Attractions Of Chennai: Kalakshetra

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Kalakshetra is a cultural academy for preservation of traditional values in Indian art, especially in the field of classical dance, music and fine arts, founded in 1936 by Smt.Rukmini Devi. Kalakshetra or today also known as 'Temple of Art' is located in Thiruvanmiyur, outside Elliot's beach in south Chennai. The School is set in a gigantic 40 hectare (i.e 99acres) campus, where classical music and dance are taught according to the traditional methods by which a guru imparts knowledge to a small group of students. At the end of each year, a festival is held and performances are staged in an auditorium designed like a Koottambulam, the traditional theatre. Here you can explore the academy's various divisions like the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts, Rukmini Devi Museum and Craft Education and Research Centre.

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Kalakshetra or 'Temple of Art' founded in 1936 by Smt. Rukmini Devi Arundale to revive interest in Bharatanatyam, which is the classical dance form of the state of Tamil Nadu is located in thiruvanmiyur locality in south Chennai, beyond the Elliot's beach. This institution is among the finest of its kind in the country and is run on the ancient gurukulam system and has consumed about 40 hectares of land. Throughout the year Kalakshetra conducts music concert and dance performances in different parts of Chennai.

This institution is devoted to classical dance, music and traditional textile designs and weaving. The Kalakshetra Foundation comprises the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts, the Besant Arundale Senior Secondary School, the Besant Theosophical High School, the Craft Education and Research Centre, the Bharata Kalakshetra Auditorium and the Dr U. V. Swaminatha Iyer Library. The Craft Education and Research Center of Kalakshetra are famous for reviving traditional South Indian saree patterns and colors in silk and cotton which is now a major tourist attraction. Some of India's best known dancers, such as Yamini Krishnamurthi, Leela Samson and Alarmel Valli, were trained here. It has an extraordinary theater, where in the month of December Kalakshetra holds its annual dance festival.

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