A festival of Mohiniyattam underway here showcasing four different schools of the dance form - Kalamandalam, Kalyani Kutti Amma, Dr Kanak Rele, and Bharati Shivaji - focuses on the journey of the dance and its transformation, especially in styles evolved by dancers who settled down outside Kerala and India.
"This is the first ever Mohiniyattam Collective Festival we are holding in the country and it is in tribute to Kamaladevi Chattopadhayay, whose efforts supported the resurrection of the dance," says Bharati Shivaji founder of Centre for Mohiniyattam, which is organising the event.
The three-day event, which will culminate on August 18 is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sanget Natak Akademiand the Indian Centre for Cultural Relations. MORE