Performance
Classical Kathakali PERFORMANCES - WORKSHOPS AND EXHIBITIONS
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The Kala Chethena Kathakali Company is renowned for presenting classical Kathakali performances by world-class artists from Kerala, south India.
After months of lockdown we will be finally touring again next Spring.
We welcome you to join us in a celebration of Kathakali and the magic of storytelling. .
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Actor Kalamandalam Balasubramanian Photo credit Mark Bennett
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MARCH 19th - WORKSHOP
TIME: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
St Swithun`s Church Hall
22 Grovelands Road
Purley
Croydon
CR8 4LA
TeL Lata Desai 07495279503
www.subrangarts.co.uk
EVENT:
Kathakali drama workshop suitable for families.
Discover how a Kathakali actor tells a story using characters, movement, facial expressions, emotions and a 4,000-year-old sign language called Mudras. Led by masters from Kerala, south India.
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MARCH 20th - WORKSHOP - PERFORMANCE
TIME: 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Mask making workshop
4.00pm – 5.00pm
Kathakali performance in costume and makeup.
St Swithun`s Church hall
22 Grovelands Road
Purley
Croydon
CR8 4LA
TeL Lata Desai 07495279503
www.subrangarts.co.uk
EVENT:
Make a mask based on traditional Kathakali makeup designs then see a Kathakali performance presented by international artists from Kerala, India. Lose yourself in the magic of strorytelling.
Actor Kalamandalam Vijayakumar - Photo credit Kalamandalam Barbara Vijayakumar
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MARCH 23rd - WORKSHOP - PERFORMANCE
TIME: 7.30pm 9.15pm
The Bay Theatre
Weymouth College
Cranford Ave
Weymouth.
Dorset
DT4 7LQ
TEL: 01305 208702
www.facebook.com/thebaytheatre
www.weymouth.ac.uk/the-bay-theatre
EVENT
Kathakali drama workshop – 3.30pm – 4.30pm
See the makeup, view the costumes, and meet the artists 4.45pm – 5.30pm
Kathakali performance highlighting the right of women to be safe.
Performed by masters of Kathakali from Kerala, India. 7.30pm – 9.15pm
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Actor Padmasree Kalamandalam Gopi Ashan - photo credite Garry Laybourn
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MARCH 24th and 25th - WORKSHOP - PERFORMANCE
TIME: 7.30pm 8.45pm
Quay Arts Centre
Sea Street
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 5BD
Tel : 01983 822490
EVENT
Kathakali drama workshop – 3.00pm – 4.00pm
See the makeup, view the costumes, and meet the artists 4.00pm – 5.00pm
Kathakali performance highlighting the right of women to be safe.
Performed by masters of Kathakali from Kerala, India.
Actor Kalamandalam Balasubramanian photo credit Mark bennett
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MARCH 30th - WORKSHOP - PERFORMANCE
Avanti House Secondary School
Wemborough Road
Stanmore
HA7 2EQ
Tel: 020 8249 6830 / 07852 974731
EVENT
Kathakali drama workshop – 10.30am – 11.30am
See the makeup, view the costumes and meet the artists 11.30am – 12.00
Kathakali performance highlighting the right of women to be safe.
Performed by masters of Kathakali from Kerala, India. 2.00pm – 3.15pm
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MARCH 31st - WORKSHOP - PERFORMANCE
Springfield School
Central Road
Drayton
PORTSMOUTH
PO6 1QY
Tel: 023 9237 9119
EVENT
Kathakali drama workshop – 10.30am – 11.30am
See the makeup, view the costumes and meet the artists 11.30am – 12.00
Kathakali performance highlighting the right of women to be safe.
Performed by masters of Kathakali from Kerala, India. 2.00pm – 3.15pm
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APRIL 2nd EXHIBITION - WORKSHOP - PERFORMANCE
Norbury Library
Beatrice Avenue
Norbury
London
SW16 4UW
Tel: 020 7884 5215
norburylibrary@croydon.gov.uk
EVENT
EXHIBITION - WORKSHOP AND PERFORMANCE.
2nd - 21st April 2022.
An exhibition of Kathakali costumes, beautifully carved headdresses, colourful fabrics and three dimentional masks depicting Kathakali characters will open on 2nd April 2022.
On APRIL 2nd and 21st April - learn how a Kathakali actor tells a story, see the make up and meet the artists then see a Kathakali performance featuring a traditional Indian story performed by experts from south India.
Time 11.00am – 11.45am workshop
11.45am – 12.45pm view makeup
2.00pm – 3.00pm – Kathakali performance in full costume and makeup.
Actor Kalamandalam Vijayakumar - Photo credit Mark Bennett
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APRIL 3rd - WORKSHOP - PERFORMANCE
TIME: 11.00am – 12.00 and 2.00pm – 3.30pm
Chichester Guildhall
Priory Park
Chichester
PO19 1NS
TEL: 01243 816525
EVENT:
11.00pm – 12.00pm Kathakali drama workshop
2.00pm – 3.30pmm Learn how a Kathakali actor tells a story, see the makeup, meet the artists.
4.00pm – 5.00pm Kathakali performance performed by experts in a beautiful Guildhall where two ancient cultures come together.
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APRIL 5th - WORKSHOP - PERFORMANCE
10.30am – 11.30pm workshop
1.30pm – 3.00pm performance
The Deaf Academy
1 Douglas Avenue
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 2AU
Tel: 01395 203130
BSL users, text only to: 07398248306
Email: reception@thedeafacademy.ac.uk
EVENT:
10.30am – 11.30am
Kathakali drama workshop
Celebrate sign language from two different cultures where the hands tell stories. Experience visual theatre that is rooted in ancient traditions of south India.
11.30am – 12.00pm See the makeup, view the costumes, and meet the artists.
1.30pm – 3.00pm
See a Kathakali performance where the facial expressions bring an ancient 4,000-year-old sign language alive.
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APRIL 6th - WORKSHOP - PERFORMANCE
TIME 3.00pm – 4.00pm
7.30pm – 8.45pm
Exeter Phoenix
Gandy Street
Exeter
EX4 3LS
TEL: 01392 6670
http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
EVENT:
3.00pm – 4.00pm – Kathakali drama workshop – see makeup meet the artists.
7.30pm – 8.45pm – Kathakali performance featuring the right of women and girls to feel safe. Performed by Kathakali masters form Kerala, India.
Actor Kalamandalam Balasubramanian and Kalamandalam Vijayakumar
Photo credit Mark Bennett
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APRIL 13th - WORKSHOP - PERFORMANCE
The Phoenix Theatre and Arts Centre
Station Road
Bordon
Hampshire
GU35 0LR
Tel 01420 472 664
www.phoenixarts.co.uk
EVENT
4.00pm - 4.45pm – Kathakali drama workshop.
5.00pm - 6.00pm – see makeup and meet the artists.
7.30pm – 9.15pm Kathakali performance featuring the right of women and girls to feel safe. Performed by Kathakali masters from Kerala, south India.
[including an introduction and short break]
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APRIL 19th - WORKSHOP - PERFORMANCE
TIME
7.30pm – 9.15Ppm
Norden Farm Arts Centre
Altwood Road
Maidenhead
SL6 4PF
TEL: 01628 788997
Contact: www.nordenfarm
EVENT
3.30pm – 4.30pm – Kathakali drama workshop.
4.30pm – 5.30pm – see makeup meet the artists.
7.30pm – 9.15pm Enjoy a Kathakali performance that features the right of women and girls to feel safe. Performed by Kathakali masters from Kerala, south India.
Actors Padmasree Kalamandalam Gopi Ashan and Kalamandalam Vijayakumar Photo credit Garry Laybourn
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APRIL 21st - EXHIBITION - WORKSHOP - PERFORMANCE
Norbury Library
Beatrice Avenue
Norbury
London
SW16 4UW
Tel: 020 7884 5215
EVENT
EXHIBITION of Kathakali costumes, workshop and performance.
LAST DAY OF EXHIBITION.
The exhibition will close on 21st April with a celebration of Kathakali.
There will be an opportunity to learn how a Kathakali actor tells a story, see the make up and meet the artists then see a Kathakali performance featuring a traditional Indian story performed by experts from south India.
Time 11.00am – 11.45am workshop
11.45am – 12.45pm view makeup
2.00pm – 3.15pm – Kathakali performance.
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EXHIBITION DATES:
Kathakali costumes.
See authentic Kathakali, Bharatanatyam and Mohiniattam costumes from Kerala, films, and photographs. Observe their beautiful colours, fabrics, intricate wood carving, tailoring and pattern cutting designed to create extraordinary images characters and change when the performer moves.
Mask and photo Kalamandalam Barbara Vijayakumar
EXHIBITIONS AT:
MARCH 18th
Archbishop Lanfranc Academy [Senior School]
Mitcham Road
Croydon
CR9 3AS
Tel: 020 8689 1255
Contact: Rachel Huggins Subject Co-ordinator – Music.
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APRIL 2nd - 21st
Norbury Library
Beatrice Avenue
Norbury
London
SW16 4UW
Tel: 020 7884 5215
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APRIL 30th - MAY 21st
Museum of Croydon
Croydon Clocktower
Katharine Street
Croydon
CR9 1ET
Tel: 020 8253 1022
http://www.museumofcryodon.com
MAY 6th
11.00am – 3.00pm
Museum of Croydon
Croydon Clocktower
Katharine Street
Croydon
CR9 1ET
Tel: 020 8253 1022
http://www.museumofcryodon.com
Advanced training in Kathakali costume conservation, how to display a Kathakali costume correctly, apply the gold foil onto the carved wood, what the costumes symbolise and the characters they represent.
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May 7th
11.00am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 3.00pm
Museum of Croydon
Croydon Clocktower
Katharine Street
Croydon
CR9 1ET
Tel: 020 8253 1022
http://www.museumofcryodon.com
Kathakali drama workshop - morning
Learn how the costumes come alive through movement, characters, emotions and a 4,000-year-old sign language.
Kathakali mask making workshop - afternoon
Make a mask based on the traditional Kathakali makeup designs.
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May 14th
11.30am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 2.30pm
Museum of Croydon
Croydon Clocktower
Katharine Street
Croydon
CR9 1ET
Tel: 020 8253 1022
http://www.museumofcryodon.com
Chenda drumming workshops
Learn the basic rhythms and discover the sounds of Kerala through the ancient Chenda drum. .
May 21st- EXHIBITION AND PERFORMANCES
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Museum of Croydon
Croydon Clocktower
Katharine Street
Croydon
CR9 1ET
Tel: 020 8253 1022
http://www.museumofcryodon.com
A Celebration of Kerala Culture - exhibition closes
Open a door into the remarkable world of Kerala, enjoy the powerful drumming of a Chenda Melam, see the costumes come alive through professional performances of Kathakali, Bharathanatyam and Kia Kotti Kali. See the traditional dress of Kerala, photographs and films then complete the experience with Kerala snacks as the exhibition closes.
Kia Kotti kali - traditional dance of Kerala performed by women.