Popularly known as KK and KKG in the Indian art scenario, K. K. Gopalakrishnan is a known orator of art traditions and a significant source of information/reference for artists, scholars, media and research students.
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ഇന്ത്യയിലും വിദേശത്തും അറിയപ്പെടുന്ന കലാചരിത്രകാരൻ, ഗ്രന്ഥകാരൻ, കലാനിരൂപകൻ, കലാസംഘാടകൻ, ദേശീയ തലത്തിൽത്തന്നെ പരിചയസമ്പന്നനായ ആർട്ട് അഡ്മിനിസ്ട്രേറ്റർ, 2020 ഒക്ടോബർ മുതൽ ടാഗോർ നാഷണൽ സ്കോളർ.
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Feb, 10 2013
Devakoothu, performed bya female dancer, is aninteresting bridge betweenthe folk and classical traditions.
May 28, 2023
The conceptualisation of a new Theyyam, Alanthatta Daivathareeswaran, in Kasaragod, was a special event that was a confluence of tradition, folk lore, belief and rituals
Feb 17, 2017
Sarvatjnapeetom , a Kathakali adaptation of the popular Pottan Theyyam, waspremiered in Kasaragod
Kutiyattam is a traditional Sanskrit theater art form from Kerala, India that is over 2,000 years old. It is a combination of Sanskrit classicism and local Kerala traditions, including elements of Koothu, an ancient performing art from the Sangam era.
Kathakali is a traditional form of classical Indian dance, and one of the most complex forms of Indian theatre.It is a "story play" genre of art, but one distinguished by the elaborately colourful make-up and costumes of the traditional male actor-dancers.
Krishnanattam is a temple art in Kerala, India. It is a dance drama and presents the story of Krishna in a series of eight plays and was created by Manaveda (1585–1658 AD), the then Zamorin Raja of Calicut in northern Kerala. The eight plays are: Avataram, Kaliyamardanam, Rasakrida, Kamsavadham, Swayamvaram, Banayuddham, Vividavadham and Swargarohanam.
“Kathakali is the most vibrant and magnificent theatre that exists. It’s like watching a dream in which colors and emotions are perfectly balanced.”
“As rural Kerala grows more urbanised, the
present elderly generation may be the last to
witness authentic Theyyam performances ...
an intensive traditional training programme
has to be evolved to streamline the
continuous practice of Theyyam
performances. This volume of authoritative
documentation by K.K. Gopalakrishnan will
significantly help that venture.”
Balan Nambiar, the renowned Sculptor and Theyyam Scholar, in his Foreword.
“Theyyam is a magnificent manifestation of the divine in human form, a dance that breathes life into ancient legends and traditions.”
Hardback • 352 pages • ISBN 978-93-89136-98-2 • Anthropology
