ARTS OF KERALA
Performing Arts of Kerala Kerala hindu Art Kathakali Chakyar Koothu Nangiar Koothu Mohiniyattam Thiruvathira Koodiyattam Panchavadyam Ottamthullal KATHAKALI Kathakali is one of the major forms of classical Indian dance . It is another "story play" genre of art, but one distinguished by the elaborately colorful make-up, costumes and facemasks that the traditionally male actor-dancers wear.Kathakali primarily developed as a Hindu performance art in the Malayalam -speaking southwestern region of India ( Kerala ). Kathakali's roots are unclear. The fully developed style of Kathakali originated around the 17th century, but its roots are in temple and folk arts (such as Kutiyattam and religious drama of the southwestern Indian peninsula), which are traceable to at least the 1st millennium CE.A Kathakali performance, like all classical dance arts of India, synthesizes music, vocal performers, choreography and hand and facial gestures toget