Tala-Maddale

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tala-Maddale

This site provides an informative guideline on the traditional art form of tala-maddale which is very popular in Karnataka and some parts of Kerala. They are a derived branch of yakshangana dance form. This site provides an array of information on rules and nature of performing tala-maddale.

www.yakshagana.com/Review.htm

This site provides a comprehensive insight into the art of tala-maddale, its origin and how it differs from other forms of yakshagana art. It cites that in regions like Hasan, Coorg, Chikamangalur districts of Karnataka, this art form originated and is still thriving. The tala-maddale is not a professionalized art but a “hobby art” where the performers are not paid their professional fees but honorariums. There has been rejuvenation in the support for tala-maddale in the past three decades.

http://www.answers.com/topic/tala-maddale

This is another scholastic discourse on the genre of tala-maddale. It provides some interesting bits of trivia about tala-maddale and maps the area in which tala-maddale has flourished mostly like Uttara kannada, Dakshina kannnada, Shimoga and Udipi districts of Karnataka and Kasargod district of Kerala.

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may262005/metrothurs1429512005525.asp

This delightful article seeks to emphasize the reason of the enduring appeal of the ancient art form of tala-maddale amongst the present generation. It mentions the sincere effort of veteran yakshagana artist Vasudeva Samaga to perform a tala-maddale called 'Sumyamum' mainly for the city audience. It also explains some of the quintessential characteristics of tala-maddale art form in clear and lucid language.

http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/24/stories/2004052409340300.htm

This is anther newspaper article which bears testimony to the enduring appeal of tala-maddale to the masses of the states of southern India. It informs about the one week long cultural extravaganza in Udipi, Karnataka where tala-maddale will be performed by a group called ' yakshagana kalaranga ' which is a group of modern performers devoted to the spread of the art of yakshagana and tala-maddale.

http://kasargod.nic.in/profile/yakshagana.htm

This is a site which devotes itself to the depiction of the ancient dance art of yakshagana of which tala-maddale is a derived form. It gives a graphic picture of how yakshagana as the dance form is performed and also mentions about tala-maddale the type of yakshagana where costumes are not used. It also informs us that yakshagana as well as tala- maddale, in its course of evolution, has been influenced by folk dance, folk songs and also by Bharata's 'Natyashashtra'.

http://www.paintedstork.com/pictures/
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This site provides enchanting picture of the traditional art of tala-maddale and yakshagana. It provides colorful and interesting snaps of tala-maddale performers performing on stage. This definitely is a visual feast for tala-maddale enthusiasts.

http://www.carnatica.net/harikatha1.htm

This site defines tala-maddale from a different angle not as performing art but an ancient art of story telling. This site evaluates the story telling tradition of different states of India. Tala -maddale in a seated posture is a true testimony to the oratorical skills of the tala-maddale players where they assume the roles of different mythical characters with grand dialogues.They usually enact stories from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the dialogues are often improvised.

http://india.gov.in/knowindia/yakshagana.php

This is a government of India’s website which aims at delineating a true picture of ancient Indian art forms like yakshagana. The traditional nature of yakshagana, its ritualistic nature has been faithfully described here. This site also refers to the uses of instrument tala( cybals) and maddale( drums)and a how tala-maddale has formed a branch of Yakshangana.

http://www.smscollegebvr.org/clubs/clubs_FA.htm

This site gives a burning proof to the fact that tala- maddale is still very much popular in southern India. This is a site of a college where young students celebrate Independence Day each year by performing tala-maddale. This college teaches performing art to the student for which experts are brought as a faculty and tala-maddale is one of these arts.