Bank Employees Arts Movement Ernakulam hosts its 500th programme on November 15

Beame (Bank Employees Arts Movement Ernakulam) is celebrating a milestone on November 17. Its 500th monthly programme, MT Ezhuthinte Atmavu, a performance by Perambra Sabarmati Theatre Village, will be staged at TDM Hall.

Based on MT Vasudevan Nair’s plays, the performance, scripted by Amsis Mohamed and directed by Preman Muchukunnu, will be a blend of theatre, dance and music.

Actor Mammootty at Beame’s 100th programme
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Since Beame’s formation in 1983, the collective has been consistently organising programmes rooted in Indian musical, dance and theatrical traditions. Since its formal inauguration by writer Vaikkom Chandrasekharan Nair at the Kerala Fine Arts Hall, every month, Beame has hosted various kinds of performances by eminent artistes including a Bharatanatyam festival jointly conducted by Padma Subrahmanyam, Sudharani Raghupathy and Chitra Visweswaran. It brought musicians, dancers, artists, playwrights, filmmakers and practitioners of traditional arts from different parts of the world to the stage, thereby contributing to the cultural fabric of Kochi.

From Carnatic and Hindustani concerts to traditional and folk art forms, populist ganamelas to rap, contemporary dance, and theatre, Beame became a platform for the artistes to showcase their art. In addition to its monthly programmes, Beame has also screened films and organised cultural competitions.

The 501st event will be Navaneeth Unnikrishnan’s musical concert, on January 1, 2026.