09-15-2023, 07:02 AM
[font=calibri, candara, segoe, "seoge ui", oprtima, arial, sans-sarif]Kathakali Dance performance is a major social event. They generally start at dusk and go through out the night. [/font][font=calibri, candara, segoe, "seoge ui", oprtima, arial, sans-sarif]Kathakali[/font][font=calibri, candara, segoe, "seoge ui", oprtima, arial, sans-sarif] is usually performed only by men. Female characters are portrayed by men dressed in women's costume. However, in recent years, women have started to become [/font][font=calibri, candara, segoe, "seoge ui", oprtima, arial, sans-sarif]Kathakali dancers[/font][font=calibri, candara, segoe, "seoge ui", oprtima, arial, sans-sarif] . Kathakali performance mostly takes place on a temple premises or at the house of a local landlord. The Kathakali tradition dates back to the 17th century.[/font]