13 Apr 2018 | Views : 498 |
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Mumbai
Announcing a three phase course of *KHEL KALARI* - a guide to artistic physicality* from April to June, for actors, dancers, movement coaches, fitness enthusiasts & anybody who understands the value of bodily well being.
*Khel Kalari* is a body-mind training system comprising Kalaripayattu, Yoga, Mobility and Locomotion, breathwork, Voice and Chanting.
'Kalari' in Malayalam means a 'place of learning', like a 'pathshaala' or an 'akhaara'. Specifically, it refers to the martial art form of Kalaripayattu. Khel-Kalari means a place where you learn to play, to give free rein to our innate creativity and humanity, promote physical fitness, mental sharpening, heightened creativity and deeper self awareness.
It is a complete system of engaging and invigorating the body, voice and imagination, based on the structures of the southern style of Kalaripayattu and also using elements from physical theatre, creative movement and voice work. It is a path to self-awareness on the physical, emotional and spiritual planes.
Each session will begin with a creative warm-up that not only engages the body, but also the breath, voice and imagination through exercises and games involving all the five senses. We use aspects of contemporary movement such as working with gravity , alignment and weight, and also working on the floor, as well as physical theatre exercises such as finding the voice from movement. The central segment will be based on the basic sequences of Kalaripayattu, and the session will culminate with improvisation with movement and sound, and end with a short meditation.
*Arka Mukhopadhyay*, a physical theatre performer, director and teacher with over fifteen years of experience and founder of Kolkata-based physical performance collective, The Arshinagar Project. His performances and workshops have been presented all across India and in several other countries: Singapore, Spain, Greece and Croatia to name a few.
The course will be in three phases, each phase being in the form of a five day workshop.
Phase 1 - April 18th to 22nd.
Batch 1 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
batch 2 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM.
Phase II (May) and Phase III (June) dates to be announced.
Venue: Hybrid Fitness, Bungalow 34, Janaki Devi School Road, Old Mahada, near Versova Telephone Exchange.
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