Kanak Rele - A Total
dancer
Kanak Rele is today one of the most distinguished dancer –
scholars of India. The President of India has honoured her as
“A pioneering dance educationist and top most Mohini Attam
exponent.” For the past 35 years she has ceaselessly strived
to rejuvenate the classical dance art Mohini Attam of Kerala.
Today her name is synonymous with Mohini Attam. A highly acclaimed
exponent, she has performed singly and with her troupe all over
India as well as many parts of the world. She is a qualified lawyer
who has done research in International Law at the University of
Manchester U.K. Her Ph.D. at the faculty of Fine Arts, University
of Mumbai was on Mohini Attam.
Trained initially from a very young age in another Kerala art
Kathakali under the late guru ‘Panchali’ Karunakara
Pannikar, who is regarded as one of the greats for “stree-vesham”
in kathakali, kanak has won high acclaim for her rendition of
kathakali as well. |