Kathakali Dance Instructor - "Old Crazy Eyes"

A clip of a Kathakali (sp?) instructor in Cochin, Kerala, India. He is demonstrating the eye movements of the dance. I will post more on the dance when I get back home.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• kahtakali
• dance
• kerala
• cochin
• india
• eye
• movements
• drums
• dancing

[kaoncond]

Imagine what Natyacharya Mani Madhava Chakyar netrabhinaya! He was the master performer, who is known as "the master who gave eyes to Kathakali"..

[daleshankins]

@kaoncond He truly was amazing to watch.

[tamandocomando]

wont doing those movements give you a headache after a while?

[daleshankins]

good question

[shrooman777]

@tamandocomando I have read that eye rotation exercises are very good for you, and that they can actually get rid of headaches. I don't know the proper names, but all those 'eye cords' stretch back to near the center of the brain, so doing eye rotations is like massaging your brain gently from the inside. I think this info is from a book on chi kung.

[daleshankins]

@shrooman777 I had no idea.

[alps112001]

damn, ouch my eyes, lol

[daleshankins]

Thanks for watching. It was wild to watch him.

[rjalyrj]

Saw this very guy in December 2006 in Cochi. Made me queazy but was a fab experience

[incubusjane]

wow..i just looooooooooooove kathakali cant wait to see alive performance in india in feb.08