Oct 14 2025 to Oct 14 2025 7 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

When the curtain is removed we see Sugreeva sitting in a mood of deep sorrow and dejection. Sugreeva expresses through hand gestures and facial expression his agonies and his hardships on living alone in a solitary wood.

Sugreeva, for fear of his elder brother Bali, has taken refuge in the Malyavan Mountain. Hounded out of his palace, Sugreeva bemoans his sad lot, living alone in the forest facing the rigours of nature. He sees around him in the forest, a reflection of his own mental state. “My good God, will my miseries never end? Exposed to the sun, drenched by the rains, shivering in the cold and open to the winds, I live in the forest. Would I ever see a normal comfortable life? He decides to take a leaf and tried to go deep into the issue. First he sees that there is no Friend but there is foe. At that time, he sees a deer running away frightened hearing a hunter’s bow. On taking shelter in a cave, it is frightened to see a lion in it. When he takes up the leaf and looks a second time, he sees Friend and foe. In another angle, he sees a snake hiding in a hole fearing Garuda flying in the sky. Then, Hanuman comes and allies with him. Looking a third time, he sees that he has Friend but there is no foe. In a direction, a peacock dances seeing the dark clouds and a forest fire starts. Later he sees that it rains and the fire ends. Then, seeing Rama and Lakshmana on the banks of the river Pamba, he asks Hanuman, Please go and find the truth behind it and kindly bring them here and make them join hands with me. Sugreeva sees Hanuman returning with Rama & Lakshmana .Here, with the fire as witness, the scene of Sugreeva making friends with Rama is acted out. Together with Rama, Lakshmana, and Hanuman, Sugreeva returns to Kishkindha and boldly challenges Bali to battle

On the Stage:
Sugreeva: Nepathya Sreehari Chakyar
Mizhavu: Kalamandalam Manikandan, Nepathya Jiensh
Edakka: Kalanilayam Rajan
Thalam: Dr. Indu G.
Make-up: Kalamandalam Satheesan
Troupe: Nepathya, Moozhikkulam

This is the seventh edition of the ‘All For Dance’ series presented by Kalavaahini in association with BIC curated by Malavika Sarukkai. The ‘All For Dance’ series is presented every quarter at BIC to spotlight some of the best of classical dance from across India. The event is managed by Shreya Nagarajan Singh Arts Development Consultancy.

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Performer

Nepathya Sreehari Chakyar
Artist
Nepathya Sreehari Chakyar is a professional Koodiyattam and Chakyarkoothu performer with about 15 years of experience. Born into a Koodiyattam family, he has trained in the Gurukula tradition under his parents Margi Madhu Chakyar and Dr. Indu G, and the late Padmashree Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar, alongside learning Sanskrit literature under Prof. K. V. Vasudevan. He has performed most of the major roles in the Koodiyattam repertoire—including Ravana, Rama, Lakshmana, Arjuna, Bheema, and Sugreeva and has travelled widely with Nepathya, appearing at festivals and institutions across India, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Asia. His key performances in India include the Kochi Biennale, Ram Leela Festival (New Delhi), Dance for Dance Festival (Chennai), Khajuraho Festival, Kalakshetra (Chennai), Rangasankara (Bangalore), and Serendipity Arts Festival (Goa). Internationally, he has performed at Hebrew University, Yale, Harvard, University of Chicago, Salzburg Dance Festival, Tubingen University, Mandapa Theatre Paris, Milan, Vancouver, and more. He received the Kalavaahini Junior Fellowship (2023) for his solo work Gajendramoksham, later presented at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, and has also been awarded the CCRT Scholarship and several youth festival prizes. Alongside Koodiyattam, he continues to present Chakyarkoothu, performing detailed narrations from the Ramayana, Panchali Swayamvaram, Kauntheyashtakam, and Tripuradahanam.