FINAL-INDIA: KATHAKALI

Question 1

KATHAKALI

STORY PLAY

Answer 1

Heritage traced to tradition of Sanskrit plays in temples in Kerala along Malabar coast SW
– Borrows from India’s mythological literature • Mahabarata
• Ramayana
dates to the 17th century and serves as a fusion of ancient cultures with period religious and warrior stories.
Its origin is of royal patronage.
All-male performers communicate sense of poetry through mimetic movement
devotional play
Poetry recited by two singers
– Musical accompaniment by two drummers
Stories from Hindu epics
People of any caste could see them
british=primitive dumb-show

Question 2

Kerala Kalamandalam Academy

Answer 2

1930
was established by poet Vallathol Naryana Menon to assure that the Natya Shastra standards be upheld for future audiences.

Question 3

Menon

Answer 3

helped to revive the art of Kathakali by opening a school for the instruction and preservation of the art form.
he was a poet

Question 4

Kathakali dance

Answer 4

narrative about deitites
lenghty played at night
starting curtain
uses different mudras than bharata natyam
only MEN PLAY
bright colors have significant roles
performers use facial prosthetics
bell shaped skirts are significant
color of makeup is defined

Question 5

RED

Answer 5

red seed crushed in the eyes

Question 6

Pale green face:

Answer 6

refined, serene (usually for gods, kings, or heroes)

Question 7

long silver fingernails

Answer 7

Male characters

Question 8

Green with red stripes and black faces, often with red beards, knobby noses, and white mustaches

Answer 8

(usually evil, vicious characters)