Kerala School Kalolsavam, the State School Arts Festival, has been described thus for decades. Diversity and scale When you look at the sheer variety of art forms the contests are held in, you would get a fair idea about the magnitude of the festival. Where would you find separate competitions in different styles of India’s classical dances like Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattom, …
Kuchipudi is a delightful form of dance. If it has its fans in Kerala, far away from its place of origin, Andhra, the Kerala School Kalolsavam could take a lot of credit. It is doubtful whether even in Andhra there would be such massive crowds that Kuchipudi attracted on the third day of the State School Festival. Old-timers at the …
There are enormous headgears, vibrant colours and soaring music on stage at the 61st Kerala School Kalolsavam in Kozhikode. Gods on stage Yakshagana Lord Krishna in conversation with Sathyabhama, Arjuna in Kurukshetra, Sita during vanavas and war-hungry asuras kept the audience entertained through a heady blend of dance and drama. Challenges As a fierce war-cry from the stage floats to …
