Gajaangan, A Creation for the Gifted Children

Gajaangan, a classical dance drama directed by Natyasasthra Guru Dr C P Unnikrishna Menon will be performed on 29 Nov 2014 at Ernakulam, Kerala. The concept and the story of the play is done by Artist Nandan Pillai. The event will be staged at Fine Arts Hall, Ernakulam, Kerala from 06.30 pm.

The Team

Concept & Story - Artist Nandan Pillai
Direction, Lyrics : Natyasasthra Guru Dr C P Unnikrishna Menon
Music: T S Radhakrishnaji
Choreography : Pattathil Dhanya Menon
Costumes & Ornaments : Deepa Pattathil

Artists  & Character : Kottakkal Nandakumaran Nair (Soothradharan), Dr C P unnikrishna Menon (Gajaangan), Pattathil Dhanya Menon (Parvathi), Saritha Kalakshethra (Ganapathi)
Silpa, Meera, Deekshitha, Suvarna, Sreya, Nanditha, Irene, Nandana

Acting Rehearsal of Kathakali

Watch the acting rehearsal of Kathakali. The story of the dance drama is Dronacharitham , a new story in Kathakali, written by Kottakkal Pradeep. PSV Natyasangham at Kottakkal, Malappuram Dt in Kerala is organizing this play.

Dronacharitham Kathakali had its initial performance at Kottakkal. The play was staged at Palakkad Kathakali Trust on November as a part of their monthly performance of Kathakali.

NangiarKoothu by Kalamandalam Prasanthi

The monthly performance of Sreekrishnacharitham NagiarKoothu by Kalamandalam Prasanthi will be held on 22nd November 2014 at Thrisur. Prasanthi will be accompanied by Kalamandalam Jayaraj and Kalamandalam Manikandan on Mizhavu,the percussion; Kalanilayam Rajan on Idakka percussion and Kalamandalam Sangeetha on thalam , the cymbals. The scenes from Jarasandhayuddham will be performed by Prasanthi on Saturday, 22nd from 06.30 pm. Thekke Swamiar Madom at Pazhayanadakkavu, Thrissur, Kerala will be the venue of the event. 

Photo Courtesy: Kalamandalam Jayaraj

Kathakali on 29 May 2014

PSV Natya Sangham is a Kathakali School by Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal in Malappuram district, Kerala. Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal is one of the pioneer institution in Ayurveda, the oldest and natural medicinal system of India.  

The Natya Sangham perform Kathakali nationally and internationally. The group has a performance at Punchaman Illam, Mavelikara, Kerala on 29 May 2014 at 07.00 pm. The play is based on the story, Rugmangada Charitham.

Kottakkal Kesavan Kundalayar

Cast and Crew involved are as below.

Actors
Kottakkal Kesavan Kundalayar (Rugmangadan), Vasudevan Kundalayar (Mohini)

Song (Pattu)
Kottakkal Madhu, Kottakkal Santhosh

Percussion

Kottakkal Prasad (Chenda), Kottakkal Raveendran (Maddalam)

Costumes & Make-up (Chutti)
Kottakkal Satheesan

Photo Courtesy: The Hindu

Sreekrishnacharitham Nangiarkoothu in its Complete Form

Nangiarkoothu is a solo performance which was traditionally presented by Nangiaramma, the women community of Nambiar family in Kerala. As a sprout of Koodiyattam, the Sanskrit dance drama of Kerala, Nangiarkoothu was an art form usually conducted within the temples premises of Kerala. This solo performance narrates the stories mainly using the hand jesters, facial expressions and body movements.

Kalamandalam Prasanthi along with supporting artists is presenting the Sreekrishnacharitham Nangiarkoothu, which details the story of Lord SreeKrishnan, in its complete form before the audience this year.  This one year long programme presents the Sreekrishnacharitham Nangiarkoothu as 20 different chapters. The presentation starts from Purappadu to Subhadrapaharanam through KamsaGananam, UgrasenaBhandanam, MadhukaSapam, BhoomiVilapam, Krishnavatharam, PoothanaMoksham, KrishnaLeela etc.

The monthly presentation on Sreekrishnacharitham Nangiarkoothu commenced this year on 30^th of January and will continue the whole year. In the months of January, February and March 2014, it has presented the chapters on Purappadu, KamsaGananam, UgrasenaBhandanam and MadhukaSapam.  The performance is staged at Thekkeswamiyarmadam in Thrissur, Kerala from 06.30pm usually on the second Sunday of each month.

Kalamandalam Prasanthi is accompanied by Kalamandalam Jayaraj and Kalamandalam Manikandan on Mizhavu, the copper drum; Kalanilayam Rajan on Idakka, the handy percussion instrument and Kalamandalam Sangeetha on Thalam, the cymbals.