Program Schedule - Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

20 October, 2010
Procession:
4 pm - 5 pm
Sahi Jatra (Orissa)
Sintu Nritya (Himachal Pradesh)
Hill Jatra (Pithoragarh)
Ramman (Garhwal)
Chhau/Chho (Seraikela)
Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) &
Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)
Procession:
11am -12pm and 5pm - 6pm
Sintu Nritya (Himachal Pradesh)
Hill Jatra (Pithoragarh)
Puli Kali (Kerala)
Kummattikali (Kerala)
Chhau/ Chho (Purulia)
Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) &
Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)
Procession:
11am -12pm and 5pm - 6pm
Kaliattam (Tamil Nadu)
Kummattikali (Kerala)
Puli Kali (Kerala)
Lahaul Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)
Ankia Naat (Assam)
Mukha Bhaona (Assam)
Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) &
Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)
Inaugural Ceremony: 5pm
IGNCA, 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi
Puppet Performance: 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Duryodhana Vadham
Pava Kathakali (Glove Puppets)
Director: G.Venu
Natana Kairali Group, Kerala
Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm
Chhau/Chho (Seraikela)
Coordinator: Shashadhar Acharya
Acharya Chhau Nrutya Bichitra Group, Jharkhand
IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi
22 October, 2010
Procession:
11am -12pm and
5pm - 6pm
Sahi Jatra (Orissa)
Sintu Nritya (Himachal Pradesh)
Chhau/ Chho (Seraikela)
Hill Jatra (Pithoragarh)
Chhau/Chho (Purulia)
Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) &
Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)
Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm
Chhau/Chho (Purulia)
Coordinator: Dilip Mahato
Binapani Rupchand Chhau Dance Group
West Bengal
IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi
24 October 2010
Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm
Gulikan & Pottan Theyyam
Coordinator: Dr. V. Jayarajan
Folkland, Kerala
IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi
26 October, 2010
Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm
Aji Lhamu
Coordinator: Ajoy Sidasow
Arunachal Pradesh
Puppet Performance: 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Kamba Ramayana
Tholpava Koothu (Shadow Puppets)
Director: Ramachandra Pulavar
Puppet Performance: 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Kalpataru (The Wishing Tree)
Director: Dadi D. Pudumjee
Ishara Puppet Theatre, New Delhi
Puppet Performance: 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Amar Singh Rathore
Kathputli ka Khel (String Puppets)
Director: Puran Bhat
Aakaar Puppet Theatre, New Delhi
Sundara Kanda
Tolu Bommalatta (Shadow Puppets)
Director: Hanumant Rao
Anjaneyulu Shadow Puppet Theatre
Andhra Pradesh
Puppet Performance:
6.30pm - 7.15pm
Krishnankutty Pulavar Memorial Tholpava Koothu &
Puppet Centre, Kerala
Procession:
11am -12pm and
5pm - 6pm
Sahi Jatra (Orissa)
Sintu Nritya (Himachal Pradesh)
Hill Jatra (Pithoragarh)
Ramman (Garhwal)
Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) &
Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)
Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm
Ramman
Coordinator: Dr. Kushal Singh Bhandari
Saloor Dungra, Uttarakhand
Puppet Performance:
6.30pm - 7.15pm
Taming of the Wild
Director: Sudip Gupta
Dolls Theatre, West Bengal
Puppet Performance: 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Procession:
11am -12pm and
5pm - 6pm
Sahi Jatra (Orissa)
Sintu Nritya (Himachal Pradesh)
Chhau/Chho (Seraikela)
Hill Jatra (Pithoragarh)
Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) &
Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)
Ramman (Garhwal)
Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm
Kaliattam
Coordinator: Peter Arockia Raj
Kalaimamani Muthukumar Kalai Kuzhu, Tamil Nadu
Choodamani-
Lanka Dahana
Yakshagana (String Puppets)
Director: Bhaskar Kogga Kamath
Sri Ganesha Yakshagana Gombeyata Mandali
Karnataka
IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi
21 October, 2010
IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi
23 October, 2010
IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi
25 October, 2010
Procession:
11am -12pm and
5pm - 6pm
Chhau/ Chho (Purulia)
Puli Kali (Kerala)
Kummattikali (Kerala)
Kaliattam (Tamil Nadu)
Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) &
Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)
Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm
Yak Dance
Coordinator: R.D. Lepcha
Singhi Chham Group, Sikkim
IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi
27 October, 2010
Procession:
11am -12pm and
5pm - 6pm
Kaliattam
Theyyam (Kerala)
Puli Kali (Kerala)
Kummattikali (Kerala)
Lahaul Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)
Ankia Naat (Assam)
Mukha Bhaona (Assam)
Yak Dance (Sikkim)
Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) &
Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)

Design: Picture Street
IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi
28 October, 2010
18 ft
Procession:
11am -12pm and 5pm - 6pm
Mukha Bhaona (Assam)
Yak Dance (Sikkim)
Lahaul Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)
Theyyam (Kerala)
Puli Kali (Kerala)
Kummattikali (Kerala)
Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) &
Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)
Indira Gandhi
National Centre
for the Arts
Puppet Performance:
6.30pm - 7.15pm
Ramayana
Ravan Chhaya (Shadow Puppets)
Director: Khageswar Pradhan
Ravan-Chhaya Natya Sansad, Orissa
8” each step
Sangeet
Natak
Akademi
62 f t
6 ft
present
Puppet Performance:
6.30pm - 7.15pm
Arannyer Rodan (Crying of the Forest)
Daanger Putul Naach (Rod Puppets)
Director: Nirapada Mondal
Satya Narayan Putul Natya Sanstha, West Bengal
30 ft
47
ft
Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm
Ram Vijaya (Ankiya Naat)
Coordinator: Hiroprasad Mahanta
Jakhalabandha, Assam
Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm
Syamantaka Harana Nataka
(Mukha Bhaona)
Coordinator: Reba Kanta
Mahanta, Khatpar Sattra, Assam
20 October 2010 - 20 November 2010
from the archives of IGNCA, SNA,
Prof. Jyotindra Jain and other Private collections
Akhyan An Exhibition of
Masks, Puppets & Picture Showmen Traditions of India
Chadar Badar (Santhal Puppets)
Benir Putul Naach (Glove puppets) of West Bengal
Kathputli ka Khel (String Puppets) of Rajasthan
Pava Kathakali (Glove Puppets) of Kerala
Tholpava Koothu (Shadow Puppets) of Kerala
18 ft
11 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. (Open on all days)
IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi
50 ft
18 ft
Gambhira Masks of West Bengal
Ramman Masks of Garhwal
Theyyam Masks of Kerala
Procession:
11am -12pm and 5pm - 6pm
Aji Lhamu (Arunachal Pradesh)
Lahaul Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)
Theyyam (Kerala), Puli Kali (Kerala)
Kummattikali (Kerala)
Yak Dance (Sikkim)
Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) &
Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)
20 October - 20 November 2010
11 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. (Open on all days); IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001
Demonstrations by Master
Craftsmen
Pats (Scroll) of West Bengal
Pattams (Scroll) of Andhra Pradesh
Kaavad (Mobile Shrine) and Phad (Scroll) of Rajasthan
Jadu Pats (Scroll) of Santhals
26 - 30 October 2010 Public Lectures
11 a.m onwards
Lecture Hall, Ground Floor, IGNCA, 11 Mansingh Road, New Delhi - 110001
26 October
27 October
28 October
29 October
30 October
Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan:
Inaugural Lecture: “Masks Unmasked, Puppets Inanimate and Animate, Stories within Stories”
Dr. Nina Sabnani:
Film, “Makers of Tales”, Kaavad Tradition of Rajasthan (22 mins) followed by Lecture
Shri Dadi D. Pudumjee:
“Through the Eyes of a Modern Practitioner: Traditional & Modern Forms of Indian Puppetry”
Prof. Jyotindra Jain:
“Indian Picture Showmen: Traditon and Transformation”
Prof. John Emigh:
“Minding Demons, Masking Gods: The Prahlada Nataka of Orissa”
Parking and Entry free
Kindly bring this card with you
Seating 10 minutes before scheduled time
Seating will be on first come first served basis
Programme subject to change
Photography and video recording not allowed
Briefcases, handbags, cameras, electronic goods, etc. will not be allowed
IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi
29 October 2010
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
1, C. V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi - 110001, Ph: 23388056 website: www.ignca.nic.in
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Rabindra Bhavan, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi - 110001, Ph: 65152243 website: www.sangeetnatak.gov.in
IGNCA SNA
20 Oct - 20 Nov 2010
Akhyan
A Celebration of
Masks, Puppets and
Picture Showmen Traditions of India