A signature Group Dance Composition by Kerala Kalamandalam (University of Art and Culture)

This innovative piece is in essence the portrayal of Kerala culture embedded to the beauties of nature. The dancers here in graceful hand gestures and expressive body movements enact the many moods of nature. The lyrics and music composed by Poet Sri. Kaithapram Dhamodaran Nambudiri beautifully summarises the concept of unity in diversity. Mohiniyattam, Kathakali, Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi, the four distinct classical dance forms of South India, are appropriately combined to create richness in rhythm and imagination.

Kerala Kalamandalam, deemed a University of Art and Culture by the Government of India, is a major center for learning Indian performing arts, especially those that developed in the Southern states of India, with the special emphasis on Kerala.

Kalamandalam imparts training in classical dance and theatre forms like Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Kudiyattam, Thullal, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, and Nangiar Koothu, besides the traditional orchestra called Panchavadyam. Training is also given in various percussion instruments like chenda, maddalam and mizhavu. Kalamandalam follows the gurukula sampradayam, the ancient Indian education system based on residential tutelage.

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