Definitions
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- noun a spectacular lyric
dance drama of southernIndia performed with acrobatic energy and highly stylized pantomime.
Etymologies
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Oil massage kathakali training students children body massage Kerala India
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Betsy Picart and Charisse Loriaux light up a kathakali-esque Indian history bit, but poorly executed Chinese opera, commedia (the French Revolution) and music hall patter (about industrialism) fall a bit flat.
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Mistress, about the world of kathakali artists in Kerala, author Anita Nair decided she would write "a light, easy book".
Analysis 2010
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Oil massage kathakali training students children body massage Kerala India
#8217; 2010
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Betsy Picart and Charisse Loriaux light up a kathakali-esque Indian history bit, but poorly executed Chinese opera, commedia (the French Revolution) and music hall patter (about industrialism) fall a bit flat.
SFGate: Top News Stories Robert Hurwitt 2010
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Oil massage kathakali training students children body massage Kerala India
#8217; 2010
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Oil massage kathakali training students children body massage Kerala India
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Raga-based renditions known as sopanam accompany kathakali performances.
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