The Jose Thomas Performing Arts Centre (JT Pac) is a theatre of performing arts situated in Tripunithura, Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. It was founded on 26 February 2009 by actor Mohanlal and The Choice Group chairman Jose Thomas who respectively serves as the chairman and President of the arts centre.[1][2][3] The centre is situated in the Choice School complex and has a sitting-capacity of 700.[4]
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| Full name | Jose Thomas Performing Arts Centre |
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| Location | Tripunithura, Kochi, Kerala, India |
| Owner | Mohanlal (Chairman) Jose Thomas (President) |
| Type | Theatre |
| Genre(s) | Theatre, music, dance |
| Capacity | 700 |
| Opened | 26 February 2009 |
| Website | |
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Arts
editThe Rhyme by Soorya Krishnamoorthy was the first show played at the theatre and as of 2013 it has organised about 165 shows.[5][6]
Many notable artists including Pankaj Udhas, Udit Narayan, Shankar Mahadevan, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, and Naseeruddin Shah have performed at the theatre.[7] In 2009, Mohanlal played Prospero in a Malayalam-language version of The Tempest ,[8] and Bhima in a play titled Chayamukhi.[9]
In 2012, the arts centre organised a four-day dance festival titled, Parampara in which Padma Shri recipient Madhavi Mudgal and Bharati Shivaji, Saswati Sen and Rama Vaidyanathan among others performed at the centre.[10]
In 2016, the President of the arts center, Josh Thomas said that the centre is incurring a loss.[11][2]
References
edit- ^ "Mohanlal to launch an arts centre". entertainment.oneindia.in. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ a b Meera Suresh (1 March 2016). "Labour of Love Goes Unnoticed?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Reinventing the theatre". The Hindu. 22 January 2009.
- ^ "Mohanlal's JT PAC to commence today". www.filmibeat.com. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Pradeep, K. (26 February 2009). "A modern theatre for performing arts". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ T Ramavarman (9 June 2013). "JTPac moves ahead with pan-Indian plans". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "When Mohanlal, Mammootty shared the same stage". Rediff. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Mohanlal to play Prospero". The Hindu. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ Siva Das Varma (9 October 2009). "All the world's a stage". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "'Parampara' dance fest begins". The Times of India. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Pradeep, K. (9 March 2016). "More than just a businessman". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 October 2016.