Kottayam, Nov. 5 -- A cultivated impression of sacredness around classical arts is hindering their wider appreciation even as elements of modernity are gifting them new sensibilities, a seminar by the Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) noted today.
The traditional veil of opacity around traditions such as Koodiyattam and Kathakali should be lifted, and both arts warrant pedagogy in tune with the new age, experts said at an outreach programme in the run-up to the sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB-6) at Mahatma Gandhi University here.
As of now, the two leading classical theatres have students emerging from imitation of their gurus and repetition of the lessons, thus making innovation scarce, according to Dr B. Ananthakrishnan, ...