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KATHAKALI
ART CENTRE :
Previously
the Kathakali Club, Calcutta today the centre can boast of having
instrumental in bringing the great stalwarts like Ramankutty
Nair, Kumaran Nair, Krishna Nair, Kalamandalam Gopi and many
other artists to perform in Calcutta. The centre has also collaborated
with the State Music Academy in organising workshop with these
great maestros.
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KEERATA
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PERFORMS
AT NISHA GANDHI FESTIVAL |
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BHARATANATYAM |
BHARATANATYAM |
BHARATANATYAM |
| National
and Foreign Students - We
welcome Outstation students as well as students from
abroad. We provide hostel facilities also.
DONATION
:
Donations
are invited from individuals and corporate houses. All
donations are exempted under 80G of the I.T Act
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Forth
coming Events :
11/01/2008
– Bharatanatyam Arangetram at Gyan Manch, Kolkata
21/01/2008 – Programme at Triangular Park, Kolkata.
22/01/2008 – Programme at Gyan Manch, Kolkata
30/01/2008 – Programme at Rabindra Bhavan, Bankura
Recently
Concluded Events
ACT
Multicultural Festival in Australia at Garrema Place, Canberra
on 13th February, 2006.
Bengali Cultural Association (Canberra) Inc. at the National
Gallery of Australia on 14th February, 2006.
In collaboration with the Indian Association of New Castle at
Griffith Duncan Theatre, University of New Castle on 18th February,
2006.
A Demonstration cum Workshop in Adelaide University Hall on
24th February, 2006 for the Bengali Cultural Association of
South Australia at the University of South Australia.
Performance in Adelaide University Hall on 25th February, 2006
for the Bengali Cultural Association of South Australia at the
University of South Australia.
In
May 2006, by the invitation of Tagore Society, Singapore
to perform Rabindranath Tagore's famous dance ballet "Chitrangada"
on 14th May, 2006 at Victoria Theatre, Singapore
on the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore's birthday celebrations
as well as Rabindranath Tagore's dance ballet "Chandalika"
at the Vesak celebrations 2550 on 11th May, 2006 at
Little India - Serangoon Road, Singapore
13th June,2006 Kalamandalam's new production
Rabindranath Tagore's "Shapmochan" presented
at Rabindra Sadan, Kolkata to packed audience to celebrate the
Nobel Laureate's birthday.
Our Kerala tour - 2006
07/10/2006 - Performance at Thalam Festival
08/10/2006 - Performance for Kaladarpanam at Ernankulam
09/10/2006 - Performance for Mela, Muvattupuzha
11/10/2006 – Performance for Swathi Tirunal Sabha at Trivandrum
13/10/2006 – Performance at Koothambalam, Kerala Kalamandalam
Nisha Gandhi Festival - Trivandrum, Kerala - January, 2007
Represented West Bengal at the Nisha Gandhi Festival on 22nd.
& 23rd. January, 2007 at Trivandrum - performed of Kabiguru
Rabindranath Tagore’s “Chandalika” and "Hamara
Pyara Bharatvarsha".
Orissa Tour – 2007
“Basant Utsav” (Spring Festival), 14 – 16
March, 2007 at Bhubaneswar, Orissa Gurudakshina Utsav –
2007 on 02/06/2007 at Ekamra Haat in Bhubaneswar, Orissa.
Bamun Ghati Sub Divisional Mahotsav, 2007on 06/04/2007
at Mayur Bhanj, Tata Nagar.
Kuwait – 2007
Kuwait tour 28th November, 2007 to 7th December, 2007 by the
invitation of Nritya Dhyana, Kuwait.
AWARDS
AND ACCOLADES :
GURU
SMT. THANKAMANI KUTTY - FOUNDER DIRECTOR, KALAMANDALAM
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The Asian Paints "Shiromani Puraskar" in the year
1992.
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"Nritya
Natak Sangeet O Drishya Kala Academy" award of West
Bengal in the year 1993.
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"Prashastika"
award by Dept. of Information and Cultural Affairs, Govt.
of West Bengal for life long practice and immense contribution
in the field of dance in the year 1995.
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"Bharat
Nirman Talented Ladies" award by "Build India"
(an all India organisation promoting constructive programmes
in all spheres of life) in the year 1997.
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"All
India Critics" award for Bharatanatyam and Mohiniattam
in the year 1998.
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"Bibek
Award" from Bibek Bikash Samaj Kalyan Kendra in the
year 1999.
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"Shatabdir
Nari" - the woman of the Millennium award by the Biswa
Banga Sammelan, Kolkata, 1999-2000. (The World Bengali Congress
held at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata in 6th January,2000.
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"Natya
Sreshtha" from Kaladarpanam Art Lovers Association
at Cochin Kerala in the year 2003.
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Uday
Shankar Life Time Achivement Award from The Chief Minister,
Govt. of West Bengal.
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“KALAPRATHIBHA
PURASKARAM” from “Kerala Sangeet Natak Academy”
in the year 2006
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“Kelucharan
Mahapatra Smriti Purashkar’ by “Nandanik”
in the year 2007.
LATE
GURU GOVINDAN KUTTY - FOUNDER PRESIDENT Born
- 1940, Kerala Died – 2007 Kolkata.
Kathakali
artiste par excellence and a greater human being Guru Govindan
Kutty was the personality who was one of the pioneers of bringing
Kathakali out of the state and introducing it to the world especially
to the Eastern India. Popularly known as “Guruji”
he dedicated himself to teaching the art of Kathakali and wrote
and published several articles and also A syllabus for Kathakali
course without losing its traditional style and purity to suit
non-Keralites.
A linguist with a grasp on six Languages , he wrote a book on
Kathakali–“Kathakali Nrityer Rooprekha” in
Bengali. And ”Kathakali the Dance theatre” in English
published by the historic ‘Asiatic Society of Calcutta
.A visiting professor of Kathakali at Theater Dept. Of J.L.
University, Giessen, Germany, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, He
was also in the board of several central and state cultural
bodies.
Govt. of West Bengal has produced a documentary film titled
“Miles to go before I sleep” on his life and activities.
During his long illustrious career he has been a member of several
important state and national institutions of India.
Somnath
G. Kutty, Secretary, Kalamandalam Calcutta. Mobile : 98311-68491.
The second son of the illustrious couple Guru Govindan Kutty
and Guru Smt. Thankamani Kutty, Somnath is a regular actor,
script and storywriter for Bengali serials. He has presented
quite a few dancers of International repute at festivals organised
by Kalamandalam. He has also lead the Kalamandalam Dance Troupe
to tour all over India and to Nepal, Australia, Singapore and
Kuwait. He has also contributed articles in major newspapers
like "The Statesman" in English and for "Janamat
" in Bengali.
We
have branches in : Gariahat, Jodhpur Park, Golf Garden (Tollygunge),
Behala, Salt Lake, Sukhia Row (Chaltabagan) and Haldia.
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