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Kathak vs Kathakali - What's the difference?

kathak | kathakali |

As nouns the difference between kathak and kathakali

is that kathak is one of the 8 classical dance forms of india while kathakali is a spectacular lyric dance drama of southern india performed with acrobatic energy and highly stylized pantomime.

kathak

English

(wikipedia kathak)

Noun

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  • One of the 8 classical dance forms of India.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2001, date=September 28, author=Kelly Kleiman, title=Fight From the Inside, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=But the differences go beyond this: as the narrator explained, kathak grew up in the royal courts while bharatanatyam emerged from the temples. }}

    kathakali

    English

    (wikipedia kathakali)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a spectacular lyric dance drama of southern India performed with acrobatic energy and highly stylized pantomime.