One of the last
surviving artistes of Kapplingadu school of Kathakali, veteran MadavoorVasudevan Nair (82) is set to perform Dasamukharavanan, a rare attakkata, Kathakali
dance music composition using soliloquys in Sanskrit meter.
Dasamukharavanan derives from the epic Ramayan. It depicts
Ravan’s state of mind on losing to Rama to the point that he prays to Lord
Shiva to take his life. Rama, sparing his life advises him to rest so that they
can take to the battlefield once more and fulfil their dharma as warriors.
Dasamukha means 10 faces that showcase Ravan’s conflicting emotions as he
battles his inner demons. The 10 faces correspond to the traditional 9 Rasas or
emotions which now the Gen Next may know as emoticons.
Sadanam Krishnan
Kutty and Kalamandalam Ramachandranunnithan will also perform Balivadham.
It narrates
how Rama kills Sugreeva’s brother Bali in
return for Sugreeva’s help in battling Ravan.
The performances are in memory of Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval, the maestro of Kathakali percussion, the
chenda, on his 88th birth anniversary.
Venue – Rohini Kalyana
Mandapam, Guruvayoor
Time – 6 pm
Date – 28 May 2012
Contact – Rajan Poduval
9282449995/kalasagar@gmail.com
Getting to Guruvayoor
Take a bus from Thrissur or Palakkad
Take a Southern Railway train Thrissur to Guruvayoor, the last station on the route
Take a plane to Kochi and take a connecting bus, train
A Rare Kathakali Performance
ReplyDeleteShri Sadanam Krishnadas is set to perform Dasamukharavanan, a rare attakkata, Kathakali dance music composition using soliloquys in Sanskrit meter.
Dasamukharavanan, choreographed and directed by Kalamandalam Vijayakrishnan, derives from the epic Ramayan. It depicts Ravan’s state of mind on losing to Rama to the point that he prays to Lord Shiva to take his life. Rama, sparing his life advises him to rest so that they can take to the battlefield once more and fulfil their dharma as warriors. Dasamukha means 10 faces that showcase Ravan’s conflicting emotions as he battles his inner demons. The 10 faces correspond to the traditional 9 Rasas or emotions which now the Gen Next may know as emoticons. please do join us on 14th October at Rukmini Arangam, Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai.
A Rare Kathakali Performance
ReplyDeleteShri Sadanam Krishnadas is set to perform Dasamukharavanan, a rare attakkata, Kathakali dance music composition using soliloquys in Sanskrit meter.
Dasamukharavanan, choreographed and directed by Kalamandalam Vijayakrishnan, derives from the epic Ramayan. It depicts Ravan’s state of mind on losing to Rama to the point that he prays to Lord Shiva to take his life. Rama, sparing his life advises him to rest so that they can take to the battlefield once more and fulfil their dharma as warriors. Dasamukha means 10 faces that showcase Ravan’s conflicting emotions as he battles his inner demons. The 10 faces correspond to the traditional 9 Rasas or emotions which now the Gen Next may know as emoticons. please do join us on 14th October at Rukmini Arangam, Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai.