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God with a green face

United States, 1972
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This colourful introduction to India’s greatest theatre tradition - the dance-drama of Kathakali features the Kerala Kalamadalam Company performing danc..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Kathakali: the dance drama of Kerala

India, 1960
Similarity: 83%

Lord Siva danced

United Kingdom, 1948
Similarity: 76%

Wayang Kulit: the shadow puppet theatre of Java

United States
Similarity: 74%

Bharata natyam

India, 1944
Similarity: 74%

Kerala: land of lagoons

India, 1961
Similarity: 73%

Land of the dancing shiva

India, 1950
Similarity: 73%

The Dancing feet

India, 1962
Similarity: 72%

Wayang Kulit

Australia, 1957
Similarity: 69%

Festival time

India, 1950
Similarity: 68%

Wayang shadow puppets

Indonesia, 2019
Similarity: 68%

Bangarra Dance Theatre: ochres

Australia, 1996
Similarity: 68%

The Living goddess

Australia, 1970
Similarity: 67%

The Magic touch

India, 1954
Similarity: 67%

Mirror of gesture

United States, 1974
Similarity: 67%

Magnificent memory

India, 1955
Similarity: 67%

Kerala

India, 1958
Similarity: 67%

Radha and Krishna (TEFC)

India, 1959
Similarity: 67%

Bali today

United States, 1951
Similarity: 67%
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