The Kathaprasangam event in the high school category at the State Arts School Festival on Wednesday was a captivating showcase of storytelling, where students skilfully blended traditional narratives with contemporary themes. The unique art form of Kathaprasangam, which combines prose narration with emotive singing, allowed students to display their storytelling and vocal skills, effectively conveying powerful messages. Among the most …
Delay in conducting events marked the third of the Kozhikode Revenue District Arts Festival on Thursday as events that were scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in most of the 20 venues started hours later, causing further delay in starting other programmes. Interestingly, several people who had gathered at Stage 1 to watch the Oppana competition had to be content …
The story of a storyteller! Starring Mukesh in the lead role as Chandrasenan, a star Kathaprasangam artiste who has fallen into obscurity, the movie is in part a homage to the art form that has vanished from popular stages. Mukesh lives the role and some evocative scenes of Chandrasenan’s performances of yore throw light on the reach and popularity of …
With competitions in the District School Arts Festival entering the last lap, Thiruvananthapuram South and Thiruvananthapuram North sub-districts are locked in a fight for the championship. Thiruvananthapuram South sub-district was in the lead with 568 points. Among schools, Carmel EM Girls HSS, Vazhuthacaud, was in the lead with 183 points, followed by KTCT EM HSS, Kaduvayil, Kilimanoor, with 148 points …