This article was originally published in the souvenir for Shobana’s Krishna 2015 Author – Arun Kumar Radhakrishnan Friends, It gives me great pleasure to welcome the members of the Central Ohio Malayalee Association, their families, and guests to tonight’s dance drama performance by the eminent actress Shobana and her team.Read more…
COMA
A Shout-out for Art and Artists
This article was originally published in the souvenir for Shobana’s Krishna 2015.
Author – Hari Narayanaswamy
Imagine the life of humans living in a cave twenty thousand years ago. Their primary concern would have been nothing but how to organize the next hunt without getting killed. In that scenario, what motivation you think would have driven these humans to crawl into the tightest corners of the cave, in the dim light of smoking torches, and create these wonderful cave paintings and murals, like those that we find in Lascaux, France and Ajanta Caves in India?
Shobana’s Krishna
The 2015 COMA Executive Committee is excited to bring eminent actress and dancer Shobana and her team of highly talented performing artists to Central Ohio to present the dance drama Krishna, conceived and choreographed by Shobana herself.
The role of Krishna is played by Shobhana who is accompanied by a group of 16 artists including her daughter Narayani. The design of Krishna does not follow conventional patterns. Instead, it is a symphony of various dance forms ranging from ancient classical forms to Bollywood dance. The background design of the performance provides the majestic ambiance of Mathura, Brindavan, and Kuruskhetra.
Though the story of Krishna has been told in several languages, this is the first full-fledged song and dance performance on Krishna entirely in English. Popular film songs composed by the illustrious music director, A R Rahman forms the musical theme of the dance drama. The sound mixing is done by the Oscar winner Rasool Pookkutty. The voice of the characters are rendered by some of the best known film actors from India including Surya Sivakumar for Arjuna, Konkana Sen for Radha, Shabana Azmi for Gandhari, and Shobhana for Draupadi. Actors such as Andrea Jeremiah, Sukumari, Prabhu, and Radha lend their voice to the other characters in Krishna.
Online Tickets
- Buy tickets here
Charity Fund Raiser
A portion of the profits from this event will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. The Wounded Warrior Project is a non-profit charity that aims to honor and empower our wounded veterans. See their website for more details.
Host a Meal program – April 2015
We are inviting volunteers who wish to participate in this event at the YWCA, where they get to prepare and serve meals to around 200+ people. The event is sponsored by COMA. Interested folks, please send an email to coma.officials@gmail.com
Note : This event is now sold-out (no more volunteer spots).
COMA Family Night
Note : this event is now sold out. No walk-ins.
This is an invitation to the 2015 COMA Family Night party on March 21st Saturday at Persis Chutnys. We are planning on doing a 70s/80s themed party, so you can get your vintage clothing, hairstyles, and make-up out for the night. We will have party games, lots of family fun, themed dancing, and an open dance floor at the end. A key highlight of the night will be the official launch of the COMA Young Adults Group. There will be separate party games and entertainment for kids.
Ticket Price
- $10 / adult (ages 10 and above)
- $5/child (ages 5 to 9)
- Free for children 4 or younger.
Please be aware that this is a prepay-only event. Seats are limited, so please get your tickets early so you won’t miss out on the fun.
Host a Meal program – January 2015
Note : this event is now sold out!
We are inviting volunteers who wish to participate in this event at the YWCA, where they get to prepare and serve meals to around 200+ people. The event is sponsored by COMA. Interested folks, please send an email to coma.officials@gmail.com.