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.

Mohiniyattam by Smitha Rajan

Mohiniyattam, the Indian classical dance form from Kerala. Watch the mohiniyattam performance by Smitha Rajan, the grand daughter of the maestros in Indian Classical dance Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma.

The expressive presentation of Smitha was on the Mohini Nrithyathi Festival held at Thrissur on Dec 2013. The highly talented dancer from Eranakulam, Kerala is now settled at US. She is running a dance school in US called Nrithyakshethra, the temple of Dance.

Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair was an exponent in Kathakali and Kalayanikutty Amma is known as the mother of Mohiniyattam

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

Kathakali, As an Intro to the Birth Centenary Celebrations

Kathakali performances organised by Edappally Sangeetha Aswaaka Sadassu, Edappally, Kochi 

in association with Kalivilakku, the organisation for arts, will take place on 24th and 25th of May 2014 at Changampuzha Park , Edappally ,Kochi, Kerala. The event is an introductory performance to the Birth Centenary celebrations of Late Padmashree Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair Aassan, eminent Kathakali artist.

Two different Kathakali plays are held in the two evenings.

On 24 May 2014, the performance is based on the story Nalacharitham, Randam Divassam, Nalacharitham, the Second Day. The artists and characters involved are Priya Namboothiri as Kaattalan and Haripriya Namboothiri as Damayanthi. The Kathakali song is by Kalamandalam Bhavadasan Namboothiri and Kalamandalam Krishanakumar. The percussions Chenda and Maddalam is handled by Thrippunithura Gopalakrishnan Thamburan and R.L.V Jithin. The costumes and Make-up (Chutti), Greenrooom and the backstage are by Kalamandalam Radhakrishnan and Eroor Surendran & party.

The Second day evening (25 May 2014) will witness the performance on Kalyanisoughandhikam (Story / Katha). The Cast and Crew will be Sadanam Krishnankutty (Bheeman), FACT Bijubhaskar ( Paanjali ), Sadanam Balakrishnan (Hanuman), Sadanam Sivadas and Kalamandalam Rajesh Babu (Song / Paattu), Sadanam Ramakrishnan (Chenda, the percussion), Kalanilayam Prakashan( Maddalam- the percussion), Eroor Manoj(Costumes and Make-up / Chutti) and Eroor Sasi & party (Greenroom and Backstage).

Bharatanatyam Workshop

Kalaanidha, an institution of arts at Panjal, Thrissur is organising a Bharatanatyam
workshop at Kerala Kalamandalam, Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur, Kerala. The 5 days workshop
is conducted by Rama Vaidyanathan, the well known exponent in Bharatanatyam, the Indian Classical Dance.

For details contact Kalamandalam Rajeesh, Director of Kalaanidhaa.
Mob: 09447599766,09995222718, 08129146131
OR
 www.kalaanidhaa.com

Hundredth Birth Anniversary Celebrated

The centenary birth celebrations of Late Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Late Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma, the legends of Indian Classical dance forms, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam,  was held at Thrippunithura, Eranakulam, Kerala on 11th of April. The maestros were honoured with Mohiniyattam and Kathakali performances. The whole event was well organised .

Mohiniyattam

Kuchipudi workshops at Thrissur, Kerala

Kuchippudi workshops under two maestros of Kuchipudi, the Indian classical dance form, are going on at Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala. In this summer, Thrissur town is organizing two workshops on Kuchipudi, the dance form of Andra Pradesh, for enthusiastic students of Indian Classical dance forms.

Sathyaanjali Academy of Kuchipudi Dance headed by Smt. Anupama Mohan, the talented Kuchipudi dancer, is organising Kuchipudi Naatyabhivrudhi Workshop at Vivekodeyam Boys High School, Thrissur. The workshop organized from 30 March to 06^th April 2014 conducted special classes by Shri Ravishankar Vempati, the son of Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam, a legend of Kuchipudi dance form and Guru of Anupama Mohan. The regular classes are conducted by Smt. Anupama. Sathyaanjali Academy, one of the frontline institutions in Kuchipudi, is conducting workshops since 12 years all over Kerala. The academy has branches in Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Malappuram districts.

Navaneetham Cultural Trust, an organization to promote Indian Classical Arts, conducts workshops and events providing platform for artists. The trust, headquartered at Thrissur, has organized a 10 day workshop on Kuchipudi from 01^st to 10^th April 2014 under the guidance of Kalai Mamani Madhavapeddi Murthy, a disciple of Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam and the one who runs a dance school named Siva Foundation at Chennai. The workshop with a pool of young talents is conducted at Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy Natyagriham at Thrissur.

Image Courtesy: Navaneetham Cultural Trust

Anniversary Celebrations of Kathakali club, Thrissur

49th Anniversary Celebrations of Kathakali club, Thrissur was held at Parammekkavu temple agrasala at Thrissur, Kerala.

The plays 'Nalacharitham Randam Divasam’ and ‘Baka Vadham’ featuring Kalamandalam Gopi, Nelliyodu Vasudevan Namboodiri, Margi Vijayakumar, Kalamandalam Manoj, Kalamandalam Sankara Warrier, Kalamandalam Shanmughadas and others were staged.