6:30 to 7:30 pm Why don’t you speak to me? | எங்கள் குரல் கேட்கவில்லையா?

Solo performance by A Bharathi & P Sasikumar, Paravattur | A பாரதி & P சசிகுமார், பரவத்தூர்

This collaborative performance is based on our thesis work at Ashoka University. Inspired by their Kattaikkuttu music and theatre training and performance experiences, Bharathi addresses gender dynamics on and off the stage while Sasikumar speaks about and to his mukavinai, a rare and beautiful wind instrument.

Actor: A Bharathi; Mukavinai: P Sasikumar; Percussion: A Selvarasu.

7:30 to 8:30 pm Tarkkam Karna-Ponnuruvi | கர்ணன்-பொன்னுருவி தர்க்க காட்சி

By Kattaikkuttu Sangam performer-members | கட்டைக்கூத்து சங்க உறுப்பினர்கள், புஞ்சரசந்தாங்கல்

3 different pairs of Karna and Ponnuruvi will perform the same scene from the famous Mahabharata play Karna Moksham.

Performers: C Seetharaman and G Thiruvengadam; A Kailasam and T Ranganathan; R Kumar and B Saravanan.