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  • 19 June, 2020

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Yakshagana

Yakshagana

About:

  • Yakshagana is a traditional theatre form that combines dance, music, dialogue, costume, make-up, and stage techniques with a unique style and form.
  • Yakshagana literally means the song (gana) of the yaksha (nature spirits).
  • It developed in Udupi, in the state of Karnataka. It is popular in the Karnataka districts of Dakshina Kannada, Kasaragod, Udupi, Uttara Kannada and Shimoga.
  • This folk art is believed to have originated somewhere between the 10th and 16th centuries.
  • Theme: Yakshagana is strongly influenced by the Vaishnava Bhakti movement.
  • Its stories are mainly drawn from Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavata and other Hindu epics.

Key Features:

  • A typical Yakshagana performance consists of background music played by a group of musicians (known as the Himmel); and a dance and dialogue group (known as the mummela), who together enact poetic epics on stage.
  • Yakshagana is traditionally presented from dusk to dawn.

Types:

  1. The tenkutittu style: It is prevalent in Dakshina Kannada. Tenkutittu has been noted for its incredible dance steps; its high-flying dance moves; and its extravagant rakshasas (demons).
  2. The Badagutittu style: It is prevalent in Uttara Kannada District and places more emphasis on facial expressions, matugarike (dialogues), and dances appropriate for the character depicted in the episode.

Source: WEB


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