{"title":"Tholpavakoothu","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe rare shadow puppetry tradition from Kerala\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tholpavakoothu-intensive","title":"Tholpavakoothu Intensive with Sh. Rajeev Pulavar","description":"\u003cp class=\"big\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dropcap size-2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the artform:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003eholpavakoothu is a traditional shadow puppetry art form performed at bhadrakali temples in Kerala. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTholpavaikoothu is a compound word \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof three Tamil \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eterms: தோல் (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003etōl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) meaning leather, பாவை (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epāvai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) meaning doll and கூத்து (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekūttu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) meaning the play or drama. \u003c\/span\u003eIt is performed in temples at a permanent stage called koothu madams in front of badhrakali temples. The stories are based on Kumba Ramayan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is said to have originated in the 18th century is also known as pavakoothu (puppet play) or nizhalattam (shadow play).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the workshop: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIn this workshop, we will learn about the history and culture associated with the artform. We will learn about the various characters and stories played popularly. This is an intensive workshop where instead of zooming in on a subject, we focus on getting a wider understanding of the artform by learning different elements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe learn to draw and paint various motifs of trees, birds, animals and human figures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the artist:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWe will work with the family of Padmasree Shri Ramchandra Pulavar, son and disciple of \u003cspan\u003elate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuru Sh. Krishnan Kutty Pulavar, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewhich is\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe only surviving puppetry community in Kerala to preserve the art form and train new artists in the traditional repertoire as well as in new productions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Rajeev Pulavar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44532372242613,"sku":"","price":4950.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/0442\/6165\/files\/Tolpavakoothu.jpg?v=1723114996"}],"url":"https:\/\/thefolkworkshop.com\/collections\/tholpavakoothu.oembed","provider":"thefolkworkshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}