Monday, April 30, 2012

PAINTINGS OF ARUNTHATHI RATNARAJ



PLAY AND LET THEM PLAY: PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING IN PRACTICE


A CREATIVE PRACTICE

DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED

BY S. NIRMALAVASAN.



A THIRDEYE PRACTICE

WITH

PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS.











CREATE A STORY OR SONG

LEARN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE

CONNECT WITH ENVIRONMENT

A PLACE FOR ALL TO PLAY

DIFFERENT MINDS CREATE A PIECE  OF ART COLLECTIVELY













   










CREATIVITY IS NOT ONLY FOR SPECIALISTS


CREATIVITY IS THE POWER OF HUMAN BEING






Wednesday, April 18, 2012

PLAYING WITH PAPERS: ART OF MAKING PAPER COSTUMES OF KOOTHTHU


CONCEPT AND CREATION OF SUSIMAN NIRMALAVASAN OF THIRDEYE. FRIENDS OF THIRDEYE ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAM AND TRANSFORM IT INTO A PERFORMANCE.
A CREATIVE EXPERIENCE AND AN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION WITH PAPERS. A SIMPLE WAY TO CONNECT CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH THE HERITAGE.





Saturday, April 07, 2012

'THORANAM': RITUALISTIC ENGAGEMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT OF A COMMUNITY

 MAKING OR CONSTRUCTING 'THORANAM' IS A COMMUNITY PRACTICE CONNECTED WITH LOCAL RITUAL TRADITION.

PEOPLE MAKE 'THORANAM' AND TOOK IT  TO THE TEMPLE  RITUAL OF LOCAL TRADITION IN A GRAND PROCESSION.
 'THORANAM' REFLECTS THE ARTISTIC VALOR OF THE PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGES.

THERE ARE LOT OF VARIETIES IN THE ARTISTIC DESIGN OF "THORANAM'.

ITS REFLECTS THE ARCHITECTURAL TRADITION  OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES.


MAHIDI: A KIND OF TRADITIONAL THEATRE OF BATTICALOA.

 MAHIDI IS AN INTERESTING TRADITIONAL THEATRE EXISTS IN BATTICALOA.

THIS RITUALISTIC CUM ENTERTAINMENT THEATRE IS A MEDIUM OF BRINGING RAIN TO THE EARTH IN TIMES OF DROUGHT.
 THIS PARTICULAR MAHIDI THEATRE HAPPEND IN THEATRATHEEVU, BATTICALOA IN 2011.

THE PERFORMANCE WAS COORDINATED BY THEANOORAN.





Friday, April 06, 2012

TORTURE OF SEETHAI AND SOORPANAHAI: A REFORMULATED KOOTHTHU-2005


THIS REFORMULATED KOOTHTHU PERFORMANCE DEPICTS HOW THE WARRING FACTIONS OF MEN FROM BOTH SIDE HUMILIATE AND TORTURE THE WOMEN OF OTHER SIDE.PERFORMANCE WAS WAS DISCUSSED, DESIGNED AND CREATED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF PERFORMERS COMMUNITY THROUGH FACILITATION.

COSTUME AND HEAD GEAR OF THENMODY STYLE OF KOOTHTHU IN KOMMATHURAI, BATTICALOA.


 COSTUME AND HEADGEAR OF THENMODY STYLE KOOTHTHU FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNAVIYAR PAALIPODI KAMALANATHAN OF KOMMATHURAI, BATTICALOA.

SHORT STORY WRITER V.GOWRIPALAN IN THE KOOTHTHU ATTIRE UNDER A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE PHOTO SHOOT.



ANNAVIYAR PAALIPODY KAMALANATHAN RENTS THE COSTUMES AND HEAD GEARS FOR KOOTHTHU PERFORMANCES AND DO THE  MAKE UP FOR THE PERFORMING ARTIST.

HIS RENTAL NOTE BOOK IS A GOOD SOURCE OF READING  PERFORMANCE HISTORY OF KOOTHTHU IN THE AREAS OF BATTICALOA.

A SOURCE OF REFERENCE FOR RESEARCHERS.

TWO SONS OF A GREAT KOOTHTHAR OF SEELAMUNAI, BATTICALOA


ANNAVIYAR S.GNANASEKARAM OF SEELAMUNAI, BATTICALOA, SRI LANKA.












EXPONENT KOOTHTHAR OF THE TRADITION AND A SPECIALIST IN REFORMULATION OF KOOTHTHU PROGRAM-S.VIYAJENDRAN