CULTURAL PANORAMA OF TAMILNADU

It is a mammoth production involving 100 artistes. It uses modern technology of slide projection and audiovisual technique incorporated with live dancing and music (both folk and classical).

“During MGR’s tenure as Chief Minister, minister Veerappan who had heard of our work with folk forms, invited us to present a cultural panorama. There were about a 100 folk artistes involved in this massive project. We refined their presentations, gave them new costumes and they performed 3 shows at a packed Kalaivanar Arangham auditorium. The program was an eye opener as it represented the whole cultural panorama of Tamilnadu on a single stage, with nadaswaram, therukoothu, karagam, kavadi, pinnal kolattam and so on. The same program was presented at the Tamilnadu Assembly and MGR awarded us a shield. This initial exposure to folk forms impelled V R Devika, to work with folk artists, something she does to this day.”