kathakali dance from is associated with the state of kerala.
kathakali dance from is associated with which state?
kerala
guru kelu nair was a renowned kathakali artist and teacher. he trained in kathakali from kerala kalamandalam under gurus like pattikkantodi ravunni menon and guru kunchu kurup. he pursued higher studies in rasa-abhinaya from rasa-abhinaya maestro guru "nātyāchārya vidūshakaratnam padma shri" māni mādhava chākyār. in 1936, he was invited by sri rabindranath tagore to establish the first kathakali curriculum at visva-bharati university, santiniketan. there were no kathakali accompanists during the time, and he composed kathakali dance in rabindra nritya. only after kathakali arrived in santiniketan, tagore wrote the dance drama shyama in which the characters bajrasen and kotal were created with the kathakali technique in mind. he remained as a faculty member in santiniketan until the death of tagore in 1941. noteworthy disciples of guru kelu nair include mrinalini sarabhai, rukmini devi arundale and yog sunder desai.
guru kelu nair
his love for pure, formal dance and his interest in traditional eastern theater techniques are a recurring element in his oeuvre, in which he seeks a relationship with both eastern and western dance. arco renz concentrates on the shared space between eastern and western forms of movement. his interest in the east goes back to his student days in paris. there he saw chinese opera and noh theatre. he also became acquainted with qigong and tai chi. during his first trip through asia in 1994, he became fascinated by the energy of the indian kathakali dance theater. according theater scholar / critic lieve dierckx he deliberately circumvents the pitfalls of exoticism or postcolonial stereotypes in the contact between east and west. in creation processes he therefore places himself rather in the role of catalyst and guide than of choreographer. he prefers to depart from the individual freedom of the performer than from pre-established principles. an example of his collaboration in asia is that in 2011 in phnom penh with amrita performing arts. this institution is committed to the revival of classical cambodian dance and music after the damage caused by the khmer rouge. arco renz introduced the dance students to contemporary dance forms. he also made his performance "crack" (arco renz / kobalt works, 2011) with a number of them.
arco renz