FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER
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15:30-16:00
Inauguration with Thudumbu Percussions by unique folk son
Thudumbu Percussions inaugurated CADALFEST at Adishakti with a musical performance. Thudumbattam belongs to the ritual percussion for the folk deity of Pattathulasi Amman of Karamadai village near coimbatore. It is an offering ritual instrumental programme from the Chakliars community. One can see numerous groups of Thudumbu performances in the Karamadai Reganathan temple festival every year.
16:00-17:00
Songs to Babasaheb: Musical Performance by Arumugam and Rajeswari /
Krishnagiri Makkal Kalai Kuzhu
(Krishnagiri People Art Group)
The Krishnagiri People Art Group performed Songs to Babasaheb. Krishnagiri Makkal Kalai Kuzhu was founded in 1998 at Krishnagiri, Tamilnadu. Arumugam is the group leader and one of the founders. Their motto is creating awareness to common people on the issues of Dalits, freedom for women and child labourers. They are involved in the Literacy movement all over Tamilnadu. For them, Ambedkar is the symbol of the ideal national leader and belonging to not only Dalits but to all people of the nation. Songs, street theatre, and folk dance are their artistic tools for their professional journey. They use ancient instruments like Thavil, Parai, Edakkai, and Nathaswaram for their songs programme.
18:00-19:00
Babasaheb Ambedkar, a play by Avatharangal Kalai Kuzhu
The play Babasaheb Ambedkar talks about the pain of Dalit peoples through some of Dr Ambedkar’s life scenarios, and was performed for CADALFEST by Avatharangal Kalai Kuzhu.
The theatre troupe known as Avatharangal was created on 11th July 2005 in Pondicherry. Its aim is to raise awareness about various issues in Indian society and breed healthy changes in the field of Tamil drama. This troupe mainly depends upon school and college-going students and its activities are vibrant in children’s theatre, modern theatre and diverse workshops. This theatre troupe has joined hands with many social welfare organizations in Tamilnadu and Puducherry to create awareness among people through various dramatic activities.
21:00-22:30
Daklakatha Devikavya, a play by the Jangama Collective
Directed by Lakshmana KP, Daklakatha Devikavya is an experimental play drawing on the epic poetry and stories of the important Kannada writer and founder-member of the Dalit Sangharsha Samiti, K.B. Siddaiah. This experimental piece begins with a re-reading of a cosmogonic myth and evolves through weaving untouchable ritual, belief, hunger and desire through song and storytelling. The play provokes how the received insights through the experience of untouchability force us to confront what it means to be human in the depths of our being.
Jangama Collective is a Bangalore-based group of theatre artists with diverse cultural backgrounds who believe in creating cultural and political awareness choosing theatre as their way of expression. As an extension of this, the group has engaged itself in creative processes like education, literature, publishing, cinema and social struggles.
Dalit Adivasi Text 