UPCOMING PROGRAMS
CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 2019
8th World Summit on Arts & Culture
Date: March 11th – 14th, 2019
Time: 9am – 5.30pm
Venue: Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
Description: The very first international conference hosted by JKKN in collaboration with the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA). Kamini Manikam was selected to be one of CENDANA Bursary beneficiaries.
For more info: https://www.cendana.com.my/corporate/resources/funding/bursary-assistance/bursary-beneficiaries
Arts & Cultural Entrepreneur’s Lab (MaUS) by JKKN
Date: April 17th -19th, 2019
Time: 10am-7pm
Venue: Oasis Damansara, Petaling Jaya
Description: A three-day mentorship programme to teach, guide and coach arts and cultural entrepreneurs on branding and social media marketing. The entrepreneurship program has culminated into the forming of Malaysian Association of Arts & Cultural Entrepreneurship in which Kamini Manikam was voted to be the Vice-Treasurer.
Strategic Development and Action Plan – National Cultural Policy
Date: May 2nd – 3rd, 2019
Time: 8.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: Tun Hussein Onn Memorial Hall, National Archives of Malaysia
Description: A think tank session organised by Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture to get insights and suggestions from arts practitioners in Malaysia on the revision of National Cultural Policy.
Thillana Mohanambal Dance Drama
Date: June 22nd & 23rd, 2019
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Auditorium MBPJ Civic Centre, Petaling Jaya
Description: Thillana Mohanambal (The Dance Queen Mohanambal)is a silver screen masterpiece which hit commercial success in 1968 and still reigns in the hearts of classic movie lovers. The Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School (TKI) will be staging an adaptation of this masterpiece as a dance drama, conceptualized using the fine art of Bharatanatyam, the school’s forte for over 50 years now.
With decades of history in the production of dance dramas, the school is the first to take up this monumental task of bringing to live stage this unique musical drama film that was originally written as a serial story by the prolific writer Kothamangalam Subbu and featured in the copies of ‘Ananda Vikatan’ a weekly in the years of 1957 to 1958. Kamini Manikam plays the lead role, Mohanambal the danseuse.
Artistic Direction & Choreography: 'Nattuva Thilagam' Mrs. Indira Manikam
For more info about the event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/285704518999023/?event_time_id=285704522332356
Surpanaka: The Wrath of a Dravidian Princess
Date: July 20th, 2019
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Shantanand Auditorium, Kuala Lumpur
Description: A dance theatrical production by Asthana Arts as a tribute to their founder, the late Master Ravi Shanker. Kamini Manikam plays the role of Pratyangira Devi, the Goddess who holds the combined destructive power of Vishnu, Shiva and Shakti.
Ketuk-Ketuk Festival
Date: August 31st & September 1st, 2019
Time: 4pm-12am
Venue: Eco Ardence Labs, Setia Alam, Selangor
Description: An exciting festival organised by RIUH in partnership with EcoWorld & The Star. Kamini Manikam and AbeatC are back with another cross-collaborative performance, Bharathanatyam and Beatbox.
Navarathiri Festival 2019
Date: September 29th - October 8th, 2019
Time: 7pm-10pm
Venue: Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School
Description: Navarathiri is a much awaited and celebrated affair by artistes and art lovers around the world who dwell themselves in the depth and intricacies of Indian music and dance. This auspicious festival is celebrated for 10 days with daily prayers, followed by dance and music recital by the students of Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School and other guest artistes.
EcoWorld’s Deepavali 2019 Video Shoot
Date: October 1st, 2019
Time: 7am-10pm
Venue: Green Cow Studios, Selangor
Description: Filming of Deepavali advertisement for EcoWorld Group.
Trootz Magazine Cover Shoot
Date: October 17th, 2019
Time: 10am-3pm
Venue: Wolfpackstudio, Selangor
Description: Cover shoot for Trootz, a Malaysian arts and entertainment magazine featuring cover story on Kamini Manikam’s journey.
Deepavali Photoshoot for The Star
Date: October 21st, 2019
Time: 8pm-11pm
Venue: Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School
Description: An exclusive Deepavali photo shoot for The Star newspaper.
Deepavali Video Shoot for Vanakkam Malaysia
Date: October 22nd, 2019
Time: 4pm-8pm
Venue: Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School
Description: Video shoot for a special program highlighting on Deepavali celebration.
Art Photography & Painting Exhibition
Date: December 8th, 2019
Time: 11am-7pm
Venue: Heritage House, Petaling Street
Description: Dance performance by Kamini Manikam for an international art exhibition showcasing photography and painting by artistes from seven countries. Organised by Malaysian Photography Society.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 2018
Women Icons Malaysia Summit & Awards 2018
Date: January 30th, 2018
Time: 7pm-10.30pm
Venue: Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Description: The prestigious Women Icons Malaysia 2018 Award is bestowed upon Kamini Manikam for her achievement in the Malaysian performing arts industry.
Artistlabs Creative Accelerator 2018
Date: February 5th – 9th, 2018
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: iSpace, Kuala Lumpur
Description: Kamini Manikam is selected to be part of Malaysia’s first and only creative accelerator which focuses on guiding creative entrepreneurs through an online course and intensive mentorship by the best international and local mentors in the arts industry.
RTM TV2: Vasantham Talk Show (TV Interview)
Date: March 7th, 2018
Time: 3.30pm
Venue: International Broadcast Centre -Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur
Description: An exclusive interview in conjunction with International Women’s Day 2018. To be broadcasted on National television – RTM TV2 (Astro Channel 102).
RTM TV2: National Tamil Gallery (TV Interview & Coverage)
Date: March 13th & 14th, 2018
Venue: Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School
Description: A coverage on TKI Dance School and interview on the benefits of learning Bharathanatyam. To be broadcasted on National television – RTM TV2 (Astro Channel 102).
Festival of Bharathanatyam 2018
Date: July 8th, 2018
Time: 9am-8pm
Venue: Kalamandapam, Scott Road, KL
Description: An annual festival organised by Malaysia Barathanatya Dance Association. Around nine students of Kamini Manikam will be performing three dance pieces for the afternoon session.
ABHAI Pravasi Utsavam 2018
Date: August 11th, 2018
Time: 7.45pm
Venue: Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha, Chennai, India
Description: Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School presents ‘Shiva Thandavam’ Dance Drama at the inaugural international festival organised by the Association of Bharathanatyam Artistes of India (ABHAI).
61st Merdeka Celebration by Malaysians for Malaysia
Date: August 31st, 2018
Time: 3pm-6pm
Venue: Dewan D’Lavender, Bukit Damansara
Description: National Day celebration organised by Malaysians for Malaysia movement under the leadership of Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir. Kamini Manikam, along with her team, will be performing multilingual pieces from LIPSTICK production.
TinkTank Tea talk: Own Your Personal Brand
Date: September 5th, 2018
Time: 3pm-5pm
Venue: AIG Shared Services, Puchong Financial Corporate Center
Description: TinkTank and AIG Women in Leadership are organising a tea talk session for their staffs. Kamini Manikam will present a talk on personal branding and dressing for success.
Short + Sweet Malaysia - Dance Competition
Date: October 6th & 7th, 2018
Time: 3pm
Venue: Pentas 2, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
Description: This annual dance competition organised by KLPAC attracts participation from both Malaysian and overseas dancers, regardless of the genres and styles of dance. Kamini Manikam’s student, Yachana Sudhagar who participated in the Junior Dance category won ‘Best Dancer’ award.
TKI’s Navarathiri Festival 2018
Date: October 9th – 18th, 2018
Time: 7pm-10pm
Venue: Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School
Description: This annual festival celebrates the Goddesses for ten days with daily prayers, followed by dance and music recital by the students of Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School and other guest artistes.
Deepavali Celebration by Malaysian Ceylonese Congress
Date: October 27th, 2018
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Malaysian Ceylonese National Community Centre, Petaling Jaya
Description: Kamini Manikam, along with her team, will perform for the Deepavali celebration organised by the Women Wing of Malaysian Ceylonese Congress.
Event coverage: https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2018/11/10/fostering-unity-the-festive-way
RIUH by The River
Date: November 17th & 18th, 2018
Time: 4pm-10pm
Venue: River of Life, Kuala Lumpur
Description: Kamini Manikam and AbeatC will be presenting for the first time a collaborative performance - Bharathanatyam x Beatbox. Organised by RIUH in collaboration with Urbanscapes, this curative creative platform is a unique and exciting event that will take place at a historic landmark right in the heart of KL.
For more info: https://says.com/my/lifestyle/riuh-teams-up-with-urbanscapes-for-their-latest-event
CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 2017
Mookuthi Azhagi - Audio CD Launch
Date: January 15th, 2017
Time: 4pm
Venue: Shantanand Auditorium, Kuala Lumpur
Description: Dance performance for the launching of music album containing songs in both Tamil and Chinese language. Organised by Sri Narayani Foundation Malaysia.
LIPSTICK Retold – Solo Bharathanatyam Recital (Tokyo Performing Arts Market 2017)
Date: February 11th, 2017
Time: 7pm
Venue: Yokohama Doll Museum Akaikutsu (Red Shoes) Theatre, Yokohama- Japan
Description: LIPSTICK Retold is a new age Bharathanatyam recital encompassing selection of dance pieces from two successful series of LIPSTICK, premiered in Malaysia in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Themed on social issues, this production will exhibit poetic work in various languages, further stressing on humanity and universal love that bind us all together; throwing aside creed, gender, ethnicity, social status, religion, and political beliefs. A special highlight of the programme will be a Bharathantayam item choreographed to Japanese compositions with live singing and narrating of popular Japanese stories. This production is sponsored and supported by The Japan Foundation Asia Center.
For more info: TPAM 2017_Lipstick Retold (https://www.tpam.or.jp/2017/en/?program=kamini-manikam)
Temples of Malaysia
Date: April 8th, 2017
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Indian Cultural Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Description: Carnatic vocal concert by Thiepaan Raaj, features pieces composed on the various temples reflecting the origins and growth of the Hindu religion in Malaysia from ancient times. The concert will also showcase two lively solo dance pieces relating to the theme. All through the concert, pictures of temples will be flashed on the screen enabling the audience to experience the beauty of the structures alongside learning about them from the songs and narrations in English. Organised by WOWGA Creativarium.
For more info: WOWGA_ Events (https://www.facebook.com/pg/wowgacreativarium/events/?ref=page_internal)
Solo Bharathanatyam Recital - Thanjavur Chinna Melam Festival 2017
Date: April 22nd, 2017
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur- India
Description: An hour of solo Bharathanatyam recital with live music. This is an annual event organized by the Thanjavur Heritage Arts & Cultural Academy. The Founder & Principal of Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School, ‘Nattuva Thilagam’ Srimathi Indira Manikam will be awarded the ‘Kitappa Pillai Memorial Award’ for her services in propagating the Tanjavur style of Bharathanatyam in Malaysia.
Sri Valli Thirumanam Dance Drama (Premiere show)
Date: June 10th & 11th, 2017
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Auditorium MBPJ Civic Centre, Petaling Jaya
Description: A dance drama that depicts the story of the handsome Muruga and his antics in winning the heart of the tribal princess, Valli. With a team of 110 members, this dance drama exhibits brilliant choreography, magnificent music performed by over 60 dancers, complete with colourful costumes, artistic set designs and vibrant lighting. Presented by Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School in collaboration with NLFCS Tan Sri K.R. Soma Arts & Culture Foundation.
Exploring Feminist Bodies
Date: July 23rd, 2017
Time: 10am-7pm
Venue: Council of Churches Malaysia, Petaling Jaya
Description: This talk gathers a host of speakers to talk about feminist embodiment, calling for an appreciation for one’s own body and to explore the various ways of how to do so. Each speaker will also conduct activities as part of the exercise to encourage feminist embodiment such as yoga, martial arts, traditional Indian dancing and more. Organised by Projek Dialog.
India-ASEAN Youth Summit 2017
Date: August 14th-19th, 2017
Time: 6am-10pm
Venue: Bhopal-India
Description: Organised by the Ministry of External Affairs-India and the Indian Foundation, this Youth Summit gathers selected delegates to represent 10 Asean countries and India for a dialogue session. This program aims at promoting international goodwill & cultural understanding amongst promising young individuals, developing their potential as future leaders in government, business & civil society.
Jagadhatri
Date: September 9th, 2017
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Indian Cultural Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Description: Carnatic vocal concert by Bavani Logeswaran, featuring melodious pieces depicting Jagadhatri, the protecting mother who holds the entire creation. Organised by WOWGA Creativarium.
For more info: WOWGA_ Events (https://www.facebook.com/pg/wowgacreativarium/events/?ref=page_internal)
Teacher- The Tradition Bearer
Date: September 10th, 2017
Time: 6pm
Venue: GSC Cinema, Quill City Mall
Description: A documentary film release by award-winning filmmaker, Indrani Kopal. This documentary revolves around the life story of ‘Nattuva Thilagam’ Srimathi Indira Manikam and the challenges she has faced while being in the dance field for the last 51 years in Malaysia. Established in 1966, Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School has been recognized by the Malaysia Book of Records as the ‘Longest Operating Dance School in Malaysia’. Organised by Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School in collaboration with Far East Documentary and WOWGA Creativarium.
For more info: WOWGA_ Events (https://www.facebook.com/pg/wowgacreativarium/events/?ref=page_internal)
Navarathiri Festival 2017
Date: September 21st-30th, 2017
Time: 7pm-10pm
Venue: Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School
Description: Navarathiri is a much awaited and celebrated affair by artistes and art lovers around the world who dwell themselves in the depth and intricacies of Indian music and dance. This auspicious festival is celebrated for 10 days with daily prayers, followed by dance and music recital by the students of Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School and other guest artistes.
For more info: TKI_ Events
(https://www.facebook.com/pg/TKIdanceSchool/events/?ref=page_internal)
Salangai Poojai
Date: November 19th, 2017
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: Sri Lakshmi Narayan Temple Hall, Kuala Lumpur
Description: Primary dance graduation for a batch of 7 students who have been trained for a minimum of 5 years under the tutelage of Kamini Manikam and other teachers of Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School.
Sri Valli Thirumanam Dance Drama
Date: December 9th, 2017
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Mentakab Town Hall, Pahang
Description: After the premiere show in Kuala Lumpur, Sri Valli Thirumanam Dance Drama goes on a tour to Pahang state. Presented by Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School in collaboration with NLFCS Tan Sri K.R. Soma Arts & Culture Foundation.
Revisiting Thanjavur
Date: December 16th, 2017
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Indian Cultural Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Description: A solo Bharathanatyam recital with live music on rare pieces of Thanjavur Pathams by Kamini Manikam. Followed by a talk and book release by Prince Pratap Sinha Serfoji Raje Bhosle, the 14th descendant of Thanjavur Maratha Royal Family (14th descendant of King Venkoji alias Ekoji, founder of Maratha rule at Thanjavur in 1676 A.D).
For more info: WOWGA_ Events (https://www.facebook.com/pg/wowgacreativarium/events/?ref=page_internal)
Dancing with Shiva
Date: December 30th, 2017
Time: 6.45pm
Venue: Auditorium JKKN, Ayer Keroh, Melaka
Description: A thematic solo Bharathanatyam recital with live music on Shiva by Kamini Manikam. This program is organised by Sri Vanathandavar Temple to raise funds for the building of Shiva temple in Melaka. Tickets are priced at RM200, RM100 and RM50. To purchase tickets, contact organiser at 0136349329 or 0193597936.
***Note: The above list consists of major programs that have been confirmed. Date and venue are subject to change; based on the jurisdiction of the organizer. This excludes several other programs that are still in confirmation progress. [Last updated: 12th Nov 2019]
