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KALAKSHETRA
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai 600 041. Tel: +91-44-2452 0836
Venue:
Bharata Klakshetra Auditorium,
Kalakshetra Campus, entrace from Besant Nagar and Thiruvanmiyur.
21 Dec 2008:
06.30pm:
Sita Swayamvaram
Dance-Drama
Kalakshetra
Repertory
Picture
on right:
Rukmini Devi with her
husband G.S. Arundale.
22 Dec 2008:
06.00pm:
Rama Vaidyanathan
Bharata Natyam
07.30pm:
Aditi Mangaldas
Kathak
Above:
Bharata Kalakshetra
Koothambalam (Performing Space) deigned by Late Appukuttan Nair. A contribution to the world of arts by Late Rukmini Devi Arundale
23 Dec 2008:
06.30pm:
Sikkil Gurucharan
Vocal
Picture
on right:
K Sankara Menon. He was Joint-Director of Kalakshetra when Rukmini Devi
was the Director and later after her death he served as Director.
24 Dec 2008:
06.30pm:
Rukmini Kalyanam
Dance-Drama
Kalakshetra
Repertory
Picture
on right:
Postal stamp released by Government of India.
25 Dec 2008:
06.30pm:
'Bharata Natyam Today'
Bharata Natyam
Staff and students
of Kalakshetra
Picture
on left and right:
Rukmini Devi Arundale
26 Dec 2008:
06.30pm:
Lalgudi GJR Krishnan
and Vijayalakshmi
Violin Duet.
27 Dec 2008:
06.00pm:
Aruna Mohanty and
Odissi Dance Academy
Odissi
Picture
on right:
Chandu Panicker, the doyen of Kathakali who served and taught at Kalakshetra.
Veteran dancers such as Kunhiraman, V.P. Dhananjayan and A Janardhanan
are his disciples in Kathakali.
28 Dec 2008:
06.30pm:
'Sri Purandara'
Dance-Drama
Kalakshetra
Repertory
Picture
on right:
Padmasani and Kamala
Trilokekar. They were like two pillars of Kalakshetra.
29 Dec 2008:
06.30pm:
'Prahlada Charitam'
Dance-Drama
Melathur Bhagavatha
Mela Natya Vidya Sangam.
Picture
on left:
S. Sarada popularly known as periya Sarada helped Rukmini Devi in all
her productions.
30 Dec 2008:
06.30pm:
Vyjayanthi Mala Bali
Bharata Natyam
Picture
on left:
Sarada Hoffman. A direct disciple of Rukmini Devi Arundale. Till her retirement
she taught hundreds of students at Kalakshetra. She was like a daughter
of Rukmini Devi.
31 Dec 2008:
06.30pm:
'Masquerade'
Dance-Opera
Kalakshetra
Repertory
Picture
on right:
Rukmini Devi Arundale.
01 Jan 2009:
06.30pm:
Mukul Shivputra
Hindustani Vocal
Picture
on right:
M.D. Ramanathan. This great vocalist taught at Kalakshetra till his death
and also served as Principle.
02 Jan 2009:
06.30pm:
Sadanam Balakrishnan
Kathakali
Picture
on left:
GS RAJAN with Rukmini Devi Arundale.
03 Jan 2009:
06.30pm:
Sabari Moksham
Dance-Drama
Kalakshetra
Repertory
Picture
on left:
Leela Samson. Present Director of Kalakshtra.
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