Koodiyattam Quotes
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Koodiyattam is an ‘apoorva vidya’ – a rare and special stream of knowledge... [We have] a different training system in Koodiyattam as compared to other Indian classical dances.
— Kapila Venu, practising Koodiyattam artist in an interview A life less ordinary
For a Sanskrit student to observe a Koodiyattam performance of one of the great Sanskrit plays is a profound, even life-changing experience.
— Dr. David Shulman, well known Indologist in “Into the nature of reality”
Eyes play a very central role in the abhinaya in Koodiyattam. The eye training is very laborious and so is the process of putting on the eye make-up before the performance. We also use chundapoo , the ovary of a special flower, to put into the eye before the performance in order to make them bloodshot and strong.
— Kapila Venu, in “A life less ordinary”
...Koodiyattam, Kerala's traditional Sanskrit theatre, has been proclaimed part of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
— Dr. Heike Moser, in Bowled over by Koodiyattam
