Dharani Dance Festival / Dharani Kalotsav
Place: Kochi,
Kerala
Time : November -December
Venue : Sathi Kamala Hall, Dharani School of Performing Art Trust
SCHEDULE 2023
The Dharani Kalotsav organised by 'Society Dharani', a Cochin (Kochi) based
cultural organisation, is a three-day dance and music extravaganza held every
year in Kochi, Kerala.
Society Dharani, a subsidiary of the Dharani School of Performing Arts
Trust was established in the year 2000 by Shyamala Surendran a well known dancer, for organizing
performances of classical art forms by
eminent dancers of India. The Society has tried to create an awareness and
appreciation for pristine classical arts. Lecture demonstrations by the artistes themselves are
held in between the programmes. Students of Dharani school are exposed to as
many performing arts as possible through these programmes and lecture demonstrations.
The venue of the programme was usually Kerala
Fine Arts Hall located at Park avenue, Ernakulam.
The Kalotsav used to start on November 1st every year as a celebration of Kerala
Piravi day (the day the state of Kerala was formed). In 2014, the venue was changed to Kerala Museum Amphitheatre, Edappally
and the time to December. Now again the fest is held from October end to
November beginning, at Sathi Kamala Hall, Dharani School of Performing Art Trust.
Due to Covid
Luminaries like
Dr.Vyjayanthimala Bali, Dhananjayans, Padmabhushan Kalanidhi Narayanan,
Padmabhushan Amala Shankar Maya Rao, Dr. Kunnakudi Vyadyanathan, Ustaad
Zakir Hussain, Malavika Sarukkai, Priyadarshini
Govind, Anita
Ratnam, Rajendra and
Nirupama, Sridhar and Anuradha have graced the Dharani platform.
Contact Address :
Shymala Surendran
"Dharani", XLII /2168
S R M Road, Kochi 682018
Ph: 0484 - 2401143 / 2401400
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