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Sreenivas G. Kappanna is an Indian specialist in theatrical and video productions.
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Sreenivas G. Kappanna is an Indian specialist in theatrical and video productions.
Kappanna started stage work during his days as a student at The National College, Basavanagudi, under the tutelage of Dr. H. Narasimhaiah and make-up artist Nani. Since then, he has worked in stage lighting, stage design, play production, and presentation of folk and classical forms.
Between 1967 and 1970, Kappanna engaged in backstage work, as well as theater lighting for English-language productions. He has designed lighting for many dancers of the country, and has worked in a number of television genres.
Kappanna has also led and choreographed teams from Karnataka in the Indian Republic Day Parade between 1982 and 1998. Presently, Kappanna is the Artistic Director of the Prasidda Foundation, dedicated to the performing arts, and of Bhramari, a creative dance troupe. Kappanna has also served as Chairman of the Karnataka Nataka Akademy. [1] [2]
He was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Allied Theatre Arts - Lighting & Stage Design on October 26, 2004.
According to NCERT Yakshagana is a traditional Folk art, developed in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Shimoga and western parts of Chikmagalur districts, in the state of Karnataka and in Kasaragod district in Kerala that combines dance, music, dialogue, costume, make-up, and stage techniques with a unique style and form. It is believed to have evolved from pre-classical music and theatre during the period of the Bhakti movement. It is sometimes simply called "Aata" or āṭa. This theatre style is mainly found in coastal regions of Karnataka in various forms. Towards the south from Dakshina kannada to Kasaragod of Tulu Nadu region, the form of Yakshagana is called as 'Thenku thittu' and towards north from Udupi up to Uttara Kannada it's called as'Badaga Thittu'. Both of these forms are equally played all over the region. Yakshagana is traditionally presented from dusk to dawn. Its stories are drawn from Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavata and other epics from both Hindu and Jain and other ancient Indic traditions. http://ncert.nic.in › kehc110PDF Web results
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