ANAMICA
joins hands with Nritya Sankalpa to present
Poothampattu - Bard of the Lost Spirit
Poothampattu - Bard of the Lost Spirit
| Poothampattu is the story of the folklore
ghost who makes an appearance on every courtyard after the harvest
season dancing to the accompaniments of drums and cymbals. Based
on a poem written by Edasseri Govindan Nair in the early 1950s and
set in the Northern hills of Kerala, the southernmost state of India,
the bard epitomizes the strength and love of a mother. The dance drama is set in the Bharatanatyam style with English narrations. The production will commence with a folk festival presenting traditional folk dances from different parts of India. The production and will be lead by Suhasini Muthukrishnan and Savitha Viswanathan, alumni of Kalakshetra School of Fine Arts, Chennai. Nritya Sankalpa will donate the proceeds to the development of the impoverished Vengal School, Chennai. In their 2006 production Arpan: an offering, Nritya Sankalpa helped Vengal school towards the construction of bore well to provide running water and build rest rooms. For more information please visit KSRSD or Vengal |
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| This performance is funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and Georgia Council for the Arts | |
| Date: Sunday August 26th, 2007: 3.30 PM | |
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| Tickets: $10 Gita Maheshwaran (404) 964 4056 Kanya Manoj (770) 232 1124 Savitha Vishwanathan: (678) 613 0436 |
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| Email: folk@anamica.org | |
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