Sanskrit Drama in the Temples of Kerala
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1977.3.4
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Jones, Clifford Reis
setName: label: See more items in
content: Clifford Reis Jones films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (28 minutes, color sound; 1200 feet)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1974
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film shot in Kerala, India, documents the tradition of Kutiyatam, the only surviving Sanskrit drama. Scenes include: a temple constructed specifically for the drama, actors and and musicians being instructed in the dramatic form, consecration of the stage, and excerpts from two Kutiyatam works: Act I of "Subhadradhananjayam" by King Kulasekhara Varma, ca. 10th century, and Act IV of "Ascaryacudamani" by Saktibhadra, ca. 8th century.

Legacy keyords: Language and culture ; Music ; Musical instruments ; Sanskrit ; Theatrical productions