Dance and Drama at the Kerala Kathakali Centre in South India

After the make-up process, the Chatty artist will completely dry the makeup for another 2 hours. Then the performer wears costumes that match the character they draw, in this case Paccha characters. The make-up preparation work (similar to the one on the left) in the sacred changing room is called 'Anniyara'. In this room, the performer lies on the mat on the floor and puts a complex chatty on the face.

Katakari comes from southwestern India and around Kerala. Like Bharatanatyam, katakari is a religious dance. It gets inspiration from the traditions of Ramayana and Shaiva. Traditionally katakari has been played by boys and men, and even female characters. Clothing and makeup are particularly delicate, the face looks like a painted mask and a huge headgear. As a North Indian dance, Katak is often a love dance. It is done by men and women. These actions include complicated footwork, such as a bell surrounding the ankle and a stylized gesture adopted from a regular body language. It started with using professional storyteller Kathakas, dance, song and drama mix. Like other Indian dances, it started as a dance of the temple, but soon I went into the court of the ruling party.

Bharatanatyam is one of the most recognized styles of Indian classical dance. Others are Odessa, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Mohiniattam (Kerala) and Kathak (North India). Many of the ancient sculptures of Hindu temple are based on Bharatanatyam dance pose. It has been cultivated in southern Indian temples and courtyards from ancient times. The basic idea of ​​this form of dance is to celebrate our universe by celebrating the beauty of this body. However, since the dance without music is incomplete, this traditional dance format involves a deep love manga style from South India. Abhinaya Darpana of Nandikesvara is one of the main teaching materials used for the study of body movement techniques and grammar at Bharatnatyam Dance. In ancient paintings, stone and metal sculptures, there is also a lot of visual evidence suggesting this form of dance.