Kūttu and bharata nāṭyam stand out as the two main dance styles in use among Sri Lankan Tamils. Over the last decades, attempts have been made by many choreographers to yield a synthesis of the styles, with the twofold aim of reviving traditional repertoires and reassessing the value of the dance forms, previously separated along caste lines. In this way these forms of dance have been revitalized and modernized as forms of communication intrinsically linked both to the history of the Tamils and to contemporary issues.

Il kūttu e il bharata nāṭyam rappresentano i due principali stili di danza dei tamil dello Sri Lanka. Negli ultimi decenni, molti coreografi hanno cercato di realizzare una sintesi tra i due stili, con il duplice obiettivo di far rivivere i repertori tradizionali e di valorizzare queste pratiche coreutiche, precedentemente mantenute separate sulla base delle differenze di casta. In tal modo le hanno rivitalizzate e modernizzate come forme di comunicazione intrinsecamente legate sia alla storia dei tamil sia alle questioni contemporanee.

Cristiana Natali (2020). Breathing new life into dance traditions: kooththu and bharata natyam among Sri Lankan Tamils. ANTROPOLOGIA E TEATRO, 12, 173-185 [10.6092/issn.2039-2281/11662].

Breathing new life into dance traditions: kooththu and bharata natyam among Sri Lankan Tamils

Cristiana Natali
2020

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Kūttu and bharata nāṭyam stand out as the two main dance styles in use among Sri Lankan Tamils. Over the last decades, attempts have been made by many choreographers to yield a synthesis of the styles, with the twofold aim of reviving traditional repertoires and reassessing the value of the dance forms, previously separated along caste lines. In this way these forms of dance have been revitalized and modernized as forms of communication intrinsically linked both to the history of the Tamils and to contemporary issues.
2020
Cristiana Natali (2020). Breathing new life into dance traditions: kooththu and bharata natyam among Sri Lankan Tamils. ANTROPOLOGIA E TEATRO, 12, 173-185 [10.6092/issn.2039-2281/11662].
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