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Usha Nangiar
Usha Nangiar is an Indian traditional dance performer. Usha performs Nangiǎr Kūthu, Nangiarkoothu. Early life Usha was born into a performing family in Kerala. She started at an early age of 10, first practicing Koodiyattam and then branching to Nangiarkoothu. In 1980, Usha joined the Koodiyattam training centre, Ammannur Gurukulam. She was the first girl to join the school. Publications Nangiar has also published a book on Koodiyattam, titled ''Abhinethri''. Awards * 2014 – Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award{{cite news , title=കേരള സംഗീതനാടക അക്കാദമിയുടെ കലാശ്രീ പുരസ്കാരങ്ങള് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു , url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/online/malayalam/news/story/3281647/2014-11-30/kerala , access-date=26 February 2023 , work=Mathrubhumi , date=30 November 2014 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130133505/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/online/malayala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nangiǎr Kūthu
''Nangiar koothu'' or ''Nangyar Koothu'' is an allied traditional art of Kutiyattam, an age-old Sanskrit drama tradition of India. It is performed traditionally by the women of the Ambalavasi Nambiar (Ambalavasi/Mizhavu), Nambiar community of Kerala, known as ''Nangyaramma'', but since the second half of the 20th century it's no longer the case. Nangiarkoothu, an offshoot of Kutiyattam, is a solo performance with an antiquity of 1500 years. It is the sole domain of female artistes. The stories for the performance are taken from the text ''Sree Krishna Charitam'', depicting the life of Lord Krishna. During the performance the actress presents the long-winded stories of Lord Krishna through hand gestures, facial expressions, and body movements to the accompaniment of the resonant pot drum mizhavu. Gallery File:Nangyar kooth of Kerala .jpg, Nangyar kooth of Kerala File:Kootiyaattam 4.jpg, At Kerala school Kalolsavam File:Nangyar Koothu - Koodiyattam By Dr Indu G 1.JPG File:Nangyaar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
