Koothu-P-Pattarai is a prominent

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theatre group that has organised plays for 31 years. The group has its base in

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. It conducts speech training in a theatre speech laboratory and conducts workshops teaching "elements of traditional theatre art forms" as well as presenting lectures in educational institutions in order to raise awareness about folk theatre's significance to modern theatre. The style of theatre has been described in ''

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'' newspaper as "an intense physicality coupled with powerful ideas", and was described by India9.com as being "native folk arts in a contemporary style". The director for this group, Na Muthuswamy, was the recipient of the

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from the

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.https://web.archive.org/web/19961222223447/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/950701/03/3033a.html

References

External links

Koothu-P-Pattarai official web site.
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