Kathakali - Kathakali

Japanese: カタカリ - かたかり

A dance drama from the coastal state of Kerala in southwest India. It developed from numerous folk dances and plays, and took shape around the 16th century. In the 16th and 17th centuries, it flourished under the patronage of the local nobles, some of whom even wrote the scripts themselves. Most were performed in the precincts of Hindu temples, and the performers were all men, but in recent years, female dancers have also started to play female roles. The stories are taken from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, and are sung by singers in Malayalam, the language of Kerala.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

南西インド，海岸ぞいのケーララ州の舞踊劇。数多くの民俗的な舞踊や劇などから発展し，16世紀ころに形態が整えられた。16～17世紀に，土侯たちの庇護の下に非常に栄え，なかには土侯自身で脚本を書くものもあった。ほとんどヒンドゥー教寺院の境内で演じられ，演者はすべて男性であったが，最近では女性の役を演じる女性の踊り手も出てきている。物語は《ラーマーヤナ》や《マハーバーラタ》からとられており，ケーララ州の言語，マラヤーラム語で歌手によって歌われる。

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