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This project was funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. A Slice of Arts consisted of a series of workshops & a residential for the youth, aged 19-26 years. The project started in January 2023 & finished in August 2023.
Arts workshops were led by Aarathy Arun, Brian Abraham, Divya Unnikrishnan, Ayesha Fazal, Amarnath Ghosh & Jitha Aravind. Health & Wellness workshops were led by Harry Morgan.
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This project started in April 2021 & ended in November 2021 & was funded by Arts Council England. It consisted of two parts.
Bhramara- Part 1 was a musical dance drama depicting the love story of Shakuntala & King Dushyanta with adaptations ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’, a Sanskrit play by the great Indian poet Kalidasa. A bee acts as the proponent of love in this story. The main artists on part-1 of this project are :
Aarathy Arun – Concept, script, artistic direction & choreography
Brian Abraham – Direction & music production (Seban)
Actors – Aarathy Arun, Basil Reji, Sangamitra Ravi, Keertika Ravi, Athira Raman & Annabelle Biju.
Project link – Proponents of Love from the garden – part 1
Hamsam – Part 2 was a musical dance drama, which portrayed the romantic story of King Nala & princess Damayanti, in which a swan acted as the proponent of love. This story was taken from the Indian epic ‘Mahabharatha’. The main artists on part -2 are :
Aarathy Arun – Concept, script, artistic direction & choreography
Alan Antony – Direction
Seban – Music production
Actors : Brian Abraham, Divya Unnikrishnan & Anjali Raman
Project link – Proponents of Love from the garden – part 2
This was our first artistic production showcasing the everlasting magic of the eternal love of Radha & Krishna throughout time. Kinaavu was a cover of the song ‘Sreelavasantham’ from the Malayalam movie ‘Nandanam’. This was telecasted in July 2021.
Concept, choreography & artistic direction – Aarathy Arun
Direction – Brian Abraham & Alan Antony
Cover music credits :
Vocals : Alan Antony
Flute : Sasi Kunnida
Percussion : Aromal Murali
Programmed & arranged by : Shiyan Shaji
Mix & mastered by : Soundrunner Studios
Original song credits :
Vocals : Dr KJ Yesudas
Music : Raveendran Master
Lyrics : Girish Puthenchery
Movie Director : Ranjith Balakrishnan
Movie produced by : Ranjith & Siddique
Dancers :
Aarathy Arun (Radha)
Reuben George (Krishna)
Alina Antony (Gopi 1) Alisha Kallarackkal (Gopi 2)
Extras:
Brian Abraham (Krishna’s friend 1)
Alan Antony (Krishna’s friend 2)
Project link – Kinaavu – A Dream
