Music Treat at Kochi Muzhiris Biennale Open

 Music Performances at Kochi Muziris Biennale Open

The Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB) Open events are open to public voting for the Best of KMB Open 2012 trophy. The last two events at KMB are as follows:


Date: March 9, 2013 at Aspinwall House, Fort Kochi at 7:00 pm

• Mizhavu concert by V.K.K. Hariharan
• Mizhavu is a copper drum that is played as an accompaniment in Koodiyattam dance

Date: March 13, 2013 at Aspinwall House, Fort Kochi at a time to be announced

• Melam by PeruvanamKuttan Marar & Group
• Melam means multitude of musical instruments played in harmony 
• Peruvanam Kuttan Marar is a leading exponent of the chenda or drum. He hails from a family of chenda (drum) artistes – his grandfather and father were also leading percussionists
  

Rare Sattriya dance of North East at Kochi Muziris Biennale Open

Kochi Muziris Biennale Open

The Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB) Open events are open to public voting for the Best of KMB Open 2012 trophy. Once of the last events at KMB is an exquisite dance form from the North East:

Date: March 4, 2013 at Durbar Hall Ground at 6:30 pm

• Sattriya Dance by Sattriya Group, Guwahati, Assam in collaboration with Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi   
• “Sattra” is Sanskrit for sacrificial session and Sattriya was originally performed by a monastic order who combined vocals, dance, music and theatre. The performance text are the creations of saint poets like Srimata Sankardeva and Mahadeva based on traditional works like Natyashastra and Sangita Ratnakara. As it was passed from generation to generation it moved beyond the monastic order to communities and groups. The Sattriya dance is based on the more graceful and delicate movements or lasya rather than the vigorous tandava style although the latter is also present in some dance numbers. It incorporates yoga shastra as well as tribal dances in its form.
   
  

Last Days of Home Shopping Festival 2013

Parpidam - Home Shopping Festival

Home Furnishing & Building Expo is here. Furniture, furnishings, interior decoration products are on display bringing together builders and designers together on the same platform. The expo has been moving across cities in Kerala and there are two dates and venues where you can see it:

March 2-4, 2013 in Trichur

March 9-11, 2013 in Kochi

Last Month of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2012

Once upon a time, an ancient city of Muziris flourished. As excavations reveal its history, the Kochi Muziris Biennale 2012 seeks to make it the centre of an exploration on art, culture, the role of the artist in society. Open to artistes from all over the world, the Beinnale is divided into the curated exhibitions and events which are open to all that are a mix of art, theatre, talks et al.

Curated Exhibition

The curated exhibitions encompass 23 countries and 94 artists. 40 artists from India display their works. The Durbar Hall has been renovated to become a world class exhibition space besides which there are 59 more spaces spread across 14 sites in Kochi.

The exhibition covers all forms of contemporary art such as sculpture, installation, painting, film, performance and new media

Venues:

The venue is the precinct of Fort Kochi. Think of it as a Fort Kochi heritage walk that covers:

• ·       Durbar Hall near Ernakulam South Railway Station
• ·       Aspinwall House, Fort Kochi
• ·       David Hall, north side of Parade Ground, Fort Kochi
• ·       Parade Ground, Fort Kochi
• ·       Pepper House, Fort Kochi
• ·       Mattanchery Bazaar Road, Fort Kochi

Kairali Handicrafts Expo 2013

Kairali Handicrafts Expo 2013

The handicrafts legacy of Kerala is on display at the Kairali Expo which includes:

·       Brassware

·       Aranmula Kannady mirrorwork

·       Various types of Idols

·       Nettoor ornament boxes

Handicrafts from other states are also on display:

·       Madurai and Hyderabad saris

·       Rajasthan bedsheets

·       Uttar Pradesh bangles

·       Lucknow chikan work

·       Kolhapuri chappals

·       Rosewood, Jute, terracotta products

Venue: Ernakulathappan Grounds

Date: February 17 – March 7, 2013

Time: 10 am – 8 pm