Therukoothu
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Therukoothu is a traditional Tamil street theatre form that combines music, dance, dialogue, and elaborate costumes to narrate epic and folk stories in open-air village performances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Therukoothu canonical | 2 |
| Kattaikkuttu | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk performance
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage of Tamil Nadu ⓘ street theatre ⓘ traditional theatre form ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Draupadi ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Draupadi Amman festival ⓘ |
| audienceInteraction | high ⓘ |
| costumeCharacteristic |
bright colours
ⓘ
ornate headgear ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culture | Tamil culture ⓘ |
| eraOfOrigin | pre-modern period ⓘ |
| geographicSpread | rural Tamil Nadu villages ⓘ |
| includes |
comic interludes
ⓘ
moral instruction ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| makeupCharacteristic | bold facial painting ⓘ |
| musicalAccompaniment |
cymbals
ⓘ
harmonium ⓘ percussion instruments ⓘ |
| performanceDuration | all-night performance ⓘ |
| performanceSetting | outdoor ⓘ |
| performanceStructure |
comic relief segments
ⓘ
main narrative ⓘ prologue ⓘ |
| performanceTime | night ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| relatedArtForm |
Kathakali
ⓘ
Therukoothu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kattaikkuttu
Yakshagana ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community entertainment
ⓘ
moral education ⓘ religious ritual ⓘ |
| trainingMode | apprenticeship ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| typicalSourceText |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
Ramayana ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
Hindu epics
ⓘ
folk stories ⓘ |
| typicalVenue |
open-air village square
ⓘ
temple courtyard ⓘ |
| usesElement |
dance
ⓘ
dialogue ⓘ elaborate costumes ⓘ improvisation ⓘ makeup ⓘ music ⓘ narration ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kattaikkuttu