Jaya Revathi

Ramayanam Koothu: Living Sanskrit theatre tradition of Kerala

The ritualistic theatre traditions of Kerala temples are thousands of years old. It is the oldest, unbroken, and a living tradition. These theatre systems are older than the Natya- shastra. Many conventions followed in the Natya-shastra are broken in the older theatre tradition of Kerala like Koodiyattam. Ramayanam Koothu belongs to the oldest Sanskrit theatre traditions […]Read More