Kalaripayattu
με την ευκαιρία της παρουσίας του στην Αθήνα, ο Ινδός performer Arka Mukhopadhyay θα διδάξει σε καθημερινό δίωρο Kalari Workshop στον Ειλισσό με ελεύθερη συμβολή πληροφορίες - κρατήσεις στο 210 9214248
Από τη Δευτέρα 4 Απρίλη μέχρι και την Κυριακή 10 Απρίλη
Δευτέρα και Τετάρτη ώρες : 1:30 με 3:30 μμ
Τρίτη, Πέμπτη και Παρασκευή ώρες 11:30 με 1:30 μμ
Σάββατο και Κυριακή ώρες 1:30 με 3:30
"'Kalari' in Malaylam means a 'place of learning', like a 'gymnasium'. Specifically, it refers to the martial art form of Kalaripayattu. Khel-Kalari (meaning 'play kalari', from khel, the hindi word for play) thus means a place where we learn to play, to give free rein to our innate creativity and humanity. It is a complete system of engaging and invigorating the body, voice and imagination, based on the structures of the southern (thekkan) 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, emotive and spiritual planes.
Among the oldest martial art forms of the world, Kalaripayattu from the Indian state of Kerala is a complete system of body-mind-spirit practice based on ancient knowledge of the physical and spiritual aspects of the human being. It gives the practitioner a heightened sense of self-awareness, centring, grounding and stillness, leading to an awakening of the inner,creative potential. Of the two main styles of the form, northern and southern, the latter is based on a number of organic movement patterns comprising stretches, lunges and twists that orient the body towards the four cardinal directions, while enhancing breath focus, balance, skeletal alignment, flexibility and strength.
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. The central segment will be based on the basic sequences of Kalaripayattu, and the session will culminate with improvisation with movement and sound, where we will directly or indirectly apply the stances, movement patterns and energetic qualities of Kalari to ways of composing the body and finding a quality of awakened presence in space. We will end with a short meditation.
The session is open to anyone above 15 years. It is of special interest to martial artists, somatic practitioners, educators, therapists and performers.
Among the oldest martial art forms of the world, Kalaripayattu from the Indian state of Kerala is a complete system of body-mind-spirit practice based on ancient knowledge of the physical and spiritual aspects of the human being. It gives the practitioner a heightened sense of self-awareness, centring, grounding and stillness, leading to an awakening of the inner,creative potential. Of the two main styles of the form, northern and southern, the latter is based on a number of organic movement patterns comprising stretches, lunges and twists that orient the body towards the four cardinal directions, while enhancing breath focus, balance, skeletal alignment, flexibility and strength.
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. The central segment will be based on the basic sequences of Kalaripayattu, and the session will culminate with improvisation with movement and sound, where we will directly or indirectly apply the stances, movement patterns and energetic qualities of Kalari to ways of composing the body and finding a quality of awakened presence in space. We will end with a short meditation.
The session is open to anyone above 15 years. It is of special interest to martial artists, somatic practitioners, educators, therapists and performers.