Kathakali: Tradition Innovations and Transitions in the Dance Drama of Kerala. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Kathakali: Tradition Innovations and Transitions in the Dance Drama of Kerala

Provides a clear guide to Kathakali - a mode of dance drama from Kerala in southern India - exploring the origin, evolution and characteristics of Kathakali today and the ways it has adapted for a 21st-century audience

Sudha Gopalakrishnan is Executive Director, International Research Division at the India International Centre, New Delhi. She is Vice President and Executive Director, Sahapedia, an online encyclopedia of Indian arts, culture and heritage, New Delhi. Previously, she was founder director of the National Mission for Manuscripts, affiliated to the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts. She has published eight books including Kutiyattam: The Heritage Theatre of India (2010), Nalacharitam (2001), translation of the Kathakali text as well as the performance manual from Malayalam, translation of Krishnagiti (Sanskrit to English), and translation of Abhinavagupta's interpretation of Bharata's 'Rasa-Sutra' from the Sanskrit.

SIMON SHEPHERD is Professor of Theatre and Deputy Principal (Academic) at the Central School of Speech and Drama, UK.