Theater festival
| 22 July 2011
The first edition last year was very encouraging by its quality and the public's response, in 2011 Kameleon is back with an eclectic program : photography, music, dance and theater.
Supported by The Puducherry Tourism Department, the Department of Arts and Culture, the French Consulate in Puducherry and the Alliance française de Pondichéry, the first performance will take place in the gardens of the French Consulate (please get an invitation from the Tourism Department).
Several places hosting the performances during 3 days : Maison Colombani and the auditorium at French Alliance française, Gandhi Statue on the beach road, the old Distillery (North end of Beach road) and Satsanga restaurant.
Read Koumarane Valavane's - the festivals curator - interview
Here is the program :
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Dates
Venues |
July 29 |
July 30 |
July 31 |
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Maison Colombani |
6.30 p.m : Photography Vernissage of the exhibition by Pascal Bernard : l'Inde nous regarde
8 p.m : Hindustani music performance by Uday Bhawalkar |
7 p.m : Music A Sangu concert - an extremely rare wind instrument by Mari Raj |
6 p.m : Dance Traditional dance of Kerala by Madhu Mathi & Madhushree : Mohiniattam
7 p.m: Music Songs from the Tamil epic Silapathigaram |
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Gandhi Statue |
6 p.m : Dance and martial arts of Kerala : Kalaripayat
7p.m : Traditional theatre - a rare form which blends dance and music Jimla Melam |
6 p.m : Dance and martial arts of Tamil Nadu : Silambattam
7 p.m : Traditional theatre by young artists of Kattaikuttu Sangam : Rama Ravana |
6 p.m : Traditional theatre Very rare form of Kuttu by Kalaimamani Muthumari
7 p.m : Dance Tribal dance of the Nilgiris Kurumbaar |
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Distillery |
7 p.m : Contemporary theatre Jannal (in Tamil) Directed by N. Mouthoussamy |
7 p.m : Contemporary theatre Soorpanangu (in Tamil) Directed by Murugaboopathy |
7 p.m : Contemporary theatre Land of Ashes (multilingual) Directed by Kumarane Valavane |
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Satsanga |
9 p.m : Music Folk music of Tamil Nadu |
9 p.m : Music Folk music of Tamil Nadu |
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Alliance française |
10a.m-12p.m : Theatre workshop by Stéphane Lam |
10a.m-12 p.m : Theatre workshop by Stéphane Lam |
10a.m-12p.m : Theatre workshop by Stéphane Lam |