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From: Frank Conlon <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
List Editor: Frank Conlon <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
Editor's Subject: H-ASIA: Intl Workshop on Teyyam, Kannur, Kerala, Apr 18-24, 2010
Author's Subject: H-ASIA: Intl Workshop on Teyyam, Kannur, Kerala, Apr 18-24, 2010
Date Written: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:23:05 -0800
Date Posted: Tue, 23 Nov 2009 17:23:05 -0500

H-ASIA
November 23, 2009

International Teyyam Workshop, Kannur, Kerala, India, April 18-24, 2010

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From: Catherine Hiebert Kerst <cker@LOC.GOV>

Announcement: International Workshop on Teyyam, to be held in Kerala, India

The Folklore Fellows of Malabar (Trust) is hosting a week-long workshop
on Theyam in Kannur, Kerala, India from April 18-24, 2010.

Teyyam is a part of the native religion of North Kerala, consisting of
various ritual performances, myths, drumming, dance forms, and
distinctive facial make-up, headgear, and costumes. It is found in
numerous variants in communities throughout North Kerala.

This workshop will introduce Teyyam to scholars and those interested in
native/local culture. It will include Teyyam performances in their
natural context, discussions, lectures by eminent teyyam scholars, and
tours to important teyyam shrines.

The cost for foreign participants is US $1000, for accommodation
(including a one-day stay in a village household) and food during the
workshop. Admission is restricted to 25 participants.

Those interested in the workshop are urged to register early. The
deadline for registration is December 15, 2009.

For more information about the workshop and online registration forms, go
to: http://folklorefellows.com/site/

[Message posted by Catherine Hiebert Kerst, American Folklife Center,
Library of Congress, for the Folklore Fellows of Malabar (Trust).]

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