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Koothu (53 min; 2018; dvd; English and with subtitles)

Koothu (53 min; 2018; dvd; English and with subtitles)
Director: Sandhya Kumar
Film courtesy: Public Service Broadcasting Trust
 
 The art and politics of Koothu, a living theatre tradition from Tamil Nadu.  Performed as an all-night play that recreates tales from the Indian epics, it is closely connected with the caste and ritual practices of the village people. The film looks at these practices, and the performance aesthetics and perspectives of the art form, through the works of two contemporary theatre companies, led by P. Rajagopal and  Sambandhan Thambiran
 
 

Event starts on Friday, 02 August 2019 at 05:30 hrs

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Koothu (53 min; 2018; dvd; English and with subtitles)

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02 Aug 2019, 05:30 AM

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Koothu (53 min; 2018; dvd; English and with subtitles)