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.

MADALAYAM: ARCHITECTURAL TRADITION OF THE TEMPLES OF LOCAL DEITIES IN BATTICALOA.

'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.

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

KOOTHTHU THEATRE FOR THE CHILDREN: A NEW KIND OF COMMUNITY FESTIVAL BY CHILDREN

THE FIRST EVER KOOTHTHU THEATRE FOR CHILDREN WAS PROCESSED AND PERFORMED FIRST IN KURUKKALMADAM, BATTICALOA AND PLAYED IN VARAIOUS PLACES. THIS FIRST EVER KOOTHTHU THEATRE FOR CHILDREN WAS PROCESSED AND PERFORMED WITH ANNAVIYAR VEERA. RASAMANIKAM OF ERUVIL, BATTICALOA.

THE CONCEPT AND DESIGN OF S.JEYASANKAR WAS IMPLEMENTD BY V.GOWRIPALAN AND G.KEETHATHEVI WITH THE FACILITATION OF S.JEYASANKAR.


THIS PERFORMANCE WILL BE CARRIED TO DIFFERENT PLACES AND IT WILL BE EXTENDED TO A FORM OF CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

FRIENDS OF THIRDEYE ENGAGED IN PROMOTION OF FRESH MILK DRINKING

STILL FROM A STREET PLAY ON
"DRINK FRESH MILK!

REVIVE LOCAL FOOD CULTURE!!

STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMY!!!

FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE PEOPLE
IN RURAL AREAS.

WAVES, WAVES AND AGAINST THE WAVES

CHANGE IS A MUST ON UNACCEPTABLE TRADITIONS

PORTRAYAL OF PEOPLE IN PERIPHERY IS QUESTIONABLE IN TRADITIONAL THEATRES OF TAMILS OF SRI LANKA. THEY ARE PORTRAYED AS COMIC ELEMENTS WITH VULGARITY. 

REFORMULATION OF KOOTHTHU PROGRAM ENGAGED IN THIS ISSUES WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PERFORMERS AND THE COMMUNITY FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF THIS FEATURES.  

 DANCE MOVEMENTS, SONGS, DIALECTS, COSTUME, MAKE-UP, ORNAMENTS ARE ENTIRELY OPPOSITE TO "MAIN" THE NOBLE AND EPIC CHARACTERS OF THE PERFORMANCES.

FREQUENT USE OF 'FILTHY' LANGUAGES AND MAKING EROTIC AND 'VULGAR' GESTURES AND BODY LANGUAGES ARE THE MAIN PERFORMING FEATURES OF THESE PERIPHERAL CHARACTERS.

 "ITS NOT A RIDICULE ON THE CASTE BUT ITS THE REALITY"
 AND
 " ITS NOT ACCEPTABLE NOW. IT WILL HURT OTHER PEOPLE"
AND
"IT WILL BRING CONFLICT AND CONFRONTATION"

STATEMENTS FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CONNECTED WITH KOOTHTHU PERFORMANCES

IS CELEBRATING OPPRESSION IN THE NAME OF TRADITION ACCEPTABLE?

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY TRADITION?

TRADITION OR TRADITIONS?

IS TRADITION CHANGEABLE?

YES!!! WHY NOT???

 MAN MADE THINGS CAN BE CHANGED BY HUMAN BEINGS!!!