Nishagandhi Festival - Festival of Indian Dance & Music

“Being a sitar player, the music I play is predominantly Hindustani classical, but often I'll incorporate some Carnatic ragas and taals,” says Anoushka Shankar, the five-time Grammy nominee, in her press meeting before the concert at Nishagandhi festival going on at Thiruvananthapuram.

This year the openeing ceremony of the 7-day festival at Kanakakunnu Palace in Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala (India) was with the music concert by Anoushka Shanker. She performed from her new album ‘Home’, composed as homage to her late father sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar that features two ragas, of which one, Raga Jogeshwari, is her father’s creation.

Carnatic - Hindustani Jugalbandhi by Sreeranjini Kodampally & Gayathri Asokan and Kuchipudi by Vyjayanthi Kasi & Pratheeksha Kasi were presented on the second day, 21 Jan. On the third day, Bharatanatyam by Smitha Madhav and concert by renowned Carnatic maestro T V Sankaranarayanan mesmerised the audience. Mohiniyattam by Parvathy Sreevallabhan & Sandra Pisharody and violin concert by Chennai-based sisters Lalitha and Nandini were on the fourth day.

The Nishagandhi festival, organised by Kerala Tourism, till January 27th  will have performances by several internationally acclaimed artists and musicians, like tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain and Hema Malini.

The festival of Indian dance dand Music, Nishagandhi, has also organised Kathakali festival and food festival on these days.
Nishagandhi Festival Schedule: Click Here
Kathakali Festival Schedule: Click Here

Kathakali festival at Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala Tourism in association with Drisyavedi, Thiruvananthapuram is organising a 7- day Kathakali festival at Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram from 20-26 Jan 2016 as part of the Nishagandhi Dance & Music festival. The festival is conducted from  06.00  - 09.00 pm in the evenings of these days.

                                   

The schedule ,

20 Jan:
Story: Keechaka Vadham
21 Jan:
Story: Duryodhana Vadham
22 Jan:
Story: Karna Sapadham
23 Jan:
Story: Dakshayagam
24 Jan:
Story: Seetha Swayamvaram
25 Jan
Story: Narakasura Vadham
26 Jan
Story: Nalacharitham Onnam Divasam

Artist:
Chathannur Narayanana Pillai , Prof. Kalamandalam Balasubrahmanian, Padmashree Kalamandalam Gopi, Kalamandalam Akhil, Kottakkal Rajmohan, Margi Vijayakumar, Kottakkal Ravikumar, Margi Balasubrahmanian, Sadanam Krishnankutty, FACT Mohanan, Chirayankeezhu Murukan, Kalamandalam Akhil, Kottakkal Chandrasekhara Warrier, Mathoor Govindankutty,  Kalamandalam Rajasekharan, Varanasi Madhu, Unchakkad Biju, Kalamandalam Biju, Kottakkal Narayanan, Pathiyur Sankarankutty, Kottakkal Prasad, Kottakkal Radhakrishnan, Kalanilayam Arjun, Panthalam Unnikrishnan, Kalamandalam Shanmukhan, Kalamandalam Akhil, Kalamandalam Anil, Kalamandalam Krishnakumar, RLV Somadas, Kalamandalam Mohanakrishnan, Kalamandalam Raman Namboothiri, Kalamandalam Radhakrishnan, Kalamandalam Harikumar, Kalamandalam Jayaprakash, Kalanilayam Babu, Ayamkudi Unnikrishnan, Kalabharathi Ajikumar, Kalanilayam Subhash, Kalamandalam Venukuttan, Kalabharathy Ramanan, Artist Cherthala Viswam , Artist Karikkakam Thrivikraman, Artist Ravikumar, Natyasala Satheesan etc

The festival is part of Nishagandhi Festival (Click Here For Details), a festival of classical Dance & Music.

Ghazal by Ghulam Ali at Kozhikode

Ustad Ghulam Ali, the prominent ghazal singer from Pakistan will perform at Kozhikode, Kerala on 17 January 2016 (Sunday). The event titled 'Chandini Raat' will be held at Swapnanagiri in Kozhikode (Calicut). The entry is restricted by pass. Earlier he had performed at the state capital Thiruvananthapuram on 15th of Januray.

Mudra, National Dance Festival at Thiruvananthapuram

Mudra, The Essence of Dance- National Dance festival organised by Vylopilly Samskriti Bhavan will be conducted from 06-10 Jan 2016 at Multipupose Cultural Complex, Vylopilly Samskrithi Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (India).  Besides dance performances, the festival provides classes and lecture demonstration on various subjects in dance. Eminent artists will participate in the festival. The dance forms Mohiniyattam, Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Manipuri etc will be presented in the evenings of the festival days.

06 Jan:
10.00 am: Registration
11.00 am:
Class: Kuchipudi, An Invocation to Goddess Durga-DurgaSthuthi
02.00 pm:

Class: An Expressional no. from Swathi Thirunal Composition
By: T Reddy Lakshmi

06.00 pm: Inauguration
06.15 pm: Mohiniyattam by Jayaprabha Menon
07.30 pm: Kuchipudi by Pratheeksha Kasi
07 Jan:
08.00 am – 09.30 am & 3.00 pm-05.00 pm:
Class: Kuchipudi, An Invocation to Goddess Durga-DurgaSthuthi
By: T Reddy Lakshmi

09.00 am – 10.30 am: Lecture Demonstration

Sub: Time Space Interrelationship in Mohiniyattam
By: Jayaprabha Menon.
01.30 pm -02.30 pm: Lecture Demonstration.
Sub: Tradition, Transition & Transformation in Kuchipudi.
By: Vyjayanthi Kasi & Pratheeksha Kasi.
06.15 pm: Bharatanatym by Dr.Rajashree Warrier.
07.30 pm: Courtesan Dance by Dr Yasoda Thakore.
08 Jan:
08.00 am – 12.30 pm & 3.00 pm-05.00 pm:
Class: Kuchipudi, An Invocation to Goddess Durga-DurgaSthuthi
By: T Reddy Lakshmi

01.30 pm – 03.00 pm: Lecture Demonstration

Sub: Aesthetics of Manodharma in Bharatanatyam
By: Dr Rajashree Warrier.
By: Vyjayanthi Kasi & Pratheeksha Kasi.
06.15 pm: Mohiniyattam by Kalamandalam Ajitha.
07.30 pm: Odissi by Manjushree Panda.
09 Jan:
08.00 am – 12.00 pm
Class: Kuchipudi, An Invocation to Goddess Durga-DurgaSthuthi
By: T Reddy Lakshmi

01.30 pm – 03.00 pm: Lecture Demonstration

Sub: Navarasa & Nayikas in Odissi Dance
By: Manjushree Panda.
03.00 pm -05.00 pm: Lecture Demonstration.
Sub: Tandava & Lasya aspects of Manipuri Dance.
By: Sanjib Bhattacharya.
06.00 pm: Odissi by Dipty Mishra.
07.00 pm: Mohiniyattam by Uma Tapasyananda.
07.45 pm: Kuchipudi by T Reddi Lakshmi

10 Jan:
09.00 am – 10.30 am : Lecture Demonstration
Sub: The Spectrum of Viraham : Comparitive Charcterisation in Kuchipudi Dance.
By: Kala Ratna A B Bala Kondala Rao.

11.00am – 01.00 pm: Lecture Demonstration
Sub: Odissi Dance as depicted in Temples of Odisha
by: Dipty Mishra

06.00 pm: Valedictory Function
06.15 pm: Manipuri by Sanjib Bhattacharya.
07.30 pm: Kuchipudi by Kala Ratna A B Bala Kondala Rao & Aditya Bulli Brahmam.