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The organization acts as bridge between client and folk artists
-Folk musicians play percussion instruments, harmonium, flutes of many kinds etc.
-Folk dances from all over India
-Acrobats perform styles from Rajasthan and Maharashtra
-Rajasthani style puppeteering and Indian shadow puppet play
-Traditional Indian and contemporary magic shows
-Fire eating and other yogic skills
The organization can also organise folk artists with many other types of skills such as: jugglers, painters, mirror work wall designers, henna body painters, actors, impersonators, comedians, etc.
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Hiring Indian Folk Artists
The organization acts as a voluntary agency promoting Indian folk artists. The organization offers to contact the artists, helps them to choreograph a performance, and monitors communications with interested parties. Single artists or groups of artists are available in accordance with the needs of the people who wish to hire them.Rates of payment for the artists: rates can be negotiated with the help of the organization . The level of the rates of payment depends on the location, number of artists, their type and level of skills.
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The folk artists can carry out:
- Traditional folk performances
- Fusion performances of traditional and contemporary Indian styles
-Fusion performances with artists from other countries
-Product promotion work through song, dance, puppet and magic shows
-Crafts making demonstrations
-Fund raisers for donor agencies
- Programs to increase awareness of: TB and/or AIDS prevention and treatment; the importance of immunisation; alcohol and drug abuse; promotion of literacy campaigns; community unity
CHARKULA ARTS ACADEMY ORGANIZES ALL KIND OF CULTURAL SHOWS & EVENTS |
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Gotipua
Gotipuas are young boys of tender age.They dress upas girls.sing vaisnab devotional love songs of RadhaKrishna and perform Gotipua dance.The present
classical Odishi dance evolves from this centuries-oldtraditional dance form.Most of the eminent OdishiGurus in their adolescence performed as Gotipuas.Earlier Gotipuas used to perform whole night inspecial festive occasions, celebrating the myth ofRadha-krishna love, such as Dola Utsav or SpringFestival.Chandan Yatra, the Swing Festival in Rain, atvarious monasteries and temples. Usually a singleGotipua had to dance alone in the occasion, It was nota groupdance They were sponsored and promoted bydifferent gymnasiums of the puri town or by the feudal
lords in the remote rural areas of Orissa. These days
it is a privilege to commission the Gotipua dance in
the festive occasions.
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Garba
Garba, the leading dance of women in Gujarat, is associated withthe fertility cult. For the nine nights of Navaratri, an autumn festival,women come out into the open and with perforated earthen pots holding lighted lambs poised on the head sing, clap and dance a simple, circular dance, in honour of the goddess Amba.At times men too dance, by singing and clapping,and the dance is known as Garbi. Traditionally the Garba is intended to be danced only at night and as a votive offering. In an evolved version,the dance can be performed for its own sake and at any time. |
Bhangra
The most popular instinctive dance of men in Punjab, Bhangra , if not the most robust, is one of India's popular folk dances. This dance is performed during the Baisakhi festival to the accompaniments and songs of Dholak. The dancers snap their fingers, do balancing tricks and indulge in acrobatic feats. They recite witty couplets known as bolis and out of sheer exuberance mouth meaningless sounds such as hoay, hoay. The dancers are dressed in lungis and turbans. The drummer usually takes his place in the centre of the circle. The counterpart of the Bhangra is the Gidha, danced by womanfolk. The dance is a group number, but often individual dancers or pairs detach themselves from the group and perform while the rest keep clapping in rhythm. In this as in the Hikat of Kashmir, pairs of dancers go round and round with the feet planted at one place. The festival of Teeyan, to welcome the rains is the principal time for the Gidha. |
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Theyyam
Theyyam is one of the most outstanding folk arts of Kerala and has its origin in the northern parts of the state. Also called Thirayattam, (because every thira or village performed this ritualistic art at the village temple) this primitive ritualisic art demands long hours preparation before the performance.TheTheyyam (a form or shape) represents a mythological, devine or heroic character. There are over 350 Theyysma in northen Kerala. The hood, headdress , face painting, Breast plate, bracelets,garlands and fabric of attire of each of these Theyyams are distinct and meticulously crafted according to the character presented. Musical accomaniments are chenda and veekuchenda (drums), elathalam and Kuzhal(horn). This art form is mostly performed in Bhagavathy temples. Performances are on between october and May. Thira is the main subdivision of Theyyam. |
Bhiu
The Bihu is the most widespread folk dance of Assam and is enjoyed by all, young and old, rich and poor. The dance is part of the Bihu festival, that comes in mid-April, when harvesting is done, and continues for about a month. The participants are young men and girls, who gather in the open, in daytime. They dance together, but there is no mixing of the sexes. The dance is supported by drums and pipes. In between, the performers sometimes sing, usually of love. The most common formation is the circle or parallel rows. The Bihu demonstrates, through song and dance, the soul of the Assamese at its richest. |
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Chari Dance
This dance belongs to the Ajmer and Kishangarh areas of Rajasthan. The women folk of the Mali caste perform this colorful dance on the occasion of a marriage ceremony or at the time of the birth of a male child. The faces of the dancers are veiled and they carry water filed brass vessels on their heads with lighted earthen lamps placed on the top of the vessels. |
Kalbelia
It is the dance of the Kal Belia people who are the snake charmers of Rajasthan. The Kal Belia women sing and dance while their men play music on the Been and Dholak or Daph. The women dancers wear dresses bedecked and embroidered with small colorful beads. |
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Tera Tali
Tera Tali Dance is the dance of the Kamar tribe. They are the worshippers of Baba Ramdev and perform the dance as a part of a ritual to propitiate their deity. They sing Bhajans and perform with Manjiras. Two or three women sit on the ground with Manjiras tied to different parts of the body of each of the dancers. The dancer face is covered with a veil and a naked sword is supported between the teeth while decorated brass pots of various sizes are carried on the heads. The dancer carries a Manjira in each hand and strikes this in thirteen different ways. It is also believed that thirteen Manjiras are tied to the body from where the dance gets its name. |
Dogri dance from Kashmir
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Padayani
Padayani or Padeni in colloquial speech, is one of the most colourful and spectacular folk arts associated with the festivals of certain temples in southern Kerala (Aleppy, Quilon, Pathanamthitta, and Kottayam districts). The word Padayani literally means military formations or rows of army, but in this folk art we have mainly a series of divine and semi-divine impersonations wearing huge masks or kolams of different shapes, colours and designs painted on the stalks of arecanut fronds. The most important of the kolams usually presented in a Padayani performance are Bhairavi (Kali), Kalan (god of death), Yakshi (fairy), Pakshi (bird) etc. |
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Chhau dance is indigenous to the eastern part of India. It originated as a martial art and contains vigourous movements and leaps. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many of the princely rulers of the Orissa region took a keen interest in the development of this art. They maintained troupes that performed on special occasions and festivals.Some Chhau dances use large stylized masks. The depiction of birds and animals is a distinctive feature. There are also heroic dances with sword, bow or shield, with which dancers demonstrate their dexterity. In keeping with the martial origins of Chhau, some of the themes include the depiction of mythological heroes, such as Parashurama, Mahadev, Indrajit and others, from the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics. Over the course of time, female characters and more diverse themes were added.There are three recognized schools or styles of Chhau. These are the Seraikella, Purulia and Mayurbhanj varieties. Mayurbhanj Chhau dancers do not wear masks. In recent times, Mayurbhanj Chhau has become popular as a medium of choreography, with its wide range of postures and movements that adapt well to modern as well as traditional treatment. |
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Dhoulu Kunita
