Third Annual Celebrations of Satkalapeedom at Payyannur

The third annual celebrations of Satkalapeedom at Payyannur, Kannur, Kerala will be conducted from 03 to 07 Dec 2014 at Ayodhya Auditorium, Kannur. The five day celebration, inaugurated by Denedra Kasyap, DIG, Kannur has included cultural events - music, kathakali, drama etc. The event starting from 06.30 pm at 03^rd Dec, will present Satkalaratna Award to Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasya, Indian classical flautist.  Musical programme U Rajesh (Mandolin) and team is held on the same day. 

The schedule:

03 12 2014 (Wednesday)

06. 30 pm: Inaugural function and Award presentation followed by, musical program. The artist,

Mandolin: U Rajesh

Thavil : Karunamoorthy

Tabla : Ojas Adhiya

Guajira : Sundarkumar

04 12 2014 (Thursday)

06. 30 pm: Drama titled ‘Pranaya Sagaram’ by KPAC. (Based on the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy)

05 12 2014 (Friday)

06.30 pm: Bhajananandam, Bhajans by Anandabhavanam, Pothamkandam.

06 12 2014 (Saturday)

06.30 pm: Tholppavakoothu, shadow puppetry by Ramachandra Pulavar & team.

07 12 2014 (Sunday)

06.30 pm: Kathakali , Story – Santhanagopalam

Participating artists and characters are Padmashree Kalamandalam Gopi as Arjunan, Margi Vijayakumar as Brahmanan, Kalamandalam Ravikumar as Sreekrishnan, Kalamandalam Jishnu Ravi as Bhramanasthree, the lady character. The accompanying team include Pathiyoor Sankarankutty and Kalamandalam Babu Namboothiri (Song), Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan (Chenda), Kottakkal Ravi (Maddalam) and Kalamandalam Sivaraman (Chutti).

The entry to the program is restricted. For details mail to satkalapeetam@gmail.com

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Cultural Festival by Kochi Muziris Biennale 2014

Cultural Festival, thefour- months long cultural programmes by Kochi Muziris Biennale was announced last day. For details: Cultural Festival . 

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

Kalabharathi National Dance and Music Festival 2014

Kalabharathi National Dance and Music Festival at Thrissur, Kerala from 26 to 30 Nov 2014. The event inaugurated by M A Baby,the former minister for education and culture,at Sahithya Academy hall, Thrissur is organised by  Kalabharathi Foundation for Indian Culture and Heritage .Talented singers and dancers are participating in this five day event. 

The schedule:
26 Nov:
06.00 pm: Inauguration
06. 30 pm: Music concert by Malavika Anilkumar
27 Nov:
06.15 pm: Bharatanatyam by Paris Lakshmi
07.15 pm: Kuchipudi by Lalitha Sundari
28 Nov:
06.15 pm: Kathak by Amarthya Chatterjee
07.15 pm:  Bharathanatyam - Kuchipudi by Neelamana sisters - Dr Draupati Praveen and Dr Padmini Praveen.
29 Nov:
06.15 pm:Gazal by Vijay Sursen & Aparna Shebeer
07.15 pm: Odissi  by Nrityantaar Group
30 Nov:
06.15 pm: Bharatanatyam by Aiswarya Raja
07.15 pm: Mohiniyattam by Kalamandalam Sheena Sunil

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