CRA’P Workshops 2024
The Centre KALARIGRAM of Auroville, India, comes back to CRA’P. With them we organise three weeks of activities based on Kalaripayattu, a millenary tradition of knowledge and practices about martial arts, health and spirituality.
Between the 9 and 28 September, with the collaboration of Mollet del Vallès City Council, we will venture into this ancestral tradition and its legacy guided by Lakshman Gurukkal, one of the most renowned masters of this art form.
KALARIPAYATTU
From 9 to 20 September
The Kalaripayattu of Kerala is one of the most ancient martial art forms in the world. Through it’s very scientific physical discipline, it opens up the practitioner energy channels and pushes the boundaries of the body to become strong, flexible and focused – physically, mentally and spiritually; the reason why theatre and dance artists practice it as a daily discipline.
As an ancient martial art form, Kalaripayattu draws on the vocabulary of nature and its movements. Its techniques are a combination of steps (chuvadu) and postures (vadivu). The postures are named after animals, and inspired by observation of their stances.
Kalaripayattu remains closely connected to yoga, dance and performing arts.
This workshop will take participants through the basics of Kalaripayattu, and is open to beginners as well as those who are familiar with the practice.
All levels. No previous experience is needed.
Conducted by Lakshman Gurukkal
Fees and schedules:
WEEK 1: 4 days
From 9 to 12 September from 9h to 11h and/or from 19h to 21h
Morning or evening:
80€ (70€ associated members of CRA’P, members of the APdC, APCC, AADPC, AGT and graduates from the Theatre Institute of Barcelona).
Discount registration before 20 August:
70€ (65€ associated members of CRA’P, members of the APdC, APCC, AADPC, AGT and graduates from the Theatre Institute of Barcelona).
Morning and evening:
145€ (125€ associated members of CRA’P, members of the APdC, APCC, AADPC, AGT and graduates from the Theatre Institute of Barcelona).
Discount registration before 20 August:
125€ (115€ associated members of CRA’P, members of the APdC, APCC, AADPC, AGT and graduates from the Theatre Institute of Barcelona).
WEEK 2: 5 days
From 16 to 20 September from 9h to 11h and/or from 19h to 21h
Morning or evening:
100€ (85€ associated members of CRA’P, members of the APdC, APCC, AADPC, AGT and graduates from the Theatre Institute of Barcelona).
Discount registration before 20 August:
85€ (75€ associated members of CRA’P, members of the APdC, APCC, AADPC, AGT and graduates from the Theatre Institute of Barcelona).
Morning and evening:
180€ (155€ associated members of CRA’P, members of the APdC, APCC, AADPC, AGT and graduates from the Theatre Institute of Barcelona).
Discount registration before 20 August:
155€ (140€ associated members of CRA’P, members of the APdC, APCC, AADPC, AGT and graduates from the Theatre Institute of Barcelona).
WEEK 1 + WEEK 2: 9 days
From 9 to 20 September from 9h to 11h and/or from 19h to 21h
Morning or evening:
165€ (140€ associated members of CRA’P, members of the APdC, APCC, AADPC, AGT and graduates from the Theatre Institute of Barcelona).
Discount registration before 20 August:
140€ (125€ associated members of CRA’P, members of the APdC, APCC, AADPC, AGT and graduates from the Theatre Institute of Barcelona).
Morning and evening:
310€ (265€ associated members of CRA’P, members of the APdC, APCC, AADPC, AGT and graduates from the Theatre Institute of Barcelona).
Discount registration before 20 August:
265€ (240€ associated members of CRA’P, members of the APdC, APCC, AADPC, AGT and graduates from the Theatre Institute of Barcelona).
Registrations:
info@cra-p.org / 666 763 504
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Lakshman Gurukkal is one of the few rare and revered Gurus of Kalaripayattu, Ayurveda and Tantra. Following the tradition of family lineage, he had started learning Kalaripayattu at the tender age of 5 under the tutelage of his father Guru Veerasree Sami Gurukkal. In his growing years, he also learnt from his father the art and science of Ayurveda. He has been awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, with the title of Senior Fellowship (in Kalaripayattu and Natyashastra). He has a post graduate degree in Advaita Vedanta from Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, at Deemed University under the Ministry of Human Resource Development in New Delhi. He worked as a Lecturer in Martial Arts at the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala. He is the director of Hindustan Kalari Sangam, the family centre in Calicut, Kerala. In 2010 he founded Kalarigram in Auroville, Tamil Nadu, an international research centre on the applications of Kalari for empowering the younger generations with the core principles of the ancient wisdom and its tools to develop an engaged and responsible human being.
The Kalarigram centre is based in Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India. It is structured as a holistic Kalari gurukulam, and was founded by Lakshman Gurukkal in 2010. It trains artists from all over the world. Kalarigram’s visit aims at imparting traditional Indian wisdom of body-mind training, performing arts and spiritual practice.
Photos: Alba Montañez