A member of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre performs during “Kijote Kathakali”, a Kathakali recital based on the Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, July 29, 2016. The performance and text captured the essence of the novel while sticking to the format of Kathakali. Kathakali is one of the major forms of classical Indian dance. It is another “story play” genre of art, but one distinguished by its elaborately colorful make-up, costumes and face masks wearing actor-dancers, who have traditionally been all males. Kathakali primarily developed as a Hindu performance art in the Malayalam-speaking southwestern region of India. The fully developed style of Kathakali originated around the 17th century, but its roots are in temple and folk arts such as Kutiyattam and religious drama of southwestern Indian peninsula, which are traceable to at least the 1st millennium CE. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)





Members of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre perform during “Kijote Kathakali”, a Kathakali recital based on the Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, July 29, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)





Members of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre perform during “Kijote Kathakali”, a Kathakali recital based on the Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, July 29, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)





A member of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre performs during “Kijote Kathakali”, a Kathakali recital based on the Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, July 29, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)





Members of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre wait before their “Kijote Kathakali” performance, a Kathakali recital based on the Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, July 29, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)





A member of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre applies makeup before their “Kijote Kathakali”, a Kathakali recital based on the Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, July 29, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)





A member of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre applies makeup before their “Kijote Kathakali” performance, a Kathakali recital based on the Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, July 29, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)





Members of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre apply makeup before their “Kijote Kathakali” performance, a Kathakali recital based on the Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, July 29, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)





The public watch as members of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre apply makeup before their “Kijote Kathakali” performance, a Kathakali recital based on Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, July 29, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)





Members of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre apply makeup before their “Kijote Kathakali” performance, a Kathakali recital based on the Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, July 29, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)





The public watch as members of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre apply makeup before their “Kijote Kathakali” performance, a Kathakali recital based on the Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, July 29, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)





Members of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre perform during “Kijote Kathakali”, a Kathakali recital based on the Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, July 29, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)





A member of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre performs during “Kijote Kathakali”, a Kathakali recital based on the Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, July 29, 2016. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)