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Kalarippayattu and performance in Kerala: II: from martial art to performance

Author: Zanilli, Phillip B.

Keywords: Kalarippayattu
Martial arts
India--Kerala

Issue Date: 1987

Publisher: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi

Description: This paper is the second part of the martial art to performance, in which discussed about the significance and the cultural background of Kalarippayattu and its Performance. It also described about the different dance styles, forms of Kerala and briefly examine a few of the specific parallels between Kalarippayattu physical-culture training and Kathakali Krasnattam training; and between Kalarippayattu floor patterns and sequences and Kathakali battle choreography. Both of these areas of comparison will illustrate the extent of influence of Kalarippayattu on Kathakali dance-drama.

Source: Sangeet Natak Akademi

Type: Article

Received From: Sangeet Natak Akademi


DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Zanilli, Phillip B.
dc.coverage.spatial Kerala
dc.date.accessioned 2017-07-07T02:36:24Z
dc.date.available 2017-07-07T02:36:24Z
dc.date.issued 1987
dc.description.abstract This paper is the second part of the martial art to performance, in which discussed about the significance and the cultural background of Kalarippayattu and its Performance. It also described about the different dance styles, forms of Kerala and briefly examine a few of the specific parallels between Kalarippayattu physical-culture training and Kathakali Krasnattam training; and between Kalarippayattu floor patterns and sequences and Kathakali battle choreography. Both of these areas of comparison will illustrate the extent of influence of Kalarippayattu on Kathakali dance-drama.
dc.source Sangeet Natak Akademi
dc.format.extent 14-45 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
dc.subject Kalarippayattu
Martial arts
India--Kerala
dc.type Article
dc.identifier.issuenumber 83
dc.format.medium text
DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Zanilli, Phillip B.
dc.coverage.spatial Kerala
dc.date.accessioned 2017-07-07T02:36:24Z
dc.date.available 2017-07-07T02:36:24Z
dc.date.issued 1987
dc.description.abstract This paper is the second part of the martial art to performance, in which discussed about the significance and the cultural background of Kalarippayattu and its Performance. It also described about the different dance styles, forms of Kerala and briefly examine a few of the specific parallels between Kalarippayattu physical-culture training and Kathakali Krasnattam training; and between Kalarippayattu floor patterns and sequences and Kathakali battle choreography. Both of these areas of comparison will illustrate the extent of influence of Kalarippayattu on Kathakali dance-drama.
dc.source Sangeet Natak Akademi
dc.format.extent 14-45 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
dc.subject Kalarippayattu
Martial arts
India--Kerala
dc.type Article
dc.identifier.issuenumber 83
dc.format.medium text