The most studied version of the Natya Shastra text consists of about 6000 verses structured into 36 chapters.

The kathakali is attributed to sage Bharata, and its first complete compilation is dated to between 200 BCE and 200 CE, but estimates vary between 500 BCE and 500 CE. History Įlements and aspects of Kathakalī are taken from ancient Sanskrit texts such as the Natya Shastra.

The dance symbolises the eternal fight between good and evil. The term Kathakali is derived from Kathā ( Sanskrit: कथा) which means 'story or a conversation, or a traditional tale', and kaḷi ( Malayalam: കളി) which means 'performance' or 'play'.

2.1 Links to older performance arts: Kutiyattam and Krishnanattam.

In modern compositions, Indian Kathakali troupes have included women artistes, and adapted Western stories and plays such as those by Shakespeare. The vocal performance has traditionally been performed in Sanskritised Malayalam. The traditional themes of the Kathakalī are folk stories, religious legends and spiritual ideas from the Hindu epics and the Puranas. Kathakalī also differs in that the structure and details of its art form developed in the courts and theatres of Hindu principalities, unlike other classical Indian dances which primarily developed in Hindu temples and monastic schools. However, Kathakali differs in that it also incorporates movements from ancient Indian martial arts and athletic traditions of South India. A Kathakali performance, like all classical dance arts of India, synthesizes music, vocal performers, choreography and hand and facial gestures together to express ideas. The fully developed style of Kathakalī originated around the 17th century, but its roots are in the temple and folk arts (such as Krishnanattam and religious drama of the kingdom of the Zamorin of Calicut) southwestern Indian peninsula), which are traceable to at least the 1st millennium CE. Hanuman in Kathakali (FACT Jayadeva Varma)

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