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.

The fast steps gained acceptance of the audience over a period of time, he observed. Sumangala Rathnakar, a woman Yakshagana artiste and dance teacher who witnessed the Yakshagana, feels the ...

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 ...

Yakshagana artist, teacher and cultural ambassador at SheSparks 2025. The dance form, which originated in coastal Karnataka, blends storytelling, music and dance, drawing the audience into a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...