The Role of Women in Kathakali – A Male Dominated Art Form – A Socio Cultural Analysis

Date: 24/12/2019
Time: 10:30 पूर्वाह्न - 12:45 अपराह्न
Venue: Play Box, Dept. of Dramatics, Faculty of Performing Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, opposite Sursagar,, Vadodara


IGNCA Regional Centre, Vadodara, in collaboration with the Dept. of Dramatics, Faculty of Performing Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, organised a lecture demonstration by Dr.HaripriyaNamboothiri.Dr.Namboothiri is one of the few women actors in Kathakali who play both the male and female roles. As Kathakali is lesser known in the Western part of the country, the lecture demonstration by the artist was primarily conducted to enlighten the younger generation of this magnificent art form.

 Resource person:Dr.HaripriyaNamboothiri – recipient of ‘Devadasi National Award’ and ‘VenmaniKathakali Award’.


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07567895399 (Regional Centre, Vadodara)