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2007
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December 25, 2007
GILIGILLIPPU
10 am - 5 pm
At Kalakshetra campus
For children 8 - 12 years
Kalakshetra and The Aseema Trust
jointly hosted a children's mela called Gigillippu (means rattle) for children.
There were story corner, palm leaf bird work, poetry corner, tree walk,
knowing about musical instruments like the veena, mridangam etc, clowning
with Kalairani, theatre exercises with Prof. Ramanujan, Kolattam, knowing
about Geography and a film screening of Satyajit Ray's Goopi Gyne, Bhaga
Byne.
Ended with procession with Padayani
masks and performance.
Kadaikelu - story - Jeeva Raghunath
Olaikili - palmleaf bird - Khiljit
and Christopher
Kavidai - poems - Monisha Mukundan
Nizhal - Trees - Arun Nizhal
Chithram - paint - Sukanta and Sucheta
Misra
Vaadyam - instruments - Raghuprasad,
Ananthanarayan, Sangeeta Isvaran
Komali - Clown - kalairani
Koothu - theatre - Prof. S. Ramanujam
paanai - pots - Gukanraj -
Kolattam - Jyolsna Menon
Nilam - land - Geography association
Padayani masks and procession
Padam - film - Satyajit Ray's "Goopy
Gyne Bhaga Byne"
Fee Rs.300 including lunch.
Registration on a first come first
served basis.
We encourage children to sponsor
one more youngster who cannot afford the fee
Leela Samson - Kalakshetra Foundation
VR Devika - The Aseema Trust
aseematrust.org/ |
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International
Classical Dance Festival - 2007
Vadodara,
Gujarat - INDIA
Date: September 1st to 3rd
Preview by: Odissi and Bharatanatyam
artiste Manasi Pandya
e-mail: manasipandya@gmail.com |
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Samsmaranam
- tribute to guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
Date: April 7, 2007 (Saturday),
6:30 pm
Venue: Manik Sabhagriha, Bandra
Reclamation, Bandra (W), Mumbai, INDIA
e-mail: jhelum@smitalay.com
Smitalay organises 'SAMSMARANAM’, a tribute to Guru Kelucharan
Mohapatra, the epochal Odissi dancer. Guruji's legacy still continues in
the form of his countless students who strive to popularize Odissi in
India and around the world.
'SAMSMARANAM' 2007 - Kumkum Lal from Delhi made a presentation of
traditional Odissi. Also, Ratikant and Sujata Mohapatra, along with a
few other artistes from Srjan, Bhubaneswar, presented some innovative
pieces choreographed using Odissi vocabulary by Ratikant Mohapatra.
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22nd
Konark Dance and Music Festival, 2007
February 19 - 21, 2007
Preview by: Odissi and Bharatanatyam
artiste Manasi Pandya
e-mail: manasipandya@gmail.com |
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V Marghazhi Bala Utsavam - 2007
(link to review featured in narthaki.com)
The 'Mylapore Trio' of Sri Sumukhi
Rajasekharan Memorial Foundation celebrated the Fifth Margazhi Bala Utsavam,
an exclusive five day Children's Festival on 20th, 21st, 26th, 27th and
28th January 2007
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3rd International
Odissi Festival (link to review featured in narthaki.com)
A perfect treat for the culture-hungry
audience of Orissa
December 26 - 30, 2006
Text and pics: Manasi Pandya,
Vadodara
e-mail: manasipandya@gmail.com
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