| 2nd Summer School of Studio Kalari |
 Leaders: Sankar Lal Sivasankaran Nair (Studio Kalari) and Agnieszka Kapelko Sun–Mon 1–9 July Venue: Brzezinka, the forest base of the Grotowski Institute Fee: • participation in kalarippayattu trainings and bharatanatyam classes: 210 EUR*/300 EUR • participation only in kalarippayattu trainings: 160 EUR*/235 EUR • participation only in bharatanatyam: 145 EUR*/210 EUR * Fee for participants from Central and Eastern Europe Fee includes: participation in the work sessions, transportation Wroc³aw–Brzezinka–Wroc³aw, as well as food and lodging in Brzezinka (participants prepare meals and clean the working space by themselves). Number of places is limited. To enrol for the school, please contact Justyna Rodzinska-Nair at studio@studiokalari.art.pl, +48 509 345 995. Recruitment deadline: 10 June. Application form The programme again will include a martial art, kalarippayattu (Southern style) and a dance, bharatanatyam. These two forms of spiritual and artistic expression – despite their different characters – have in common power, dynamism, energy, co-ordination, beauty and precision. Bharatanatyam The aim of the workshop will be learning basic elements of the codified language of symbols which bharatanatyam dance is. The programme of the workshop will include: learning of basic steps (Adavu) and dance postures (Mandala Bheda), using of gesture language, the abstractive-aesthetic dance (Nritta) and the narrative dance (Nritya). Workshop exercises will consist in using properly the learned skills such as miming, hand movements, steps and dance postures. Agnieszka Kapelko graduated from the Institute of the Middle and Far East at the Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland. She started training in the bharatanatyam dance in 2004 in the city of Gokarna (Karnataka state, India) with Ms. Rajeshwari S. Hande. She studied also at the Sruthilaya Nattiya Vidhyalaya School in the state of Tamil Nadu. In 2009, she passed the governmental bharatanatyam dance exam organized by the Institute of Art Gandharva Mahavidyalay in Mumbai, India, and she obtained the Praveshika Purna Certificate. She continues to improve her dancing skills during regular visits in India. She teaches bharatanatyam, performs and collaborates with the Natyalaya ensemble.   Kalarippayattu The programme of trainings will include learning the first few sequences of movements cuvadukal, spinning the sarira vathi stick, as well as strengthening and stretching exercises. Emphasis will be put on precision, co-ordination and body awareness. Sankar Lal Sivasankaran Nair is a Kalarippayattu teacher and certified Ayurvedic massage therapist born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He studied traditional Kerala instruments and the basics of Kathakali drama and dance. Sankar started studing Kalarippayattu in 1994. His masters have included Tirupuram C. Madhavan (Anjaneya Kalari Sangham), Jayachandran Nair (Kerala School of Martial Arts), Thankappan Assan and Ajith Kumar (Maruthi Marma Chikilsa Kalari Sangham and Ayurveda). Between 2005 and 2008 he worked with Milón Méla, an Indian theatre group, co-conducting numerous workshops and performing at festivals across India and Europe. In 2008 he moved to Wroc³aw, Poland. Sankar teaches Southern Kalarippayattu, collaborates with theatre professionals as teacher and performer, and practices Ayurvedic massage. In May 2010, together with Justyna Rodziñska-Nair, he co-founded Studio Kalari. www.studiokalari.art.pl  Schedule Sun 1July, afternoon: transport from Wroc³aw to Brzezinka Mon-Sun 2–8 July 7:30–9:00am bharatanatyam 9:30am breakfast 10:30–12:30am kalarippayattu 13:30pm lunch 15:00–17:00pm bharatanatyam 18:00–20:00pm kalarippayattu 20:30pm dinner Mon 9 July, morning: return to Wroc³aw Tue-Wed 3–11 July 3rd Summer School of Studio Kalari Brzezinka, the forest base of the Grotowski Institute Leaders: Sankar Lal Sivasankaran Nair (Studio Kalari) and Agnieszka Kapelko The Summer School will offer classes in the martial art of kalarippayattu (Southern style) and the dance bharatanatyam. Despite their different character, these two forms of spiritual and artistic expression have much in common: power, dynamism, energy, co-ordination, beauty and precision. For beginners the school will provide an introduction to two very rich systems. The more advanced students will have an opportunity to develop and deepen their skills. Bharatanatyam The aim of the workshop will be to teach the basic elements of the codified language of symbols that bharatanatyam is. The workshop will include instruction in basic steps (Adavu), basic postures (Mandala Bheda), gesture language, the abstract dance (Nritta) and the narrative dance (Nritya). Participants will practice miming, hand movements, steps and dance postures. Agnieszka Kapelko graduated from the Institute of the Middle and Far East at the Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. She started training bharatanatyam in 2004 in the city of Gokarna, Karnataka, India, with Ms. Rajeshwari S. Hande. In 2009 she passed a government-administered bharatanatyam dance exam at the Institute of Art Gandharva Mahavidyalay in Mumbai, India, and obtained a Praveshika Purna Certificate. She is currently a student of the renowned dancer Prof. Kalaimamani Sailaja, the founder of the Saila Sudha School of Dance in Chennai, and continues to improve her dancing skills during regular visits in India. She teaches bharatanatyam, performs, and collaborates with the Natyalaya ensemble. In 2011 she founded the Indian dance group Mayura. Kalarippayattu Participants will learn the first few sequences of movements (cuvadukal), practice spinning the sarira vathi stick, and engage in strengthening and stretching exercises. Particular emphasis will be put on precision, co-ordination and body awareness. Sankar Lal Sivasankaran Nair is a Kalarippayattu teacher and certified Ayurvedic massage therapist born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Sankar started studying the Southern style of kalarippayattu in 1990. His masters have included Tirupuram C. Madhavan (Anjaneya Kalari Sangham), Jayachandran Nair (Kerala School of Martial Arts), Thankappan Assan and Ajith Kumar (Maruthi Marma Chikilsa Kalari Sangham and Ayurveda). Currently his master is Raja Gopalan Assan. Between 2005 and 2008 he worked with Milón Méla, an Indian theatre group, co-conducting numerous workshops and performing at festivals across India and Europe. In 2008 he moved to Wroc³aw, Poland. Sankar teaches Southern Kalarippayattu (he runs regular classes in Wroc³aw, as well as workshops in Poland and abroad, among others in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and India) and practices Ayurvedic massage. He is a co-founder of Studio Kalari. Schedule 3 July (afternoon): travel from Wroc³aw to Brzezinka 4–10 July: 7:30am–9am bharatanatyam 9:30am breakfast 10:30am–12:30pm kalarippayattu 1pm lunch 3pm–5pm bharatanatyam 6pm–8pm kalarippayattu 8:30pm dinner 11 July (morning): return to Wroc³aw Contact and enrolment To enrol for the School, please send your completed application form to Justyna Rodziñska-Nair at studio@studiokalari.art.pl by 10 June 2013 (tel. +48 509 345 995). The number of places is limited. Fee • Both kalarippayattu and bharatanatyam classes: 215 EUR*/350 EUR • Kalarippayattu classes only: 170 EUR*/270 EUR • Bharatanatyam classes only: 155 EUR*/250 EUR * For participants from Central and Eastern Europe The fee includes: work sessions, travel from Wroc³aw to Brzezinka and from Brzezinka to Wroc³aw, food and lodging in Brzezinka (participants will prepare meals and clean the working space). Please transfer the appropriate fee by June 10, 2013, to the bank account listed below, using “Studio Kalari Summer School 2013” as a reference. Account holder: The Grotowski Institute, Rynek-Ratusz 27, 50-101 Wroc³aw, Poland Bank: PKO BP SA SWIFT: BPKOPLPW IBAN: PL 98 1020 5226 0000 6602 0416 7565 Photo galleries from Summer Schools in 2011 and 2012: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.187621667969051.48364.103631089701443&type=3. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.423266001071282.99184.103631089701443&type=3 |