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Kalarippayattu workshop with Sankar Lal Sivasankaran Nair Fri–Sun 1–3 May 2015, 10:00–12:00 and 15:00–18:00 Laboratory Theatre Space In Polish and English Contact and application Please send your completed application form to Justyna Rodziñska-Nair at studio@studiokalari.art.pl by 27 April 2015. The number of places is limited. Fee 200 PLN for beginners 180 PLN for Studio Kalari students This kalarippayattu session is intended for both beginners and regular students. Each participant will be able to develop their skills at their own level. The session will include strengthening and stretching exercises, movement sequences, stick spinning, and – for advanced practitioners – martial techniques and weapons practice. Kalarippayattu is a martial art from Kerala, South India. Its origins can be traced to at least the 12th century. Rich in ritual, kalarippayattu includes the study of movement sequences, incapacitating locks, close combat techniques and handling wooden and metal weapons (sticks, knives, swords and spears) as well as strengthening, stretching and breathing exercises. The three styles of kalarippayattu, commonly distinguished as Northern, Southern and central differ in movement sequences and weapon combat techniques. Physical training is complemented by a unique healing system closely related to Ayurveda. It includes, among other things, massages that heal the body and make it more flexible, and the knowledge of marmas, the vital points of the human body. Elements of kalarippayattu have for centuries been used in the traditional training of Kerala actors and dancers, e.g. in kathakali. Regular kalarippayattu practice improves flexibility, agility and body coordination as well as developing strength, stamina and concentration. Most importantly, however, it helps its practitioners to become aware of their potential, improves their capability to control energy as well as developing their spiritual awareness. More information: www.studiokalari.art.pl  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. He has counted among his masters Tirupuram C. Madhavan (Anjaneya Kalari Sangham), Jayachandran Nair (Kerala School of Martial Arts), Thankappan Assan and Ajith Kumar (Maruthi Marma Chikilsa Kalari Sangham). His current master is Raja Gopalan Assan. Between 2005 and 2008 Sankar 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. He currently teaches Southern kalarippayattu (running regular classes in Wroclaw as well as workshops in Poland and abroad, including in Finland, France, Germany, Italy and Russia) and practises Ayurvedic massage (ayurvedam.pl). He is a co-founder of Studio Kalari, which is a part of the BodyConstitution research programme of the Grotowski Institute. Upcoming workshops |