Students of National School of drama, India, performed the show “Indrajit” at the International student festival of final year shows “Your chance / GITIS fest”.
Therukoothu is a traditional art form of folk theatre of Tamil Nadu. This dynamic art form combines spoken word, song and dance. It is rich and vibrant art, popular among the rural population. Its themes are drawn from Indian mythologies and epics, particularly from the Mahabharata and nowadays Ramayana. The Therukoothu is not merely a form of theatre. It is bound with peoples emotions, values, attitude towards life which are reflected in the many rituals that accompany this art. The rituals around Koothu relate the community to the art in such a way that Koothu becomes an expression of reality as felt and experienced by the people.
Koothu is performed at Shakthi (mother goddess) temples generally between March and July every year. The performance begins late in the evening and lasts throughout the night. The costumes prescribed by tradition are all head gears, arm and shoulder gears, breast shields and painted face masks, highly exaggerated and rich in colour. It employs simple musical instruments like Harmonium, Mridangam and Cymbals as accompaniments.
