KOZHIKODE: ‘Balidanam,’
the Kathakali (dance
drama) interpretation of
‘Bisarjan,’ the famous theatrical
work of Rabindranath
Tagore, would be
performed here on April 29
to commemorate the 150th
birth anniversary of the icon
of modern Indian renaissance.
Talking to newspersons
here, Thodayam Kathakali
Yogam (TKY) president
Adv P Mohandas said
choreagraphed by Kathakali
maestro Sadanam Narayanan
Namboothiri (Naripatta)
key characters and
artists in Balidanam are
Sadanam Krishna Prasad
(Raja Govinda Simhan),
Vellinezhi Haridasan (Rani
Gunavathi), Sadanam Bhasi
(Chedi) and Sadanam
Suresh and Asthikalayam
Sunil (dancers), among others.
Titled ‘Smarananjali,’ the
event organised by TKY
would also host seminars on
‘Tagore, the icon of the Indian
renaissance,’ and ‘the
Phenomenon of Tagore,’ he
said. Prof Jayenderan, Prof
K P Sankaran, Dr Shanta
Nedungadi, among others
would talk, he said.
Jnanpeeth award winner
M T Vasudevan Nair would
be the chief guest at the concluding
session in the event,
he said adding Dr K Madhanvan
Kutty, P K Krishnanunni
Raja would also participate
in talks. Renowned
poet Akkitham would inaugurate
the event, he added.
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