Swaralaya Samanwayam 2024 - Swaralaya Dance and Music Festival at Palakkad.

Date: 21 – 31 Dec 2024
Venue: Rappadi Open Air Auditorium, Fort Maidan, Palakkad.

21 Dec:
05.30 pm: Inaugural Ceremony
06.30 pm: Ezhu Swarangalum Thazhuki Varunnoru Ganam (Homage to Bichu Thirumala & Honouring Mr. M.D Rajendran – Presentation of Songs penned by Bichu Thirumala & M.D Rajendran).

Music Festival at Kodungallur, Thrissur

Date: 29 Dec 2024
Time: 05.00pm; Venue: Kunhikuttan Thampuran Chathwaram, Kodungallur, Thrissur Dt.

After the inaugural session, Carnatic music concert by,
Vocal : Thushar M K .
Violin : Vivek Raja Calicut.
Mridangam: Kaviyoor Sanal Kumar.
Ghatam: Dr. Ennakkad Maheswaran.

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi is conducting Carnatic Music Festival in select centres in Kerala – Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Thrissur, Kozhikode & Palakkad. 

 

Kathakali Maholsavam 2024 at Edapally

Date: 19-23 Dec 2024

Venue: Changampuzha Park, Edapally, Ernakulam / Kochi, Kerala.

Lectures prior to performance on 19, 21, 22 Dec.

Details of performances:

Time: 06.00 pm (except last day)

19 Dec: Kutiyattam / Koodiyattam 'Urubhnagam'

Directed by: Guru G Venu
Actors (character) :
Kalamandalam Jishnu Prathap (Balaraman), Sooraj Nambiar (Duryodhanan), Kapila Venu (Gandhari), Nepathya Sreehari Chakyar (Ashwathamaavu)

Drama / Theatre performance at Edapally

Date: 15-17 Dec 2024

Time: 06.30 pm; Venue: Changampuzha Park, Edapally, Ernakulam / Kochi, Kerala.

15 Dec: Drama titled ' Ummachu'
Presented by: KPAC Kayamkulam.
Written by: Suresh Babu Sreestha 
Directed by: Manoj Narayanan

16 Dec: Drama titled ' Mittayi Theruvu'
Presented by: Rangabhasha, Kozhikode.
Written by: Pradeepkumar Kavunthara
Directed by: Rajeevan Mammili
Produced by : Ramesh Rangabhasha - Venu Rangabhasha

Silence and Chaos, photography exhibition at Thrissur

Date: 08 Dec 2024 - 10 Jan 2025
Venue: PhotoMuse Museum Gallery, Chungal, Thrissur Dt.

The exhibition Silence and Chaos organised by PhotoMuse showcases a diverse collection of photographs from Thirteen talented artists working in various fields. Their works explore the contrast between tranquility and disorder, offering a unique perspective on the themes.

PhotoMuse, is a museum dedicated fully to the art, history, and science of Photography.

Bhaav 2024, National Dance Festival at Ernakulam

Date: 29 Nov - 03 Dec 2024
Venue: Town Hall, Ernakulam / Kochi, Kerala.

29 Nov (Friday):

05.00 pm: Opening Programme - Daphumuttu, Oppana, Kolkkali, Mappilapattu, Ishal Nritham, Arabian Dance.
Presented by: Mahakavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Mappilla Kala Academy, Kondotty.

07.15 pm: Bharatanatyam by Asha Sharath

30 Nov(Saturday):

05.45 pm: Kuchipudi by Prateeksha Kashi.

07.15 pm: Bharatanatyam by Rama Vaidyanathan

01 Dec (Sunday):

Sooryakaanthi National Dance Festival 2024 at Thrissur

Date: 28 Nov - 01 Dec 2024
 Venue: Regional Theatre, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, Thrissur, Kerala.

Performances:
28 Nov :
06.00 pm: Inaugural Session
06.30 pm: ‘Aabha’ – The Retelling of Ramayana, Bharatanatyam Dance Ballet 
Presented by: Punyah Dance Company, Bengaluru. (Parshwanath Upadhye, Shruti Gopal, Aditya PV )