Kalarippayattu (Southern style)

2014-08-24 09:002014-11-28 18:00

Oslo National Academy of the Arts

An intensive workshop of the Indian martial art of kalarippayattu for the students of the PWST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków, Branch in Wrocław, and the Oslo National Academy of the Arts led by Sankar Lal Sivasankaran Nair (Studio Kalari)

Sankar Lal Sivasankarain Nair

is a kalarippayattu teacher and certified ayurvedic massage therapist born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Sankar started studying the Southern style of kalarippayattu in 1990. His masters have included Tirupuram C. Madhavan (Anjaneya Kalari Sangham), Jayachandran Nair (Kerala School of Martial Arts), Thankappan Assan and Ajith Kumar (Maruthi Marma Chikilsa Kalari Sangham and Ayurveda) and Raja Gopalan Assan (present master).

Photo by Yousef Al Hosam