"Kathakali is probably the most fascinating traditional performing art form in India's rich cultural pageant... this u…"

"Kathakali dance-drama is like a vast and deep ocean. Some may come to a performance with their hands cupped and only …"

"At old feasts there were always supposed to be sixty-four items served with rice. Katahakali is like that – it’s got …"

"It didn't matter that the story had begun, because Kathakali discovered long ago that the secret of the Great Stories…"

"To the Kathakali man these stories are his children and his childhood. He has grown up within them. They are the hous…"

"Actually, there are two kinds of audiences for new plays. One set observes them without any per-conceived notions abo…"

"I have blended the stylized Kalluvazhi tradition with the more flexible semi-realistic emotion filled southern style …"

"Kathakali has become a world-famous dance-drama within the least fifteen years. Nearly every foreigner who visits Ker…"

"Everything is bizarre, sub human and superhuman all at once. The dancers do not walk like human beings - they glide… …"

"Kathakali as (1) “ritual theatre” implies an actor (2) who is “transformed”, an audience (3) which is “transported”, …"