Kannur: Artistic creations at Kannur International Airport are depicting cultural traditions of Malabar and Kannur. The airport authorities have now added two more pieces of art representing the cultural heritage of Karnataka. While one metal art picture represents Kodava culture, the other depicts Yakshagana, the traditional art form of Dakshina Kannada. These pictures have adorned…
Yakshagana ‘Sri Chamundeshwari Devi Mahathme’ tomorrow
August 24, 2018Mysuru: Karavali Samskruthika Chavadi, Hootagalli, Mysuru, has organised Yakshagana ‘Sri Chamundeshwari Devi Mahathme’ by Sri Mahalingeshwara Pravasi Yakshagana Mandali, Puttur, at Sri Sarva Siddhi Pradhayaka Ganapathi Temple premises, near Saraswathi Convention Hall, KHB Colony, Hootagalli, at 6 pm on Aug.25. On the occasion, Higher Education and District in-Charge Minister G.T. Devegowda and FKCCI President Sudhakara…
Yakshagana at Alwar Kala Bhavan on Jan.18
January 16, 2018Mysuru: Yakshagana ‘Sri Krishna Leelamrutha-Kamsa Vade’ will be staged on Thursday (Jan.18) at Alwar Kala Bhavan in Gokulam 3rd Stage at 6 pm under the aegis of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha and Kannada and Culture Department, Bengaluru. Yakshagana will be enacted by Sri Mahaganapathi Art and Cultural Foundation, Udupi, under the direction of Sri Gopala…
‘Yakshagana deserves due recognition as prominent art of State’
November 27, 2017Mysuru: ‘Yakshagana deserves the honour of prominent and representative art of the State,’ opined writer Dr. Kabbinale Vasanth Bharadwaj. He was speaking on Yakshagana at a seminar organised as part of 83rd Kannada Sahitya Sammelana at Kalamandira here yesterday. Bharadwaj said that the struggle seeking due recognition for Yakshagana was going on for years and…
Entries invited from Yakshagana trainers
October 14, 2017Mysuru: Karnataka Yakshagana Academy has invited entries form Senior Artistes to provide training in Yakshagana for ST trainees. The training has to be provided for about 40 trainees. Interested trainers and trainees should apply with caste certificates to the Registrar, Karnataka Yakshgana Academy, Kannada Bhavan, 2nd Floor, Chalukya Division, JC Road, Bengaluru-02 before Oct.31. [Ph:…
‘Sri Krishna Leelotsava’ Yakshagana show concludes
September 20, 2017Mysuru: The seven-day ‘Sri Krishna Leelothsava,’ Yakshagana show organised by Bellipadi Yaksha Smaskrutika Trust, concluded last evening at Sri Krishnadhama in Saraswathipuram here. The last day featured episodes of ‘Sri Krishna Parandhama’ presented by members of Sri Mahaganapathy Yakshagana Mandali, Nidle. The artistes excellently portrayed Dharmaraya ascending the throne at Hasthinavathi after the battle of…
‘Bheeshmarjuna Kalaga’ elegantly portrayed through Yakshagana
September 19, 2017Sri Krishna Leelothsava concludes today Mysuru: Episodes of ‘Bheeshmarjuna Kalaga — Sudhanva Moksha’ were enacted by Sri Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali, Nidle, on the penultimate day of ‘Sri Krishna Leelothsava’ Yakshagana show organised by Bellipadi Yaksha Samskrutika Trust at Sri Krishnadhama in Saraswathipuram. The war between the armies of Bheeshma and Arjuna was elegantly portrayed in…
‘Sri Krishna Leelotsava’ to conclude tomorrow
September 18, 2017Yakshagana ‘Sri Krishna Divyashwamedha’ was presented by Sri Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali, Nidle, at Sri Krishnadhama on Sahukar Chennaiah Road in Saraswathipuram last evening as part of the ongoing ‘Sri Krishna Leelotsava’ organised under the aegis of Bellipadi Yaksha Samsrutika Trust, Mysuru. Today, Yakshagana ‘Bheeshmarjuna Kaalaga – Sudhanva Moksha’ will be performed at 6 pm.
‘Kalingamardhana- Kamsavadhe’ enthrals Yakshagana buffs
September 15, 2017Artistes of Sri Mahaganapthi Yakshagana Mandali, Nidle, performed ‘Kalingamardhana – Kamsavadhe’ as part of the seven-day Sri Krishnaleelothsava Yakshagana Show organised by city’s Bellipadi Yaksha Samskruthika Trust at Sri Krishnadhama in Saraswathipuram, yesterday. Today‘s programme will feature ‘Sri Krishna Vivaha’ by Sri Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali, Nidle, at 6 pm.
Seven-Day Yakshagana treat at Sri Krishnadhama
September 14, 2017Mysuru: Ahead of Dasara cultural events, Mysureans can also treat themselves with a week-long yakshagana event at Sri Krishnadhama in Saraswathipuram here. The show, aptly titled ‘Sri Krishna Leelotsava’ organised by Bellipadi Yaksha Samskruthika Trust, was inaugurated by Yakshagana scholar G.S. Bhatta last evening with Sri Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali of Nidle presenting episodes from ‘Sri…
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