Feb 16 2025 to Feb 16 2025 10 a.m.

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Price: Rs 1000 Book/Buy

Where

Courtyard Koota

Ground floor, Good Earth Tarana Good Earth Malhar, near Rajarajeswari medical college Kambipura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560074

Event Description

Savitri Medhutal- (She) - is the founder of Kaali Billi Productions, a Mumbai based production company. She is a researcher, theatre artist and a documentary filmmaker. Savitri has been working with Lavani and Tamasha artists since 2005. Over the years, the production house has produced a documentary film Natale Tumchyasathi (2008), a theatre production Sangeet Bari(2015-2022), a queer Lavani performance - Lavani Queens ( 2018) which was commissioned by Serendipity Arts Festival and Lavanyavathi ( 2022)  their latest production opened at Serendipity 2022. Savitri has received a fellowship from Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has worked on a contemporary Tamasha script which premiered at the festival in 2023.

Akanksha Kadam- (She) - is a Mumbai based Lavani artist. She is known for her playful yet sensuous adakari which captivates the audience effortlessly. She has been performing Lavani for more than 20 years. She conducts workshops with Kaali Billi Productions and has trained many individuals in footwork and adakari. She has won numerous awards and has also choreographed Lavani songs for Hindi and Marathi films. Akanksha currently works as a freelance Lavani dancer.
 

About the workshop:
 

The Lavani workshop is a chance to learn this art form under the guidance of the versatile Lavani artist Akanksha Kadam. It will also offer the participants a deeper understanding of the world of Lavani and its history with Savitri Medhatul, an expert on the form.
 

About the Cartoon Natyam Performance Series:
 

Cartoon Natyam is an initiative by Veena Basavrajaiah designed to create a space that addresses the issues of the art world. It started with an online forum where cartoons and illustrations are used to elicit discussions that are socially and politically impacting the artists and their practice. Taking this idea of dialogue between art, practice and audience further, Cartoon Natyam will be curating a series of live performances in collaboration with Courtyard Koota. The series will bring to the audience works of various artists who have been engaging with personal and political questions through their art.

Age - 15+