In the week of Lamakaan's 6th Anniversary 'Kolaam' tribals of Gauri village from the highlands of Adilabad district will present riproaring humorous skits (‘Khel’) which are traditionally performed as ‘breaks’ during the intensely colorful and religious annual Dandaari festival of Gonds and Kolaams!

Thurday 17th March at 6pm, these Gond artists will regale us with humourous depiction of their life in various skits speaking in Gondi, Telugu, Hindi and sometimes without any language - complete with props and costumes.

The Adivasis of Adilabad district show their ‘khel’, a comic interlude during the Dandari/Ghusadi dance at Gowri Kolamguda in Jainoor annually, the topic of which revolves around their lives and its concerns generally.

These Adivasis have a subtle way of doing things, including introduction of social messages in the stream. Their current concerns are highlighted through comic skits which come as interludes during their traditional dances in the Ghusadi dance festival.

The topic changes every year in tune with their current worries and the players do not work hard on it. The skit emerges almost spontaneously.

The Gondi people are a Dravidian people of central India, spread over the states of Madhya Pradesh, eastern Maharashtra (Vidarbha), Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Western Odisha. With over ten million people, they are the largest tribe in Central India. They speak Koithur, Telugu mainly.

This event is curated and brought in by Sumanaspati Reddy who will be narrating the concept in English.

All are weclome. Entry - Free.