Darpana Academy of Performing Arts
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Darpana Academy of Performing Arts is a school for performing arts in Ahmedabad
Gujarat, established by Mrinalini Sarabhai
and Vikram Sarabhai
in 1949, it has been directed by their daughter Mallika Sarabhai
for the last three decades. The school organises a three-day Interart, the "Vikram Sarabhai International Arts Festival" at Ahmedanbad, every year. It celebrated its golden jubilee on December 28, 1998, with the announcement of the annual "Mrinalini Sarabhai Award for Classical Excellence", in the field of classical dance.
The Drama Section, under acting duo Kailash Pandya and Damini Mehta, is responsible for more than 100 productions of a wide variety.
Darpana attracted young writers and staged their first scripts, making them an integral part of production efforts. Some of the names can be mentioned as Madhu Rye, Labhshankar Thaker, Shrikant Shah, Subhash Shah, Chinu Modi, and Hasmukh Baradi. It also conducted theatre-training courses for over two decades.
Its research wing, Janvak, published monographs like Goverdhan Panchal's on Bhavai. Darpana has also built an experimental thrust auditorium, Natrani, reminiscent of Greek amphitheatres, on the banks of the river Sabarmati.
Kavungal Shankarankutty Panicker,
Guru Kottakkal Gopi Nair,
Kottakkal Appu Nair,
V.P. Ramakrishnan,
Chandramana Govindan Namboodiri,
Mangombu Shivashankara Pillai,
Kalamandalam Govindan Kutty,
Kalamandalam Murali,
Kalamandalam Gopinath,
Kavungal Chattunni Panicker,
Kalamandalam Ravindra Warrior,
Kalamandalam Madhavan,
Kalamandalam Bhaskara Menon,
Thakazhi Kuttan Pillai,
Kalamandalam Unnikrishna Kurup,
Kalamandalam Subrahmanian,
Kalamandalam Sukumaran,
Kalamandakam Haridas,
Kottakkal Narayanan Namboodiri,
Kavungal Gopala Panicker,
Kavungal Krishna Panicker,
Kalamandalam Narayanan,
Kalamandalam Ananda Narayanan,
Kalamandalam Sasi Poduval,
Kalamandalam Balaraman,
Kalamandalam Anandan,
Trichur Vasu Warrior,
V.P. Shankara Narayanan,
Kalamandalam Shivaraman Nair,
Kalamandalam Devaki,
Kalamandalam Sitalakshmi,
Painkulam Narayana Chakkyar,
Kalamandalam Hariharan,
Kalamandalam Kalyanikutti Amma,
Kottakkal Sasidharan Nair
Gujarat°N date=December 2010°W
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
Gujarat, established by Mrinalini Sarabhai
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Mrinalini Sarabhai is a celebrated Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. She is the founder director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad...
and Vikram Sarabhai
Vikram Sarabhai
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist. He is considered to be the father of the Indian space program; legendary Homi Bhabha’s successor as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission; and was as at home in the world of the arts as in his favourite laboratory. His interests were vast and...
in 1949, it has been directed by their daughter Mallika Sarabhai
Mallika Sarabhai
Mallika Sarabhai is an activist and Indian Classical Dancer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Daughter of Classical Dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and renowned Space Scientist Vikram Sarabhai, Mallika is an accomplished Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer.-Early life:Mallika Sarabhai was born in...
for the last three decades. The school organises a three-day Interart, the "Vikram Sarabhai International Arts Festival" at Ahmedanbad, every year. It celebrated its golden jubilee on December 28, 1998, with the announcement of the annual "Mrinalini Sarabhai Award for Classical Excellence", in the field of classical dance.
Overview
Its departments range from performance and teaching of the arts, to the use of performance and arts as development communication, through face-to-face impact and software production.The Drama Section, under acting duo Kailash Pandya and Damini Mehta, is responsible for more than 100 productions of a wide variety.
Darpana attracted young writers and staged their first scripts, making them an integral part of production efforts. Some of the names can be mentioned as Madhu Rye, Labhshankar Thaker, Shrikant Shah, Subhash Shah, Chinu Modi, and Hasmukh Baradi. It also conducted theatre-training courses for over two decades.
Its research wing, Janvak, published monographs like Goverdhan Panchal's on Bhavai. Darpana has also built an experimental thrust auditorium, Natrani, reminiscent of Greek amphitheatres, on the banks of the river Sabarmati.
List of Kathakali Artists and Musicians who worked in Darpana since 1949
Guru Vazhengada Kunjunni Nair,Kavungal Shankarankutty Panicker,
Guru Kottakkal Gopi Nair,
Kottakkal Appu Nair,
V.P. Ramakrishnan,
Chandramana Govindan Namboodiri,
Mangombu Shivashankara Pillai,
Kalamandalam Govindan Kutty,
Kalamandalam Murali,
Kalamandalam Gopinath,
Kavungal Chattunni Panicker,
Kalamandalam Ravindra Warrior,
Kalamandalam Madhavan,
Kalamandalam Bhaskara Menon,
Thakazhi Kuttan Pillai,
Kalamandalam Unnikrishna Kurup,
Kalamandalam Subrahmanian,
Kalamandalam Sukumaran,
Kalamandakam Haridas,
Kottakkal Narayanan Namboodiri,
Kavungal Gopala Panicker,
Kavungal Krishna Panicker,
Kalamandalam Narayanan,
Kalamandalam Ananda Narayanan,
Kalamandalam Sasi Poduval,
Kalamandalam Balaraman,
Kalamandalam Anandan,
Trichur Vasu Warrior,
V.P. Shankara Narayanan,
Kalamandalam Shivaraman Nair,
Kalamandalam Devaki,
Kalamandalam Sitalakshmi,
Painkulam Narayana Chakkyar,
Kalamandalam Hariharan,
Kalamandalam Kalyanikutti Amma,
Kottakkal Sasidharan Nair
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