‘Parampara’ dance fest begins

KOCHI: As part of the ‘Class May’ cultural programme at Jose Thomas Performing Arts Centre (JTPac), a dance festival under the title ‘Parampara’ began on Wednesday. The four-day Indian classical dance festival will conclude on Sunday.
The idea is to give Kochiites an exposure to Indian classical dance forms, including odissi kathak, mohiniyattam and bharatanatyam, the organizers said.On Wednesday, odissi dancer Padmasree Madhavi Mudgal performed along with her niece Arushi Mudgal.
Other renowned artists like Saswati Sen (kathak), Padmasree Bharati Sivaji (mohiniyattom) and Rama Vaidyanathan (bharatanatyam) will respectively perform in the coming days at JTPac in Tripunithura. The show will begin at 7.15pm on weekdays and 7pm on weekends.