(coming soon)
Dance
It would sound self-evident to say that India is a great place to go to see traditional Indian dance and hear its music. However, the same statement would be less true of some other Asian countries where musical tastes tend more toward the contemporary western music heard around the world. Indians revere their old culture and keep its old arts alive.
Above is the highly ritualized kathakali dance which tells stories from the Ramayana and Mahabarata. Performances begin with the application of elaborate makeup which is based in traditional Ayurvedic herbalism. Kathakali is performed on schedule in certain theaters; the photos above were taken in Kochi/Cochin.
Below are mohiniattam (right) and bharatanatyam, beautiful dance forms where bells around the ankles accentuate the rhythm of the mringdangam player. Delicate hand movements to give shape to the classical vocal melodies. Unlike kathakali, these forms of dance might be seen wherever and whenever there are festivities.
