Saturday, March 23, 2013

The koothu master - Gems from Sri Lankan Theatre for our children series

A must see post. Am reposting from a FB post made earlier by another for its value is immense. Visit web site for video account and pix at: http://iam.lk/the-koothu-master/

Pix from website http://iam.lk/the-koothu-master/
 
 
Seventy-five year old Batticaloan Annaviyar Arasaratnam is a koothu master. Hailing from Karavetti, he knows over twenty different koothus. He talks about the history and different styles of this ancient art form and his struggle to keep this traditional Tamil theatre alive today. Photography by Kannan Arunasalam. Music performed by Annaviyar Arasaratnam.

 
Pic from
http://thirdeye2005.blogspot.com/

 

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