
Join us for a lecture-demonstration of the Kathakali dance-drama plays from Kerala in South-western India featuring renowned artist Kalamandalam Manoj Kumar and lecturer V. Kaladharan.
Kumar will unfold the language of Kathakali, the stylized and semi-stylized hand-gestures, leg-exercises, body-movements, eye-exercises, facial expressions and enactment of characters, male and female, without facial make-up and costumes but accompanied by vocal and instrumental music. V. Kaladharan writer and art-critic will speak briefly at the outset and in between the demonstration on the history, aesthetics and transformations of the art-form.
Part of the U-M Fall 2023 Festival of Asian Music
https://smtd.umich.edu/asian-music-festival/
Kathakali, literally story-play, is a highly evolved dance-theatre tradition that originated in Kerala, south India, in the 17th century. It is an amazing amalgam of dance, drama, and music; vocal and instrumental. The facial makeup & costuming of Kathakali are both stylized and semi-realistic. The ornamentations in Kathakali are intricate, intriguing and incredibly elaborate. It takes three to four hours for a Kathakali actor to transform himself/herself into a Kathakali character. Traditionally Kathakali plays dramatize stories from the great Indian epics: the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Srimad Bhagawatha.
Presented by the Center for World Performance Studies with support from the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, the Center for South Asian Studies, and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.
If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Center for World Performance Studies, at cwps.information@umich.edu or call 734-936-2777, at least one week in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange.
Keene Theater, East Quad
701 E. University Ave.
Free and open to the public
Join us for a lecture-demonstration of the Kathakali dance-drama plays from Kerala in South-western India featuring renowned artist Kalamandalam Manoj Kumar and lecturer V. Kaladharan.
Kumar will unfold the language of Kathakali, the stylized and semi-stylized hand-gestures, leg-exercises, body-movements, eye-exercises, facial expressions and enactment of characters, male and female, without facial make-up and costumes but accompanied by vocal and instrumental music. V. Kaladharan writer and art-critic will speak briefly at the outset and in between the demonstration on the history, aesthetics and transformations of the art-form.
Part of the U-M Fall 2023 Festival of Asian Music
https://smtd.umich.edu/asian-music-festival/
Kathakali, literally story-play, is a highly evolved dance-theatre tradition that originated in Kerala, south India, in the 17th century. It is an amazing amalgam of dance, drama, and music; vocal and instrumental. The facial makeup & costuming of Kathakali are both stylized and semi-realistic. The ornamentations in Kathakali are intricate, intriguing and incredibly elaborate. It takes three to four hours for a Kathakali actor to transform himself/herself into a Kathakali character. Traditionally Kathakali plays dramatize stories from the great Indian epics: the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Srimad Bhagawatha.
Presented by the Center for World Performance Studies with support from the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, the Center for South Asian Studies, and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.
If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Center for World Performance Studies, at cwps.information@umich.edu or call 734-936-2777, at least one week in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange.
| Building: | East Quadrangle |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | Center For South Asian Studies, center for world performance studies, Culture, cwps, Dance, india, Performance |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Center for World Performance Studies, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Residential College, International Institute, Center for South Asian Studies |
