Kutiyattam: Sanskrit Theater of India

Kutiyattam: Sanskrit Theater of India on CD-ROM offers an interactive, multi-media experience of what may be the world's oldest surviving genre of theater. Kutiyattam, which dates back to the tenth century C.E., is closely associated with Hindu temple life and religious ritual.

Actors in elaborate costume and makeup use a gestural language, chanted speech, and exaggerated facial and eye expressions to perform the various roles of mythological characters, gods, and demons.

Through text, imag...