Classes in the Indian martial art of kalarippayattu.

Thursdays 18:30-19:30 (June 12, 19, 26)

Contact, Space of Movement, Dance and Music, ul. Szpitalna 40, 1st floor. (Blue Room)

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Kalari is a holistic discipline that combines intensive movement training with internal focus, traditional rituals and healing elements (e.g. kalari massage).

We will learn the basics of two styles of kalarippayattu:
vadakkan style (mostly northern) and thekkan (southern style), both styles originate from southern India, the state of Keral.

During 3 meetings in June we will learn:

– traditional kalari training with 5 breathing exercises (including: warm-up of the whole body, strengthening, stretching, coordination exercises)

– two basic body positions: amarne and valinyamarne
– characteristic kalari leg swing exercises
– we will start learning an intensive and spatial meypayattu sequence
– we will learn 1 or 2 kalari movement sequences from the southern style

The intensity of the classes will depend on the psychophysical abilities of the participants.

The classes are intended for everyone: beginners and advanced in working with the body of participants.

About the instructor:

Karolina has been involved in kalarippyattu and yoga since 2005. From 2005-2012 she studied the southern style of kalari called thekkan first with Jayachandran Nair and then with Thankappan Assan (the oldest living kalari master, who is now 96 years old) and Ajith Kumar in Thiruvananthapuram, India. She has been practicing the northern style since 2012 and studied with Shaji John in Chennai, India, 2012-2019. From 2019-2023 she occasionally took part in kalari training at the Kalarigram school (near Auroville, India). From 2009 to 2023 she studied classical Odissi dance with Dr. Rekha Tandon in Bhybaneswar, Odisha, India and later Auroville, Pondicherry, India. Karolina currently teaches classes, live and online workshops in kalarippyattu, yoga, and body conditioning. Karolina dances and choreographs her own performances.
She is working on developing her own dance language that combines traditional Indian performance arts with contemporary dance.

Instagram: @karolina_salomea
Website: www.increativebody.com
Contact: khasalomea@gmail.com
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