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Welcome to the fi fth Adelaide Kalamela 2011, an Indian festival of performing arts proudly presented byAdelaide & Metropolitan Malayalee Association in collaboration with Adelaide Festival Centre.Adelaide Kalamela is for families, communities and for those who are inquisitive to recognise and understand the importance of cultural diversity and artistic connections amongst different cultural communities. It is an endeavour to add further traditional fl avour to the rich performing arts history of South Australia, the festival state of Australia. P

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Offering a spectacular show of dance and music from diverse Indian communities as well as guest performances from other nationalities, Adelaide Kalamela creates an exceptional blend of cultures to uphold a valuable artistic cultural heritage of a multicultural society.From a humble beginning in 2007, the reputation and stature of the Kalamela festival has grown signifi cantly from year to year. Today, it is one of the most popular multicultural community gatherings in Adelaide.

On behalf of AMMA Management Committee,I extend a warm welcome to all the invitees, artists, sponsors and audiences.Best regards

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PremPanickerPresident AMMA

I extend my congratulations and best wishes to the Adelaide Metropolitan Malayalee Association for organising this Kalamela Festival that celebrates the linguistic and religious diversity of Malayalee culture and the people of Kerala.The Association’s diverse and dynamic cultural programs – including the wonderful Kalamela Festival of song, dance, skits and comedy – helps to keep the Malayalee language, as well as the history and traditions of Kerala, strong in South Australia.

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As a crossroads for travellers by sea and land, Kerala has developed as a repository of the best infl uences to have swept across the region.Consequently, Kerala benefi ts from a vast and peaceful cultural, religious and linguistic heritage, where religions, languages and literary traditions co-exist with, as well as enrich, one another.The harmony that prevailed in Kerala helped Malayalee culture to fl ourish, and to achieve the high standards of living and learning that have made Kerala a global example of progress.

The Keralese people have diligently adapted and fused old traditions and new values in virtually every sphere of human thought and endeavour, accepting and valuing other people and welcoming the best of their ideas, experiences and skills.This is the very essence of multiculturalism, a value for which South Australia is widely renowned, and of which we are justifi ably proud.The variety on offer at this Malayalee Kerala Cultural Festival represents numerous cultural and art forms, that

have been adapted both in Kerala and here in South Australia.I extend my best wishes to the Malayalee Association and Keralese community, and all its supporters, for a successful and enjoyable Kalamela Festival.

Hon.Mike Rann MPPremier Of South Australia

It is my pleasure to send this message of congratulations and support to the Adelaide Kalamela 2011 Indian Festival of Performing Arts.With this festival, the Adelaide Metropolitan Malayalee Association has given a wonderful and enduring giftto the people of South Australia. Kalamela has become a successful and regular feature of our cultural calendar, andSouth Australians of many diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds look forward to it.

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An ancient dance of the Christians in the south Indian state of Kerala

A colourful and lively dance with a distinct style representing the state of Rajasthan, India.

A highly energetic display of Japanese Festival drumming.

ChoreographerMaicy AlexPerformersArunima Jose, Ann James, Ashitha Jose, BindhuBiju, Celine Jose, Maicy Alex, Sheeba Joy, Sheena Joby, SwapnaCyriac, Vineetha Thomas

ChoreographerNatassja JamesPerformersShrishtiNambiar, ShrutiNambiar, VarshaVenugopal, Susmin Mathews, Regina Rajesh, Angela Joy, AbhipriyaKottarapat, ApoorvaMadan, Neelam Patel, Natassja James

ChoreographerKatie SeamanPerformersKatie Seaman, Nicole Weepers, Jane Emmet, Villy Goble, Alexandra Roberts, Sam Pesatauro

Margamkali(South Indian Dance)

Rajasthani Dance

Matsuri Taiko(Festival Drumming)

A musical treat brought to you by the vibrant live music band of AMMA

Traditional Ukrainian Dance form the central region of Ukaraine

ChoreographerRamesh MenonPerformersSeemaSreekumar, Sreeja Rajesh, Mini Jacob, SeemaBiju, Simi Somasekaran, Blessy Mathew, Marshal Mathai, Jimmy Joseph, Deepu Varghese, AkhilMenon, ManojChacko, Reji Joseph, Ramesh Menon, Sreekumar PR, Mathew Varghese, Dr. Krishnan Varikara.

ChoreographerAliona King and Vincent Reece, Yevshan Ukrainian ArtsPerformersYaroslava King, Kirill King, Clare Bosworth, AlynaMalyniak, Amelia Nowosilskiy, Maxim Kovalenko, MarkianMayboroda, MarkyanWojewidka, Mark Kvasniuk, Melanie Hadaj, Christina Gavriliouk, Anastasia Kovalchuk, Maria Roumeliotis, Christina Roumeliotis, Michaela Hadaj, Julia Kovalenko, Kaila Jones, AnneliisSarapuu, Hannah Drew, Natalie Drew

Live Indian MusicUkrainian Dance (Marusia, Podolyanka)

Sounds and rhythms of Irish dance performed to lively toe-tapping music.ChoreographerKelli-Rai Howden Tcrg, Adelaide Academy of Irish DancingPerformersTamsyn Connolly, Emma Stevens, Georgina Watson, Kain Howden, Liam Howden, Kelsey Tonkin, Tessa Jensen, Kate McCormack, Emma McCormack, Russell Jensen

Shades of Green(Irish dance)

The Malayalee community and the broader Indian community are making valuable contributions to almost every aspect of life in South Australia.In its outlook, focus and purpose, the Kalamela Festival refl ects its origins: the peaceful, vibrant, creative and socially cohesive Malayalee homeland of Kerala, a place of astonishing achievement and commendable cultural inclusiveness. Indeed, your invitation to other community arts groups – beyond Kerala and beyond India – to participate in

Kalamela is itself a practical expression of the idea that, in a diverse society, all cultures and languages should be accepted, respected and valued. It is this practice that has made Kerala an exemplary place in India and the world. You come from a culturally and linguistically diverse homeland, and you share ideals which are the basis of our successful model of multiculturalism here in South Australia.With the Kalamela Festival, you have not only given a great cultural gift to South Australia, you are

also building bridges of cultural understanding, one of the cornerstones of multiculturalism.I wish you every success for the Kalamela Festival 2011 and best wishes for the Adelaide Metropolitan Malayalee Association and for the community.

Hon.Grace Portolesi MPMinister For Multicultural Affairs

I am delighted to send this message of congratulations to the Adelaide MetropolitanMalayalee Association on the organising of what promises to be an exciting Kalamela2011, fi lled with high energy and exceptional talent. Amongst other programs organised by the Association, I have attended everyKalamela since it fi rst began in 2007. I have enjoyed it immensely and look forward to this year’s festival and all that it has to offer.

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A traditional dance, born in the 16th century from the South Indian state of Kerala.

Symmetric group dance of Kerala A fun, graceful and vibrant dance from the North of India

Dance depicting Bhutanese cultureAn introduction to Carnatic Classical music

ChoreographerPriyaPremkumarPerformersNimishaKottarapat, Pranita Premkumar

ChoreographerPriya RameshPerformersAmbiliTharun, Aparna Das, AshaAnup, Letha Anup, Merin Jomy, Priya Ramesh, , Sangeetha Ramkumar, Reshma Franklin, , SarithaVinod, Tina Sanju

ChoreographerFrancesca McMillan, Fusion BeatsPerformersFrancesca McMillan, SarikaYoung, Georgia Reed, Katherine Piggot, Kate Richardson, Jessica Ansell, Rani Singh

ChoreographerBikramAdhikariPerformersTulashiSubedi, Nripshika Sharma, NeeruKhapangi, PaviChuwan

PerformersMaya Ramadas (Vocal), Lekha Suresh(Vocal), Ashok Sharma (Violin), Umakaran (Mridungam)

Mohiniyattam(Classical Dance)

Thiruvathirakali(Folk Dance)

Fusion Beats medley (Bollywood)

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A dance offering to the Lord.A salutation to God, Guru and the audience.

Dance of the Folding Fans.

ChoreographyBharataKalanjali Dance AcademyPerformersSonali Padmanabhan

ChoreographyHarvest - Japanese Folklore Dance TeamPerformersMunetakaUmehara, Hiromasa Yamada, Shuichi Sakai, Koji Shiota, Reiko Hasegawa, Yu Shimonosono, Hiromi Kaneko, Akane Arai

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Despite the short period of time since establishment in South Australia, theMalayalee community have shown a spirit of resilience, determination, hard work andsharing. Kalamela is an opportunity for all South Australians to celebrate, enjoy andappreciate the rich culture and arts of the Malayalee people. I commend the volunteers, organisers, performers and others who work with suchpassion and enthusiasm behind the scenes to stage such a wonderful event.

The Malayalee community has embarked on the journey of settling into a new life inAustralia and I am honoured to feel a part of this journey. I wish to acknowledge the strong leadership of the community, in particular Prem Panicker and his team, and I take this opportunity to thank all members of theMalayalee community for their hard work in promoting Malayalee culture andcontributing to the rich fabric of multicultural Australia.

My best wishes for a continued successful future for Kalamela, the AdelaideMetropolitan Malayalee Association and to all Indians in South Australia.

Hieu Van Le AOLieutenant Governor of South AustraliaChairman.South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission

The Adelaide & Metropolitan Malayalee Association (AMMA), representing migrants from the beautiful state of Kerala in the Indian Subcontinent, became an incorporated association in 1999 and currently has more than 500 families as members. This growing community is making waves amongst the growing Indian population in Adelaide, South Australia.KALAMELA was conceived in 2007 by ardent art lovers within the AMMA community. Kalamela, meaning Festival of arts, commenced in a relatively modest manner at the Parks Community Centre, Angle Park with the sole aim of showcasing cultural talents from within the Indian community along with the various other cultural communities of A

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A Kathakali performance is a major social event. They generally start at dusk and go throughout the night. Female characters are portrayed by men dressed in women’s costume. The themes of the Kathakali are religious in nature. They typically deal with the Hindu epics Mahabarat, Ramayana and the ancient scriptures. The dance form is very popular in UK and USA theaters for the last couple of decades.

The costume is the most distinctive characteristic of Kathakali. The makeup is very elaborate. It is so elaborate that it is more like a mask than makeup in the usual sense. The materials that comprise the makeup are all locally available.

The music of Kathakali has some similarity to the larger body of South Indian classical music (Carnatic); however the instrumentation is decidedly different and they are mainly percussion.

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As a part of modernising, propagating, promoting and popularizing Kathakali, the International Centre for Kathakali at New Delhi, India has taken up a continuing project since 1980 of producing new plays based on not only

traditional and mythological stories, but also historical stories, European classics and Shakespeare’s plays. Recently they produced Kathakali plays based on Shakespeare’s Othello and Greek-Roman mythology of Psyche and Cupid.

Each character is instantly recognizable by their characteristic makeup and costume.

Kathakali is the classical dance-drama of Kerala, South India, which dates from the 17th century and is rooted in Hindu mythology. Kathakali has a unique combination of literature, music, painting, acting and dance. The word Kathakali literally means “Story-Play”. The dance form is a highly stylized classical noted for the attractive make-up of characters, large, elaborate costumes, detailed gestures and well-defi ned body movements presented in tune with the anchor playback music and complementary percussion. The theatrical art is considered to be a combination of fi ve elements of fi ne art: Facial expressions, Dance and enactment, Song/vocal accompaniment and Instrument accompaniment.K

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14other nationalities which is a hallmark of a migrant rich country like Australia. Since then, KALAMELA has become one of the major Multicultural Performing Arts Festival in Adelaide. Considering the encouraging response received for this annual festival, in 2010 the event was rebranded to “Adelaide KALAMELA – Indian Festival of performing Arts”, to truly refl ect the landmark effect of the show on the Adelaide cultural map. One of the popular innovations brought about in 2010 was the marketing of the event via BASS to promote the show to a wider community.KALAMELA 2010 was “a wonderful explosion of colour and music, a feast for the senses and a fantastic

insight into the magical Indian culture”, says Janet Redman, a regular viewer of the festival.This year the much anticipated event returns to the magnifi cent venue of Her Majesty’s Theatre, bringing with it the promise of an exciting and enjoyable evening. We are certain that the dancers, the choreography of graceful movements, the music, and the sheer poetry found in the colourful costumes will captivate you.The child minding service at the venue has once again proved to be an absolute hit amongst the art lovers who would otherwise have had to stay away. AMMA would like to reaffi rm its mission statement to serve as a unique link between the AMMA and other communities

of Adelaide, whereby everyone gains through the exchange of their cultural identities on a common platform. AMMA also pledges that it will strive to stand by its pledge to ensure that the magnifi cent amalgamation of various cultures continues to evolve and grow from year to year.

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12Cocooned between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats, Kerala - “God’s Own Country”, is a bustling green-and-silver, coconuts-and-water coastline state of Southern India.Kerala is one of the most sought after places by travellers around the world. Here we have selected the top fi ve beautiful destinations in Kerala.

Munnar, without doubt the most beautiful place in Kerala,was once the summer resort of the erstwhile British Government in South India. The lush green mountains adorned by tea and coffee plantations are a sight to watch. The nearby mountains present a spectacular view with waterfalls and trekking paths.

MunnarThe Kashmir of the South

Kumarakom, a bird watchers’ paradise, is the place for you to relax.Located close to Kuttanad - the Venice of the East, this place amazes any visitor with its lagoons and bamboo houseboats. Sailing through the calm waters of Kumarakom, life just slows down.

Cochin, the only metro in central Kerala, is the main gateway to South India. The merging of the backwaters with the sea is great for boating and rafting. The ride through the lagoons in bamboo houseboats is an unforgettable experience. The famous Bolghatty Palace, the Jewish Synagogue, the Santa Cruz Basilica, the St. Thomas Church, the Tripunithura Palace, and the Chinese fi shing nets are enchanting and a must see attraction.

Thekkady, located in an island in the centre of a lake, is the best place in Kerala for wildlife photography. From the mighty Indian elephant to the Great Indian tiger, this place has it all. Boating through the lake is a very pleasant experience and you can observe many waterbirds at close range.

Trichur is famous for the Thrissur Pooram, one of the biggest festivals in India. The sight of a hundred adorned elephants on either sides of the famous Vadakkunnatha Temple during the festival is a must watch scene. The city is also famous for many of the traditional art forms of Kerala like Kathakali. The Guruvayur temple, a famous pilgrimage spot and the two major waterfalls of Kerala, Athirappally and Vazhachal, are other sites here.

KumarakomHaven of Serenity

CochinThe Queen of Arabia

“India is the cradle of the human race, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition.” Mark Twain

ThekkadyA showcase of Wildlife

For more informations visitwww.keralatourism.org

TrichurThe cultural capital of Kerala