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OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal

Gender Performativity in Kathakali

  1. Vishnu Achutha Menon
  2. Boobalakrishnan N.

Abstract

This paper formed as a result of a series of interactions with, The Ladies Wing of Thripunithara Kaliyogam, formed in 1975 consists of artists who have expertise in handling all aspects of Kathakali like enacting, vocal rendering, percussions etc. They have performed all over India and abroad and it is a unique theatre group that has functioned for more than three and a half decades. The troupe consists of a total of 35 members. The paper circumnavigates the performativity of the troupe and active interactions with senior artists like Parvathi Menon, Geetha Varma, Radhika Varma, Kumari Varma, Sathi Våarma, N. Geetha, Vrinda Varma, Pramila P. etc. Keywords: Kathakali, Performativity, The Ladies Wing of Thripunithara KaliyogamCite this ArticleVishnu Achutha Menon, Boobalakrishnan. N, Gender Performativity in Kathakali. OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal. 2019; 9(1): 29–33p.
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