



LOKADHARMI
The name Lokadharmi is taken from Natyasastra, the ancient Indian manual on theatre written by Bharatha around 100 BC, a complete book on theatre that classifies and codifies dramatic structure, dramatic language, poetry, aesthetics, actor training, music, construction of theatre house and even the definition of a true spectator. It classifies theater into Natyadharmi (stylized, abstract and based on an elaborate system of sign language that appeals to a connoisseur) and Lokadharmi (popular, closer to realistic, folk or the style of the people. It also means ‘concerned about the world and its affairs’)
EVENTS

മഴവില്ല് – കുട്
09:00 Lokadharmi Kochi, Nedungad, Vypin, Kerala 682
Interactive Session with Deepan Sivaraman
10:00 Lokadharmi Kochi, Nedungad, Vypin, Kerala 682
Shakespeare: An Actor’s Approach with Linda
10:00 Lokadharmi Kochi, Nedungad, Vypin, Kerala 682CHANDRA DASAN
Founder, Artistic Director

Founder and artistic director of Lokadharmi Centre for Theatre and Mazhavillu, a children’s theatre group in Kochi, Kerala, India. Chandradasan is also a designer, director, actor and writer of dramas and a translator. He has been working as faculty in the Department of Chemistry with St. Albert’s College, Ernakulum, Kerala since 1982 and is currently Associate Professor.
He is active as resource person for theatre workshops, delivering lectures at seminars and refresher courses at the National School of Drama New Delhi, JNU New Delhi, School of Drama Trissur, Kerala University and various other universities, academic institutions, and theatre centres across India. He has officiated as jury member of festivals and as expert member in various committees formed to select awards and fellowships, including the expert committee in theatre for the Department of Culture, Government of India.
He is active as resource person for theatre workshops, delivering lectures at seminars and refresher courses at the National School of Drama New Delhi, JNU New Delhi, School of Drama Trissur, Kerala University and various other universities, academic institutions, and theatre centres across India. He has officiated as jury member of festivals and as expert member in various committees formed to select awards and fellowships, including the expert committee in theatre for the Department of Culture, Government of India.
