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Anita says.....

July 2021

A meeting of two, eye to eye, face to face
And when you are near I will tear your eyes out
And place them instead of mine,
And you will tear my eyes out
And place them instead of yours,
Then I will look at me with mine
- Jacob L Moreno, American psychiatrist and founder of psychodrama

And so 6 months pass by
With the monotony and sameness of clouds, a sleepy moth, a sluggish snail.
Hours, days and weeks pass by...
Those with routines have a semblance of order.
For most. It is a big never ending muddle.
And the eternal wait... for what?

Another lockdown? The THIRD WAVE? Opening up. Fear. Confusion. To go out or not? Heightened melodrama. Disturbed sleep. Curious dreams.

There have been so many small spurts of initiatives, premieres - the joyful shout of glee as dancers step onto stages in many cities across the world. Their sigh of gratitude for having people watching them live instead of trapped inside ZOOM squares.

Already cultural organisations are attempting to ask themselves and their members about
HOW DO WE RECOVER OUR BALANCE?
WHAT WILL THE TERRAIN LOOK LIKE WHEN WE STEP OUTSIDE?

DIGITAL EQUITY IN A POST PANDEMIC WORLD is being questioned and debated on several forums.

Read on...

ROVING EYE

Surrender to the Supreme

Mahatma through dancers' prism

Breaking gender barriers

Dance Matters and how!

Fond remembrances of selfless Guru of Jaipiur Gharana Guru Kundanlal Gangani

QUOTE
The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word.
- Mata Hari

BIRTHDAY WISHES
G Venu: July 1
Mayadhar Raut: July 6
Narthaki Nataraj: July 6
Kalamandalam Venkitt: July 7
Lynne Fernandez: July 10
Puru Dhadich: July 17
Rama Vaidyanathan: July 17
D Keshava: July 18
Sharon Lowen: July 23
Sunayana Hazarilal: July 28
Akram Khan: July 29

Chennakeshava temple, Belur, Karnataka
Photo: Lalitha Venkat

Natyarambha presents
Tamrapatra
Yearlong series of learning rare Annamacharya Sankeerthanas
July 2021 to June 2022

Tamrapatra Session 1- accessing the esoteric world of Annamacharya
- Janani Murali

Labeling Guru Gopinath's dance style
- Vasanti Gopinath Jayaswal

Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa: The Eternal Couple
- Seema KS

Dance and detachment
- Ramaa Venugopalan

Garland of Memories:
Celebrating the life and times of a legendary Guru
- Kiran Java

Natyacharya K. Muralidhar Rao
- Dr. Shrividya Muralidhar

Celebrating 100 years of Yog Sunder Desai
A Century of Life and Dance
- Papiha Desai

Nehru Centre director LH Kazi passes away
- Vijay Shanker

Ace sets and lighting designer passes away
- Vijay Shanker

Tribute to Guru Pandit Anupam Rai
- Vijay Shanker

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