Abhinaya is the classical Indian performance discipline of storytelling through facial expression, hand gestures (mudras), and stylized emotion, most rigorously codified in Bharatanatyam and other classical dance forms. Classical Dancers train in it for years under a guru, and Puppeteers adapt the same expressive vocabulary to inanimate figures in traditional forms like Tholu Bommalata or Kathputli. It's a niche, deeply skilled craft sustained by cultural institutions, festivals, and government arts grants rather than mainstream employer demand.
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