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Koodiyattam is a traditional Sanskrit theatre form originating from Kerala, India. It is one of the oldest living theatrical traditions in the world, dating back over 2,000 years.
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00:00Music, legends, dance, and the knowledge of our ancestors
00:05Make our lives meaningful
00:08They are the heritage of humanity
00:10These oral traditions are very fragile.
00:13If their voices are eliminated
00:15Our world will lose much of its spirit.
00:18To save them
00:19We must pass them on to our children.
00:40You were terrible at the beginning of yesterday.
00:43But our teacher is really excellent.
00:46I'm terrible
00:48Your face is expressionless.
00:51Perform with emotion.
00:54emotion
00:55emotion
00:57That's right.
00:57good
00:59You're so clueless.
01:01It looks extremely silly.
01:14Wei Ping and Rui Ji Xu are fifteen years old this year.
01:17They are all Karamandaram
01:19Students at performing arts schools
01:22They studied Kutiya drama.
01:24It's been three years.
01:35We are in Kerala, in southern India.
01:38This is the birthplace of Kutiya ballad drama.
01:41UNESCO accreditation
01:44This theatrical form is a masterpiece of humanity's intangible cultural heritage.
01:48The meaning of "Kutia ball" is comprehensive performance.
01:50This art style contains a variety of elements.
02:01Take your time
02:04Up
02:09Come
02:09Look up
02:15Look straight ahead
02:22down
02:26Lift up
02:28Pay attention to facial expressions.
02:41How should you portray an elephant?
02:44The King and the Sun
02:47You must be very proficient in these postures.
02:50Only then can you perform confidently and generously.
02:52Hand Eleven
02:56straighten your fingers
02:57Hand twelve
03:00Spread your fingers
03:03stretch
03:04Spread your fingers
03:05OK
03:07Hand Thirteen
03:09Twenty-four gestures called Mudra
03:11It is the foundation of this dramatic language
03:16Hand Fifteen
03:19Perform well
03:21That's not it.
03:22That's right.
03:25Connect the gestures
03:27Showing various poses and images
03:30Like a King
03:31elephant
03:33sun
03:34There are more than 400 poses in total.
03:39Then
03:40Students use these postures
03:42To perform the famous ancient Indian epic
03:45Ramoyna
03:47You need to pay attention to your gestures.
03:52I was fortunate enough to participate in a
03:54Kutia on theatrical performance
03:56I really like these theatrical costumes.
03:59Costumes and various roles
04:02I really want to be a
04:03Professional Kutia talks about theater actors
04:06After starting to learn here
04:08I became interested in this art.
04:23Kutanbalam Temple Theatre
04:25Built in Hindu temples
04:27This is Kerala.
04:29A unique and sacred place
04:38For over a thousand years
04:39Masters of Tchaikovsky performed here
04:42Kutia on drama
04:44It is India's only panlinguistic traditional drama.
04:59Kutia on drama
05:01Completely in accordance with
05:02Written about two thousand years ago
05:03The outline of Indian drama theory
05:05Perform
05:11From ancient dramas
05:13A selected scene
05:14They'll be performing for several nights.
05:16The play performed tonight is called "Death in Paris".
05:19This is a play from the third century AD.
05:21The first act of the play
05:22Adapted from the epic of Ramayana
05:27Weiping's teacher, Sangjiti
05:29Performing on stage
05:31He played Sugriva
05:33A monkey who allied with the hero Rama
05:35They wanted to kill his brother Paris.
05:38Rescue Princess Sido
05:50The performance lasted for several hours.
05:52Interspersed from time to time were bursts of drumbeats.
05:54A lifelike burning oil lamp
05:56It is dedicated to the gods who grace the theater.
06:10Monkey King Paris's appearance
06:12This brought the performance to a climax.
06:14By Ammanokutan
06:15Master Chakya
06:16Paris, the Monkey King
06:18Paris was furious at this moment.
06:20lose your temper
06:44Sugriva
06:45Will Sugriva defy the Monkey King?
06:47Does he dare?
07:03choreographed poses
07:04Reciting Fan Yu
07:05echoing each other
07:06Then use various postures to perform the dramatic story
07:113 a.m.
07:13Rama's sword finally reached Paris.
07:16For the sake of dreams
07:17I hope one day I can be like a master.
07:19Performing on stage
07:24It's 4 AM now.
07:37Long and rigorous training
07:40About to begin
07:42Everyone, get dressed quickly!
07:44Stand in position
07:46We're about to begin.
07:54Students must strictly abide by the rules.
07:58They need a complete transformation.
08:00Becoming an actor
08:02Kutiatan actor
08:09This is a silver-delivered course.
08:10The first poem that Kuthiatan usually teaches
08:13It is dedicated to the goddess Bagwati.
08:17Wrist exercises help improve body balance
08:20and energy cycle
08:22What action are you doing?
08:25Ren Zhenzuo
08:30Some classes last two hours.
08:32And there was no break in between.
08:39Basic posture training is a test for students.
08:42It's also torture
08:45Here we will
08:48A training program tailored to each student
08:51In that case
08:52Allowing everyone to play with ease
08:56All characters
08:57The exercises we did this morning
09:00It is an essential stage of training.
09:03To skillfully portray each role
09:06You have to start by learning the basics.
09:15Everyone, please take this seriously.
09:18Jump
09:19Jump
09:20High jump point
09:22High jump point
09:25good
09:31at the same time
09:32Other students are taking a Mahavir percussion class.
09:36Mahaf is the bone that Kutia uses to discuss drama.
09:577:30 a.m.
09:58The students can finally have their first break.
10:02After breakfast
10:03Classes resume at 9:00.
10:05Then school ends at 5 PM.
10:18Wipe it clean.
10:20How about it
10:24That's interesting.
10:28Help me
10:29Is he handsome?
10:31Water me
10:33Okay
10:37So comfortable!
10:40Let me clean it for you.
10:43Is it clean?
10:45Let's go
10:46Walk
10:59Sangjiti is pursuing a master's degree.
11:02He spent many days in Karamandaram.
11:06I came here thirteen years ago
11:08Studying Kutia on Drama
11:11I hope to be able to apply what I've learned in the future.
11:14If I study hard
11:16And teach good luck
11:18I can become an excellent actor and teacher.
11:25Contributing to Kutia's discussion of drama
11:27Spread your arms out like wings
11:30Not like this
11:33It should be like this
11:36Look over there
11:39The movements should be like this.
11:44This hand is also
11:49That way
11:55Even if you do well here
11:57But once you're on stage...
11:59The performance might not be as good.
12:02So during rehearsals
12:04Unable to fully utilize one's skills
12:06Once in power
12:07Your performance will be greatly diminished.
12:10If you go on stage wearing a costume
12:12That would make the performance even more difficult.
12:33Tighten
12:50Wei Ping analyzes this poem
12:52And translate it into
12:54Kerala
12:55Malalayan mother tongue
12:57As long as we analyze the connotation of the text
12:59Then one can fully understand
13:02The meaning expressed in poetry
13:04That's right
13:04You analyze it.
13:05I admire
13:07The sorceress and Parvati
13:09In addition to drama training
13:10Students also need to attend some regular classes.
13:13Model language is a required course
13:16For the students who studied Kutia
13:18Especially important
13:31At first, these heavy courses
13:34It puts me under a lot of pressure.
13:38But as long as I think about performing on stage...
13:41You can perform in front of your teachers, family, and friends.
13:44I was especially happy
13:47To be honest
13:48Perform in front of them
13:49I get stage fright
13:53It will stop and be released.
13:54Wrong
13:55You should have spun around then.
14:22By the weekend
14:23To return to his parents' home in Desmande village
14:26The village is near the school.
14:33Public buses are the most common mode of transport in Kerala.
14:37In this conservative region
14:39The concept that men and women should not be too thin.
14:41Still rooted in the hearts of the people
15:00Weiping's parents ran a small rural shop.
15:02The store has almost everything.
15:04Weiping has always been fascinated by acting.
15:08One day we saw in the newspaper
15:10Our child can apply to Karamandaram.
15:14Participate in percussion training
15:17We submitted the application.
15:19Later, the training department invited us over for a talk.
15:22We were advised to have Weiping enroll in the Kutiya Talks course.
15:27Wei Ping is quite artistically talented
15:30I've loved singing and dancing since I was little
15:33We think this is a great idea.
15:35So we registered him.
15:37I hope he can study hard and become a successful person soon.
15:53Weiping was a member of the Ishafa class.
15:56They typically make a living by brewing palm wine.
16:01Until recent years
16:02Only then can Weiping learn from Kutiya's discourse.
16:05Before the 1960s
16:07This can only be performed during temple ceremonies.
16:10And only the Chakyas can perform.
16:13Now in Karamandaram and other schools
16:16Kutia says she is willing to open the course to the public.
16:30Two weeks after Weiping arrived at the school
16:34Received some minor setbacks
16:35One evening he returned home
16:38With a heavy heart
16:39He told us
16:40Schoolwork is just too difficult
16:42He has fallen behind the other students.
16:45I'm in a really bad mood
16:47So I asked him what had happened.
16:49Do you still want to continue studying?
16:51He said he missed
16:53But those courses that are particularly difficult to learn
16:56He needs to hurry up and make up for it.
17:00He has now gradually adapted to the school environment.
17:03He caught up on the missed lessons.
17:08You go over there and settle in first.
17:09Let's deal with this again.
17:12Can we change the channel?
17:14What
17:14Change the channel
17:28At Karamandaram School
17:30The students will undergo three to ten years of training in Kutiya.
17:44They do eye exercises every morning.
17:52Eyes wide open
17:55Raise your eyebrows
17:58Roll your eyes
18:10They trained their eyes to track geometric shapes.
18:12This allows the eyes to easily follow the movements of the hands.
18:18Nervousness makes it difficult to perform eye exercises
18:24The eyes are the windows to the soul.
18:26It can vividly express a person's emotions.
18:33Don't move your eyes like that.
18:37Open your eyes wide
18:41Open your eyes wide
18:45Look straight ahead
18:46Look at my fingers
18:50Facial muscles need to be flexible enough
18:52Only then can one express Navarrasha
18:55Nine basic emotions
19:00favorite
19:03heroic
19:07sad
19:12joy
19:15anger
19:19Fear
19:24disgust
19:28surprise
19:29surprise
19:33calm
19:45Wei Ping is rehearsing the famous ritual dance.
19:47This is a dance that every character performs upon taking the stage.
19:54Force
19:55Force
19:57Jump
20:01Slow down
20:04Jump
20:12to the right
20:14Force
20:15Force
20:22First, that rhythm...
20:24Then use the following rhythm
20:26Let's do it again in one go.
20:28Ready to begin
20:34The rhythm of the dance
20:35Dance rhythms are usually composed of easy-to-remember syllables.
20:37They used drumbeats to keep the rhythm.
20:39After the students mastered the dance
20:41Then they can go on stage for their debut performance.
20:44Weiping is ready.
20:57Finally, he was able to wear a costume for his first performance.
21:00To make a so-called appearance
21:20Wei Ping tied a red headscarf around his neck.
21:22This is the most sacred part of the costume.
21:25My first performance was an unforgettable experience.
21:29I was uneasy at the time
21:32I'm very worried about not jumping well.
21:34When I tied the red headscarf around my forehead
21:36I was very nervous.
21:40I cut the stage before I went on stage.
21:42This psychology
21:43Give me my next performance.
21:45It brings a lot of pressure
21:47In fact, every student will cut the field.
21:49We were all afraid of making mistakes during the actual performance.
22:02Is it tied tightly?
22:03No
22:04Not tight enough
22:06Don't let him fall.
22:08Just in case
22:09Tighten it a little more
22:11Relax
22:38During the first stage performance
22:40Wei Ping plays Sutradala
22:43He is the most outstanding theater director
23:08actor
23:08The actor expresses only through facial expressions and movements
23:11oh
23:12I'm so happy today.
23:13This meaning
23:42actor
24:03This is a scene from a childhood story written by the poet Basha.
24:08After the ceremony dance
24:09We also need to offer a few bows.
24:11Guardians of the Four Directions
24:12Xiang Shipo and Parvati
24:15Finally, I bow to all things in the universe.
24:28We call the transmission of culture "Barambala".
24:32Our culture must be passed down from generation to generation.
24:36If some people believe that tradition is no longer important
24:40Then they are wrong.
24:41After I retire
24:42He then came to Karamandaram School to teach and become a professor.
24:46Up until now
24:48Many of my students
24:49Regardless of gender
24:50They all have artistic talent
24:52I am proud of them.
24:54They were determined
24:55To master this art
24:57Carry it forward
24:58Just like my apprentice Sangjiti
25:00I am honored to participate in nurturing the next generation of students at Kutiyatan.
25:04They are dedicated to appearing in this art.
25:08They made me feel
25:09I have achieved something and made some contributions in my life.
25:15Look
25:17Our scripts have been engraved on these palm leaves and passed down through generations.
25:23The script was passed down through generations via stagebooks.
25:27These scripts were all engraved on palm pages.
25:33They are God's servants
25:34They will play drama
25:36Offering to Hindu deities
25:39They follow the mother-play system
25:41Passed down by the descendants of the mother opera
25:46Lamachakya inherited his uncle's name.
25:49Pankuram Lamachakya
25:571950s
25:59Master Pankram
26:00This outstanding drama actor
26:02This was the first time performing outside a temple.
26:061965
26:07He became a professor at the Karamandaram School.
26:10Opening courses to other social groups
26:13Ramachaya and other actors
26:15This precarious art
26:17It has been passed down
26:25Next, we will use another tone.
26:28Reciting poems
26:29You should chant loudly.
26:39The Chakria people designed twenty-four tones called Swara.
26:43Expressing various emotions
26:49wrong
26:58Do it again
26:59I was chosen
27:01Perform at the Temple of Haripad
27:03This has to be said
27:04I am a lucky person
27:07Traditionally
27:08Only the masters of Czakya
27:10Only then can they perform in the temple theater.
27:12To be able to perform on such a sacred stage
27:15I am very honored
27:18in particular
27:19To have this opportunity
27:20Performing with the Masters: Kutia Talks
27:24marvelous
27:25I am very honored
27:27I will definitely do my best to perform well.
27:36To grow from a child into a Kutiya actor
27:39It requires training similar to that of athletes.
27:42Okay, keep going.
27:53Yes, send it a little further away.
27:55Yes
28:09Good, very good
28:11Backbend
28:12Get up
28:15Pay attention to shoulder balance.
28:18You all did a great job.
28:20Keep going!
28:22Did you know?
28:24To be able to perform with a master
28:26Go on stage with him
28:28Standing on the same stage as him
28:30Acting with him
28:33This is a great honor for me.
28:35I am very excited
28:37Wearing a theatrical costume
28:38Performing on the same stage as masters
28:40That feeling
28:41It is indescribable.
28:43I am so happy
28:51Please pay attention to the rhythm of my clapping.
28:56When I first started learning Kutia
28:59I don't know where to go or what to do.
29:02What will the future hold?
29:03I'm afraid I won't be able to keep going.
29:06But thankfully, Kutiya opened up a whole new world for me.
29:09To this day
29:11People who receive this kind of artistic training have a bright future.
29:17This is absolutely true.
29:20Please believe me.
29:21But they must undergo training.
29:23Obey discipline
29:25And you also need to be diligent.
29:26As long as you do it with your heart
29:27There's absolutely nothing to worry about.
29:29I am a good example.
29:49Before the long-awaited performance began
29:52Vipin and Regis went to the nearby village of Salana.
29:55Watch them train the buffalo
29:57Participating in the buffalo competition
30:11The competition is usually held to celebrate the end of the rainy season.
30:15The competition is very popular
30:17It has also become a magnificent sight here.
30:34Dinner time is from 7 pm to 9 pm.
30:38Oldest student
30:39Eat it last
30:40oh
30:58He expects
31:01He expects
31:02He expects
31:04He expects
31:12Okay, get up.
31:15Under the supervision of Ramachaya
31:18Vipin and Regish are rehearsing the role of the charioteer Sultan.
31:22They drove the flying chariots for the demon king Lavana.
31:25Don't be nervous.
31:28Don't be nervous.
31:29Make sure your shoulders are relaxed.
31:32Don't move your cheeks, only move your eyelids.
31:44stop
31:50Shoulders should be balanced
31:54Relax, relax, relax
31:56Open your shoulders
31:57Put all your effort into your eyes
31:59That's right, that's correct.
32:02You must always remember
32:04No matter what role you play
32:05Don't be nervous.
32:35Okay, okay, that's enough.
32:36Just a little bit is enough.
32:37What do you think of these dishes?
32:40How is it? Not good.
32:43good
32:46Would you like some tea?
32:48Give me some
32:51Let's wait a while before drinking.
32:54Have some tea.
32:57Drink a little
32:59Eat more
33:03Is it tasty
33:04Okay, eat more.
33:05It's delicious
33:06tasty
33:12Have you ever seen the costumes of the Panculam family?
33:15Come with me
33:16I'll show you.
33:17This is where we store our costumes and jewelry.
33:22Our shoulders used to be narrower
33:24Like this
33:25Things used to be decorated with wool.
33:28Look at these ear accessories.
33:30They are at least a hundred years old.
33:35It has a long history, doesn't it?
33:37Look, the red beard belongs to Barry.
33:40Whose is the black one?
33:41Sugriva's
33:44Look how ancient this is!
33:47My uncle is not only an actor but also a teacher
33:49His hands are also very dexterous.
33:52Do you know the pattern on this costume?
33:55Who designed it?
33:56Um
33:56Is that you?
33:58Yeah
33:59Is that right?
34:00It wasn't me.
34:00It is Pankulamlamachya
34:02Designed by my uncle
34:04at the same time
34:04He was also my mentor
34:07He designed all of these costumes.
34:15His name is Moody
34:18It is a headdress used by female characters.
34:21Inside is palm tree bark.
34:23Is that so?
34:24It will be more sturdy
34:26old costumes
34:29Not as particular as it is now
34:30Why?
34:31Because there was no electricity at that time.
34:35The actors were illuminated only by oil lamps.
34:38face and chest
34:41right
34:41Chest
34:42Since electricity was connected here
34:45The audience can see everything at a glance.
34:46so
34:47The costumes we need for the performance
34:49It must be made to look nice.
35:14It's close to the building.
35:15It's close to the building.
35:21Lower your center of gravity
35:39Look into the distance
35:44Over the years
35:46Repeat the same exercise every day
35:49The students gradually learned from the play
35:51All characters
35:57Today we rehearsed
35:59The Death of Jia Dayou
36:00Performance at the Haripard Temple
36:03This performance is very important
36:06He pointed at the vulture
36:07To the Demon King Lavana
36:08Master
36:09A bird came
36:11You should recite that poem
36:12Then the performance begins.
36:14good
36:14Try it once
36:26Step back
36:36This is the whole process.
36:37You need to perform slowly.
36:39Master
36:40There is a bird
36:41It flew towards us
36:42Just act like that
36:44Do you understand?
36:45Slow down
36:46Slow down
36:47Performance
36:56The performance is drawing near
36:58Slightly flat towards drummer Sajite
37:00I have some questions.
37:02The part where the bird flew away
37:03How to act
37:06What about the part where the bird flew away?
37:08It should be like this
37:08is that so
37:09That's right.
37:10Watch me do it.
37:11That's right.
37:12so
37:13Then
37:14Like this
37:15right
37:15That's right.
37:16You did a great job.
37:17so
37:18right
37:18Will you come tomorrow?
37:19meeting
37:20If you are leaving from school
37:22That's great!
37:24I will be here.
37:26Be prepared
37:26See you tomorrow
37:28See you tomorrow
37:28goodbye
37:31Wei Ping repeatedly reviewed the stage manual
37:33The script is no longer engraved on palm pages.
37:36Instead, write it in your exercise book.
37:38First, he raised his head.
37:40Then raise your hand
38:02good
38:32In the evening, the car arrived at the Haripad Temple.
38:45The actors will perform at the temple theater tonight, at the Khuriya altar and
38:50It was less a tribute to God and more a theatrical performance.
39:05Lighting the wall of flames is a way of worshipping the gods in the temple.
39:15Ignite the wall of flames.
39:18Ignite the wall of flames.
39:25Ignite the wall of flames.
39:36Ignite the wall of flames.
39:39Ignite the wall of flames.
40:16Tonight's performance of "The Death of Jia Dayou" is an adaptation of a play from the 10th century.
40:21A play, based on the poem "The Magical" by the poet Shaqbadra.
40:25Crown Jewels.
40:27Ignite the wall of flames.
40:36Ignite the wall of flames.
40:56Ignite the wall of flames.
41:01Ignite the wall of flames.
41:37A wall of burning flames.
41:54Ignite the wall of flames.
42:00Ignite the wall of flames.
42:04Ignite the wall of flames.
42:05The coachman saw the vulture flying over and wanted to rescue the princess.
42:17Ignite the wall of flames.
42:41Ignite the wall of flames.
42:46Ignite the wall of flames.
42:47Ignite the wall of flames.
42:51Ignite the wall of flames.
42:54Ignite the wall of flames.
42:58Ignite the wall of flames.
43:00Ignite the wall of flames.
43:01Ignite the wall of flames.
43:03Ignite the wall of flames.
43:04Ignite the wall of flames.
43:05Ignite the wall of flames.
43:06Ignite the wall of flames.
43:07Ignite the wall of flames.
43:08Ignite the wall of flames.
43:21But Lavana ignored her.
43:25Thus, the Demon King and the Vulture engaged in a fierce duel.
43:43Lavana cunningly cut off one of the vulture's wings.
43:49Jia Dayou was defeated.
44:03Princess or Demon King's Prisoner
44:31The princess is the demon king's prisoner.
44:38Night falls
44:39Next, Ramayana will make her appearance.
44:42From this moment on
44:44Hero Rama will work tirelessly without rest.
44:46Until he found his wife had killed Lavana.
44:49I made a wise choice back then.
44:52If I don't learn from Kutia
44:55And like other children
44:57Go to a regular school
44:58Today I might just be a secretary or a typist.
45:02Thanks to Kutia's talk
45:03I met cultural figures from all over the world.
45:09I am also widely recognized as an accomplished artist.
45:13I have performed this art in many countries.
45:16My performance was well received by everyone.
45:22I love it too.
45:23No matter where I am invited to perform, Kutiya Talk
45:28I would be happy to perform.
45:30Promoting this art
45:32Thank you for watching
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