ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕಲಾ ದರ್ಶಿನಿ [ರಿ], ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು Karnataka Kala Darshini (R), Bangalore
Karnataka Kala Darshini is a troupe totally engaged in the growth and development of Yakshagana for 35 years.
Karnataka Kala Darshini's Yakshagana Gurukula
Our Gurukula
To help the growth and development of Yakshagana, training is given to interested children, women and men.
This Gurukula has expert teachers who impart training in Dance (Nruthya ), Song ( Bhagavathike ), playing instruments like the 'Maddale ( Mrudanga ), Chende, Acting ( Natana ) with varied expressions and mudras and in dialogue delivery ( Artha ).
This dance school is managed by Sri. Srinivas Sasthan, a famous Actor, Director and Choreographer, under the guidance of eminent personalities in the field like Dr. Kabbinale Vasanth Bharadwaj, Sri Krishnamoorthy Kavatar, State awardee Shri. Heranjal Venkataramana. The faculty consists of able teachers and others who are specialized in the respective areas of this dance form.
Apart from regular classes we are conducting classes in Schools and Colleges, camps in ISKCON and other interested organizations.
At Karnataka Kala Darshini .......
Our Vision
At Karnataka Kala Darshini, we aim to elevate the performing arts scene through innovative productions and community engagement. Our vision is to inspire creativity and appreciation for the arts in every individual.
Our Mission
To safeguard , develop & reach the Yakshagana to young generation.
Dr.Shivarama Karanth's Yakshagana Ballet
In association with the Kota Shivaram Karanth Research and Study Centre, Saligrama
Yakshagana ballet was the brainchild of the Jnanpith awardee late Kota Shivaram Karanth, who had rich knowledge in Yakshagana.
Yakshagana Ballet
Yakshagana ballet was the brainchild of the Jnanpith awardee late Kota Shivaram Karanth, who had rich knowledge in Yakshagana.
In order to reach non-Kannadigas and foreigners, he reduced the time duration and brought in changes in certain elements of Yakshagana and started the Yakshagana ballet.
The duration of the episodes which would be staged is 140 minutes.
In the ballet, Karanth replaced oration, improved acting and dance, and included violin and saxophone with Yakshagana music to make it more powerful and melodious. Karanth had directed many mythological episodes in Yakshagana ballets such as “Abhimanyu Vadhe,” “Panchavati,” “Nalacharitre,” “Kanakangi Kalyana,” “Dhurva Charitre,” “Bheeshma Vijaya” and others.
After Karanth passed away in 1997, there was no one to propagate the Yakshagana ballet. After a gap of about 15 years, the Karantaka Kala Darshini troupe along with the Kota Shivaram Karanth Research and Study Centre had decided to popularize it again by staging the Yakshagana ballets in different places including Bengaluru, Mangalore, Udupi and Mysuru but also in across USA.