I watched Bhootada Kola yesterday night, my first time ever. It's a good experience but I had expected a little more dramatic performance, may be just because Bhoota is involved. The noise of the accompanying drums is deafening and rousing and I may have just mapped it to Yakshagana, where such beating brings on a spirited dance. As the performer moved back and forth, he looked at people in the eye and the first few times I almost dreaded that he would summon me to dance along. It was weird but I remembered the reason for the fear and soon got used to it.
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