Soorya festival from October 1

Noted film producer and industrialist K. Raveendranathan Nair will inaugurate the 33rd edition of Soorya Festival, one of the biggest cultural festivals in Kerala, to be held at the Sopanam Kala Kendram, Thiruvananthauram from October 1 to 5.

There will be a Kathak performance by Sheila Mehta from Mumbai on October 1 and contemporary dance performance by Samudra and Carnatic instrumental fusion by Swarnanjali the next day.

On October 3, fusion dance by Synergy from Bangalore and Bharatanatyam by the ‘Nair sisters’ Veena and Dhanya; the next day Bharatanatyam by actor Shobana will be held. On October 5, there will be Carnatic vocal concert by Sanjay Subramaniam.