In course of time, they would be groomed to grow up to become Bhagavathalus, practitioners of Yakshagana, the genre of dance-drama that brought together the best of dance, music, acting and orchestra.

It was the good fortune of children to learn the Yakshagana dance steps. Yakshagana, with its gorgeous costumes, powerful dialogues and energetic music and dance, was the strength of the coastal ...

Across more than five centuries, Yakshagana, the dance drama which has enthralled and mystified with its magical story telling style, has carved out a unique niche for itself in the world of ...

elaborate dance steps and is influenced by Hindustani music.” Yakshagana is not a dying art form, contrary to popular belief, says Shubha Choudhari, ethnomusicologist with Archives and Research ...

Surprisingly it has something more than what Yakshagana has to offer. This version has the background scores of Yakshagana, it has characters, dance, and costume of Yakshagana but yet it is not ...

Now, an unseen glimpse of the actor from his school days, performing in a Yakshagana dance and folk dance, has become a show-stealer online. One picture shows him in a Yakshagana performance ...

Priyanka K Mohan, Co-founder of Tvarita Arts Collective India, is changing Yakshagana’s rulebook and working on preserving similar endangered indigenous art forms in India. The dance form ...

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 ...