Date: 30 Dec 2018 – 03 Jan 2019
Venue: Nepathya’s Kuthambalam, Moozhikkulam, Aluva,
Ernakulam district, Kerala.
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| Artists Nepathya Yadukrishnan (left) and Kalanilayam Rajan (Edakka percussionist) File photo by Welcome Kerala Magazine |
11th edition of Kutiyattam festival organized by
Nepathya Centre for excellence in Kutiyattam at Moozhikkulam, near Aluva in
Ernakulam district, Kerala begins on 30 Dec 2018. The five day festival focuses
on the presentations of the 1st act of Kulasekhara’s Kutiyattam play ‘Thapathisamvaranam’.
The young artiste award for excellence in
Kutiyattam/Kathakali installed by Nepathya in memory of Late D Appukuttan Nair,
a scholar in Kathakali and Kutiyattam will also be distributed during the
festival. This year the award goes to Kalanilayam
Rajan, a talented Edakka percussionist in Kutiyattam.
The detailed schedule of performances is given.
30 Dec 2018:
06.30pm- Inaugural function , Award giving ceremony and D
Appukuttan Nair commemorative lecture.
07.30pm- Mizhavil Thayambaka by Nepatha Jinesh and team
31 Dec 2018:
06.30pm- Kutiyattam
Story/scenes: Vidushakan’s entry from Thapathi Samvaranam
Artist: Nepathya Rahul Chakyar as Vidushakan
01 Jan 2019:
06.30pm-Kutiyattam 1st day
Artists: Nepathya Srihari Chakyar (as Samvaranan) and
Margi Madhu Chakyar (Vidushakan)
02 Jan 2019:
6.30pm- Kutiyattam 2nd day
Artists: Nepathya Rahul Chakyar (as Samvaranan) and Margi
Madhu Chakyar (Vidushakan)
03 Jan 2019:
6.30pm- Kutiyattam 3rd day
Artists: Nepathya Yadu Krishnan (as Samvaranan) and Margi
Sajeev Narayanan Chakyar (Vidushakan)
Supporting artists:
Kalamandalam Manikandan, Kalamandalam Sajikumar,
Kalamandalam Sivaprasad, Nepathya Jinesh, Nepathya Aswin (Mizhavu
percussionists), Kalanilayam Rajan (Edakka Percussionist), Dr. Indu G, Anjana S
Chakyar, Arathy Sajeev (Thalam players), Kalamandalam Satheesan and kalanilayan Sundaran (Chutty/make up).
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