Saturday, February 11, 2012
Monday, February 06, 2012
STILLS OF PULIKOOTHTHU OR PULIAATTAM
PULI KOOTHTHU OR PULI AATTAM IS A FORM OF TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE EXISTS IN THE VILLAGES OF BATTICALOA, SRI LANKA.
Puli Kooththu or Puli Aattam will be performed mostly during New Year period of the Thamils and it will be performed house to house by the performers.In return people will offer them with food items and money.
Puli Kooththu or Puli Aattam will be performed mostly during New Year period of the Thamils and it will be performed house to house by the performers.In return people will offer them with food items and money.
Sunday, February 05, 2012
CHANGE NEEDED: DEHUMANIZED FACES OF PERIPHERAL CHARACTERS IN KOOTHTHU
Parayan (Drummer)character in Kooththu!
Kuyavan-Kuyaththi (Pot Makers) characters in kooththu!Portrayal of peripheral characters in Kooththu is problematic and questionable. The characters are being constructed and integrated as comic elements added with vulgar and erotic performatic modes in the peformance.
Challenging and changing these issues with the participation of the performers and their communities in Kooththu is also part of the process of Reformulation of Kooththu Program.
Treating human characters with dignity in performance is a prerequisite for a society which is capable for celebrating equality.
Traditional portrayal of these characters are not bringing in the reality but its oppressive nature!
EDUCATIONAL THEATRE OF THE THAMILS OF SRI LANKA
EDUCATIONAL THEATRE IS AN IMPORTANT GENRE IN SRI LANKAN THAMIL THEATRE. ITS AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL SPACE WHERE SCHOOL GOING OR NOT CAN DISCOVER AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES BY PLAYING COLLECTIVELY.COLLECTIVE PARTICIPATION AND CREATIVE INTERACTION IS REPLACED OR GETTING PRIMARY STATUS IN PLAY MAKING IN EDUCATIONAL THEATRE RATHER THAN PERFORMANCE.
THE CONVENTIONAL WORKSHOP FOR THEATRE PRODUCTION IS TRANSFORMED AS A THEATRE GENRE WHICH IS THE CREATIVE GARDEN OF KIDS AND YOUTHS IN EDUCATIONAL THEATRE.
AESTHETICS OF EDUCATIONAL THEATRE IS DIFFERENT AND IT IS ACHIEVED BY PARTICIPATING IN IT.
KULANTAHI M. SHANMUHALINGAM IS THE FATHER FIGURE OF THIS GENRE WINGED BY Mr. K. SITHAMPARANATHAN AND Mr. FRANCIS JENAM BUT PERSONALITIES LIKE Mr. R.SIVANANDAN, Mr.N. SUNDARALINGAM AND MYILANKOODALOOR P. NADARAJAN HAD CREATED THE GROUND FOR THE GROWTH OF THE GENERE WHICH ALSO PRODUCES THE CONTEMPORARY GENERATION OF THEATRE PEOPLE OF SRI LANKAN THAMIL THEATRE.
ON THIRDEYE BY NOVITA DEWI
The Dynamics of People Theatre for Social Change:
A Study of Selected Cultural Movements in Sri Lanka
Novita Dewi
Graduate Program of English Language Studies
Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The Third Eye Local Knowledge and Skills Activist Group. Called Moondravathu Kann [Third Eye] in Tamil, the man behind the group is an academic at the Eastern University of Sri Lanka Sivagnanam Jeyasankar. Himself a skilled kooththu performer, Jeyasankar has challenged the conventional, intellectual method –property of the academia– of performing arts by exploring the creative potential of the village performers.
He attempts to translate the community’s needs to flock, play and learn together, believing that such is important in today’s world where globalization continues to bulldoze the significance of communal life.
In 2002, he established the Third Eye Local Knowledge and Skills Activist Group (henceforth Thirdeye) with the aim to reformulate the traditional Tamil kooththu by engaging in participatory, applied and street theatre forms with children and youth.
It is an art medium to re-invigorate and celebrate the local knowledge, skills and traditions of villages in Batticaloa. The kooththu players together with the youth create performance pieces, facilitate children’s drama and games workshops as well as organise children’s performances.
Different group members coordinate and specialise in different activities depending upon their skills and training. Ethnic conflict and the 2004 tsunami are among topics discussed and performed by the group.
Although at this writing, Jeyasankar is completing his Doctorate in India, Thirdeye remains active in their cultural activities such as publishing poetry, and organising events and workshops pertaining to gender, violence and various awareness training.
A Study of Selected Cultural Movements in Sri Lanka
Novita Dewi
Graduate Program of English Language Studies
Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The Third Eye Local Knowledge and Skills Activist Group. Called Moondravathu Kann [Third Eye] in Tamil, the man behind the group is an academic at the Eastern University of Sri Lanka Sivagnanam Jeyasankar. Himself a skilled kooththu performer, Jeyasankar has challenged the conventional, intellectual method –property of the academia– of performing arts by exploring the creative potential of the village performers.
He attempts to translate the community’s needs to flock, play and learn together, believing that such is important in today’s world where globalization continues to bulldoze the significance of communal life.
In 2002, he established the Third Eye Local Knowledge and Skills Activist Group (henceforth Thirdeye) with the aim to reformulate the traditional Tamil kooththu by engaging in participatory, applied and street theatre forms with children and youth.
It is an art medium to re-invigorate and celebrate the local knowledge, skills and traditions of villages in Batticaloa. The kooththu players together with the youth create performance pieces, facilitate children’s drama and games workshops as well as organise children’s performances.
Different group members coordinate and specialise in different activities depending upon their skills and training. Ethnic conflict and the 2004 tsunami are among topics discussed and performed by the group.
Although at this writing, Jeyasankar is completing his Doctorate in India, Thirdeye remains active in their cultural activities such as publishing poetry, and organising events and workshops pertaining to gender, violence and various awareness training.
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
THE LIVING LEGENDARY NONCHIPODY ANNAVIYAR!!!
THE MASTER OF TRADITIONAL THEATRE OF THE THAMILS OF SRI LANKA. HE IS A TRADITIONAL DOCTOR AND LOCAL PRIEST. BARD AND A TRADITIONAL FARMER. A GREAT PERSONALITY OF OUR TIME.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
CELEBRATING CULTURAL HERITAGE CUM LOCAL INDUSTRY OF TAMILS OF SRI LANKA
KANTHAPPAN VELMURUHU(75) OF ONTHACHCHIMADAM, BATTICALOA IS THE LONELY BUT UNTIRING MASTER CRAFTSMAN OF THE ART!!!
MAKING BRONSEWARE IS A SIGNIFICANT TRADITION OF THE TAMILIANS OF BATTICALOA, SRI LANKA. ITS A LOCAL INDUSTRY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE TAMILS BUT FAILS AGAINST LIBERAL ECONOMY.CELEBRATING THE ART OF MAKING BRONSEWARE IS CELEBRATING LOCAL INDUSTRY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE!
PHOTOSTRAITS OF "KANCHANAI R.R.SRINIVASAN
A.JESURASA-EDITOR: "ALAI", A LITTLE MAGAZINE WITH HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE!
SITHY AMARASINGHAM-EDITOR: "YARL", A LITTLE MAGAZINE AND A PERSONALITY WHO STRUGGLED FOR THE RISE OF ART AND LITERATURE OF THIRUKONAMALAI.
Mr. DOMINIC JEEVA-EDITOR:MALLIKAI, A MONTHLY MAGAZINE MARCH FORWARD TOWARDS IT 50th YEAR SPECIAL ISSUE.
S.VILVARATNAM- ONE OF THE GREAT POET OF THE MODERN TAMIL POETRY.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Performing as Drummer in Kooththu!
PUVIKUMAR PLAYING THE ROLE OF DRUMMER IN KOOTHTHU AND ANNAVIYAR IS Mr. MYILVAHANAM OF KARAVEDDY, BATTICALOA, SRI LANKA.
Thirdeye Performs in Colombo, Sri Lanka-8th January 2012
A presentation on "Poetics of Kooththu" by S.Jeyasankar with the participation of friends of Thirdeye Local Knowledge and Skill Activists Group.It was organized by 'Paadipparai' a full moon day program of Study Circle of Social Science.
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