Day four of the lec dems at The Music Academy featured two interesting topics. Hanne provided insights while Rajagopal demonstrated various aspects of Kattai Koothu, a traditional art form combining dance, drama, and storytelling. Rajagopal demonstrated a humorous scene between Krishna and Subhadra from The Mahabharata, showcasing the art form’s flexibility in infusing traditional stories with modern slang and humour. …
For 33 years now, Kattaikkuttu Sangam’s expansive hall at Punjarasantankal village in Kanchipuram has been throbbing with the excitement of a thiruvizha every March. This year though, it is the winter months that ring in the yearly Kalai Thiru Vizhaa with a range of performances being staged by artistes from the Sangam as well as contemporary Tamil theatre. “The main …
“The effort should not show. I wanted to keep Koothu’s intrinsic quality alive, the way I was taught by my father,” recalls Rajagopal. The gurukulam, which they had to close down during the pandemic due to financial reasons, has moulded a new generation of Kattaikkuttu performers, who are also trained in classical music, acrobatics and clowning by the country’s finest …
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Brigitte Nielsen cut a chic figure during a shopping trip with her mum Hanne on Monday at a Los Angeles branch of Marshall's department store. Slipping her toned legs into a pair of navy jeans, she wore a pink facemask featuring panda illustrations amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Emerging: Brigitte Nielsen looked effortlessly chic in a beige wool sweater and …
