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

Bharatanatyam Performance by Roopa George

Bharatanatyam performance by Roopa George on 15 April 2014 as a part of Vishu, the New Year in Malayalam Calendar, celebrations at Chottanikkara temple, Eranakulam, Kerala.

Advanced Acting Workshop

Advanced acting workshop by Shri Prasanna, the famous theatre- person, at School of Drama Campus, Thrissur, Kerala. The three day workshop from 11 to 13 April 2014, is organized by the School of Drama Alumni association.

Shri  Prasanna  is a playwright and director from Karnataka, India. He was a student of National School of Drama and had won several awards including Sangeet Natak Academy Award.

School of Drama, Thrissur is a unique institution in Kerala affiliated with the National School of Drama  providing training in theatre arts. The institution established in 1977 at Aranattukara, Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala, is recognized by University of Calicut.  

Centenary Celebrations of the Maestros of Indian Classical Dance

The hundredth birth anniversary of Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma, the legends of the classical dance forms of Kerala - Kathakali and Mohiniyattam- are to be celebrated on 11^th April 2014 at Layam Ground, Thrippunithura, Kerala.

Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair (1914-1990), who was titled ‘Padmashree’ in 1970, had done rich contributions to Kathakali, the traditional classical dance drama of Kerala. The artist, born in 1914 is a native of Payyannur, North Kerala . Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma (1915-1999), the Mohiniyattam exponent and native of Tirunnavaya, uplifted the art form to mainstream and popularized it. 

The centenary celebrations will be inaugurated by G Karthikeyan, Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly, on 11/Apr/2014 at 05.00pm. Mohiniyattam performances by students of Kalyanikutty Amma organized by Sreedevi Rajan and Kala Vijayan, the daughters of the artist couple, will be staged at 06.00pm. Another highlight of the day is the Kathakali performance which will be staged from 07.30pm onwards. Story: ‘Nalacharitham Naalam Divasam’ (Nalacharitham-the fourth day).

Character& Artists:

Pakuthipurappadu (Introductory performance)by Pallippuram Sunil and Biju Bhasker;

Bahukan :   Padmashree Kalamandalam Gopi

Damayanthi : Margi Vijayan

Kesini: Kudamaloor Murali Krishnan

Song  : Kalamandalam Gopalakrishnan,  Kottakkal Madhu,  Kalamandalam Babu Namboothiri, Kalanilayam Rajeevan

Percussion:

Chenda: Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan, Kottakkal Prasad

Maddalam :  Kalamandalam Sankara Warrier,  Kalamandalam Achutha Warrier, Arundev Warrier

Costumes & Make-up : Kalanilayam Saji

Stage support:  Manoj,  Thrippunithura Sasi,  Cherthala Surendran,  Bhavaneeswari Kathakaliyogam

Heritage Kerala: Paakkanaar Thottam- The Biannual Festival

Heritage Kerala: Paakkanaar Thottam- The Biannual Festival: Paakkanaar Thottam - A biannual festival dedicated to the legendary character Paakkanaar , is celebrated by the members in the communi...

Bharathanatyam by Neelamana Sisters

Dr. Draupati Praveen & Dr. Padmini Krishnan, the Neelamana Sisters is performing Bharathanatyam at Sri Padmanabha Swami Temple in Trivandrum, Kerala. The performance is held as a part of Painkuni festival which is conducted in the temple from 04 to 13 April 2014.

Date / Time :06 April 2014 (Sunday); 5:30 to 6:30 pm

Courtesy: Draupati Praveen 

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