30/10/2024
Wishing you all a very happy Diwali! And then..... we look forward to having you with us for the opening of KALAI THIRU VIZHAA @ Kattaikkuttu Sangam near Kanchipuram and two not-to-be-missed performances:
02 November 2024
6:15 pm Lighting of the lamp by the guests of honor Thiru SR Gandhi, IRPFS, Director & Thiru B. Hemanathan, Deputy Director, Department of Art and Culture, Chennai, in the presence of Dr Soumya Swaminathan and Dr Ajit Yadav, Chief Patrons of the Kattaikkuttu Sangam.
துவக்கம் | திரு SR காந்தி, IRPFS, கலை பண்பாட்டுத் துறை இயக்குநர் & திரு B. ஹேமநாதன், கலை பண்பாட்டுத் துறை துணை இயக்குநர், சென்னை
6:30 to 7:15 pm Alli Thilagam | அல்லி திலகம்
By Thilagavathi, Kalavai | திலகவதி, கலவை
A contemporary creation, using elements from Kattaikkuttu, drama and movement, Alli Thilagam explores the intertwined personal and public lives of women performers. The performance highlights the challenges that come with being a queen-artist. Framed as a rehearsal for a new play about Queen Allirani, the performance weaves together stories from the Mahabharata and contemporary themes of gender, marriage and women's resilience. Through the narrative, Alli emerges as a figure sculpted by valor, wisdom and compassion - and so does Thilaga.
Performers: P Thilagavathi, J Loganathan, E Periyasamy.
7:15 to 8:30 pm P Rajagopal’s Parkadal | பாற்கடல்
Kattaikkuttu Sangam members, Punjarasantankal | P. ராஜகோபால் மற்றும் கட்டைக்கூத்து சங்க உறுப்பினர்கள், புஞ்சரசந்தாங்கல்
Parkadal or The Milky Ocean (2006) is a contemporary parody on the old Hindu creation myth of the churning of the ocean by the gods and the asuras. What would emerge when we would churn the waters of the ocean today? Even when there would be enough for everyone, why don’t we share equally?
Featuring the Siamese twin-Kattiyakkarans Undu (To Be) and Illai (Not to Be), the play explores how their search for identity links up with global themes of power, competition and the exploitation of natural resources and the violent and dehumanizing effects these have on mankind and the earth.
Performers: S Vijayan, A Dillibabu, T Veluchamy, R Mahalakshmi, P Moorthy, R Kumar, A Kandipan, S Gobinath, S Srimathy, S Tamilarasi, K Venda, B Saravanan, P Rajagopal (director).
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