Popular in Karnataka, it can also be looked as ... Even female roles are enacted by males in Yakshagana. This folk dance form is slowly gaining attention even outside the country.

Viknesh, aka Jo, says, “We’ve often been told by artists that Karnataka has the most number of folk dance forms among the Indian states, and there is more to us than Yakshagana. And of these ...

The recent state-level Yakshagana Sammelana established the fact that the rich folk art is thriving ... the local languages of coastal Karnataka, are more popular now. The dance drama has evolved ...

New York: Artists from the Indian community showcased several traditional folk dances at Nassau Coliseum ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s address to Indian Diaspora in New York.

Yakshagana, a dance form which dates back to 400 years, is a blend of folk and theatrical elements. Often described as a unique harmony of music, costumes, gestures, acting and extemporaneous ...

When they started off their journey about 23 years ago, Yakshagana, the classical-folk dance drama of coastal Karnataka, was considered a man's domain. UDUPI: When they started off their journey ...

Though Yakshagana is restricted to coastal Karnataka, what it depicts and encapsulates is of pan Indian dimensions -- philosophy, music, darshanas, folk, dance and poetry. Therefore, to be called ...

Yakshagana is a traditional folk dance form popular in coastal Karnataka districts. The actor had even shared that his journey as an artiste started when “I was in sixth grade when I performed ...

Cultural presentations - Performance of folk dances like Bharatnatyam, Karnataka music, traditional dance-drama and ...

The Yakshadeva Mitrakalamandali from Belvai village, Moodabidri, Karnataka ... The actors who speak and dance are called the mummela. Yakshagana retains its own musical system.

Whereas, Badagutittu places more emphasis on facial expression and the dances appropriate ... The Song of the Yakshas: Yakshagana from Coastal Karnataka, the two folk forms will be narrating ...