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Article: Documentation of Koodiyattam.(Media Reviews)(Dance Review)
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- Asian Theatre Journal
- Article date:
- September 22, 2004
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DOCUMENTATION OF KOODIYATTAM. Produced by Margi. Thiruvananthapuram, India, 2000. 3 DVDs/NTSC: each one hour. Subtitled in English. $150.00. Web site:
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In 1998 UNESCO created an international distinction, "Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity," and invited member states to nominate one form of cultural expression for this honor. India selected kutiyattam, the Sanskrit theatre of Kerala State. Margi became the nodal arts institution for preparing the candidature file. The acclaimed filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan agreed to direct the documentary needed for the UNESCO application--if he could shoot in a kuttampalam, a theatre within a temple ...