Events

Over 30 events. 10 venues. Across four days. Jan 3, 4, 5 and 6, 2008.

Day : 1 – January 3, 2008

Event

Venue

Time

Concert in the park

Nageswara Rao Park

6.30 am

Cultural performance

Nageswara Rao Park

6 pm

Classical dance by Shri Bharatakalashram. Guru : K. Gopinathan

Indise Sri Kapali Temple

6.30 pm

Nadaswaram – students of TN Govt. Music College, Chennai

In front of 16 pillar mandapam of Sri Kapali Temple / main stage

6.45 pm

Dance by young artistes / Bharata Kalalayam – Guru Hemalatha Ramachandran

In front of 16 pillar mandapam of Sri Kapali Temple / main stage

7.05 pm

Folk Show – by artistes from Kerala

In front of 16 pillar mandapam of Sri Kapali Temple / main stage

7.30 pm

Day : 2 – January 4, 2008

Event

Venue

Time

Concert in the park

Nageswara Rao Park

6.30 am

Cultural performance

Nageswara Rao Park

6 pm

Classical dance by Padmasree Nrithyalaya Guru : Sujatha Mohan

Indise Sri Kapali Temple

5.30 pm

Dance by young artistes

In front of 16 pillar mandapam of Sri Kapali Temple / main stage

6.45 pm

Folk Show – by artistes from Andhra Pradesh

In front of 16 pillar mandapam of Sri Kapali Temple / main stage

7.30 pm

Day : 3 – January 5, 2008

Event

Venue

Time

Concert in the park

Nageswara Rao Park

6.30 am

Kolam Contest

North Mada Street

3.45 pm

Kokkalikattai – Stilts show by K. Sekar and troupe, Walajahbad

North Mada Street

5 pm

Folk show by artistes from Andhra

Nageswara Rao Park

6 pm

Classical dance by Rechitha Natyalaya Guru : Vijay Madhavan

Indise Sri Kapali Temple

7.30 pm

Choir by Akshayam Choir group

In front of 16 pillar mandapam of Sri Kapali Temple / main stage

5.30 pm

Dance by young artistes / Kanagasabai. Guru : Sasirekha Rammohan

In front of 16 pillar mandapam of Sri Kapali Temple / main stage

6.30 pm

Puli Vesham – Performance

In front of 16 pillar mandapam of Sri Kapali Temple / main stage

7.15 pm

Kaliattam Troupe from Puducherry

In front of 16 pillar mandapam of Sri Kapali Temple / main stage

8.15 pm

Day : 4 – January 6, 2008

Event

Venue

Time

Concert in the park

Nageswara Rao Park

6.30 am

Kolam Contest

North Mada Street

3.45 pm

Kokkalikattai – Stilts show by K. Sekar and troupe, Walajahbad

North Mada Street

5 pm

Folk show by artistes from Kerala

Nageswara Rao Park

6 pm

Dance by young artistes – Guru Jhansi

In front of 16 pillar mandapam of Sri Kapali Temple / main stage

5.30 pm

Classical dance – Shri Nrithyalaya. Guru Krishnakumar

Inside Sri Kapali Temple

6.30 pm

Sangeetha Paithiyam – tamil Play based on Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar. Director Jaya Rao, Theatre Lab

In front of 16 pillar mandapam of Sri Kapali Temple / main stage

7.15 pm

Theru Koothu – by Guru Dakshinamurthy’s troupe, Cheyyar

In front of 16 pillar mandapam of Sri Kapali Temple / main stage

8.30 pm

Heritage Walks

The walks are free / open to all. No prior registration required. Just land up at the starting point.

Walk 1 : Mylapore Heritage Houses. On Jan. 5, 7 am.

Starts at Nageswara Rao Park main gate.

Walk 2 : Discover Nature in Nageswara Rao Park. On Jan. 6, 7.30 am. Starts at Nageswara Rao inside gate

Gold Ther Procession:

On Jan. 6, at 7 pm. The festival hosts this event inconjunction with Sri Kapali Temple