It is a community ritual in which the entire village participates. Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala | Inscribed in 2010 | Mudiyettu is a ritual dance drama from Kerala based on the mythological tale of a battle between the goddess Kali and the demon Darika. They demonstrate their community’s attempt to revitalize its cultural heritage and adapt it to changing socioeconomic conditions.
Song and dance are a matter of pride for the Kalbelia community, and a marker of their identity at a time when their traditional travelling lifestyle and role in rural society are diminishing. Transmitted from generation to generation, the songs and dances form part of an oral tradition for which no texts or training manuals exist. Today, women in flowing black skirts dance and swirl, replicating the movements of a serpent, while men accompany them on the khanjari percussion instrument and the poongi, a woodwind instrument traditionally played to capture snakes. Once professional snake handlers, Kalbelia today evoke their former occupation in music and dance that is evolving in new and creative ways. Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan | Inscribed in 2010 | Songs and dances are an expression of the Kalbelia community’s traditional way of life.
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