featured in 2006
Performance
pics of the season
Photos: Lalitha Venkat, Chennai |
Pushed
– A unique Indo-Korean dance venture
- Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai e-mail: vasanthi40@hotmail.com |
The
change in scope and landscape of the December festival
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com |
Nritarutya's Adhyaya |
Visesha Kala Poshakam Utsav |
Bharat Kalachar awards for 2006 |
A
real treat of classicism
- Usha Padmanabhan e-mail: ushapk@gmail.com |
Homage
to Lord Nataraja
- Sunita Joshi, Alpharetta, GA e-mail: sunita_aj@hotmail.com |
A
dance to dye for: An Ode to Indigo
- Arunima Gupta, Hyderabad e-mail: auroo_g@yahoo.com |
Seoul
Performing Arts Festival 2006
A large scale international event from a small country: An overview - Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai e-mail: vasanthi40@hotmail.com |
A
Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi Jugalbandi
- Rekha Kamireddy e-mail: srinovember@yahoo.com |
Upasana turns two: A celebration of commitment |
Touryatrikam
- A timely initiative
- Shyamhari Chakra in Kolkata e-mail: shyamharichakra@yahoo.com |
Dance
Matters
- Shyamhari Chakra in Kolkata e-mail: shyamharichakra@yahoo.com |
Uma
Leela
Text & pics: Pandithar Sivakumar Perumal, Pune e-mail: spandithar@yahoo.com |
Workshop
by PVG Krishna Sarma on the Aspects of Kuchipudi Yakshaganas
- Pallavi Kumar, Hyderabad e-mail: pallavikumar96@yahoo.com |
Day
two of Arudra Festival
- P Sivakumar & Lakshmi Sivakumar, Pune email: spandithar@yahoo.com |
Dharani
Kalotsav 2006
- Harish Pal, Kochi |
The
Dhananjayans honored at Natyanjali Dance Festival 2006
e-mail: natyanjali@hotmail.com |
Poignant
tale of the devadasis...
- Lada Singh, Delhi e-mail: lada.singh@gmail.com |
Karishma:
dance is in her genes
- Sunil Kothari e-mail: sunilkothari1933@yahoo.com |
Nritarutya performs for IMFF |
Nritarutya perform for first time in the US |
Morphing
a metaphor
- Utpal K Banerjee, Delhi e-mail: ukb7@rediffmail.com |
Marga-Desi:
Style and substance!
- Sudha Rao |
ABHAI
honors Pandanallur Subbaraya Pillai and S Sarada
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com |
Into
the land of Dwaraka
- Padma Dadi, Toronto e-mail: paddsm@yahoo.com |
The
dream and the dance
- Sumi Krishnan, Sydney e-mail: sumathi@bigpond.net.au |
Nina Rajarani wins Place Prize 2006 with 'QUICK!' |
Contemporary
resonance in Kathak
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@sancharnet.in |
Nritya
Madhavi makes a niche
- Padma Dadi, Toronto e-mail: paddsm@yahoo.com |
A
star is born
- Balachandran Seetharaman |
Touch
of Tradition
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@sancharnet.in |
In
memory of 9-11: A musical conversation between cultures
- Helen Henry |
Ekaantha
Seetha... A Lonely Furrow
- Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai e-mail: vasanthi40@hotmail.com |
Man
to Man
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@sancharnet.in |
The Place Prize |
Scintillating
stimulation to the senses
- Anupama Mankal e-mail: anuvijay@gmail.com |
Memorable
arangetram of Sahithya
- Bharani |
Elegance
in entertainment
- Viju Kale, London e-mail: vk@stdoms.ac.uk |
Shri
Ganesh Vandana at Pune Festival 2006
- Pandithar Sivakumar Perumal, Pune e-mail: spandithar@yahoo.com |
Dancer
Geeta Chandran's book
Wins First Prize for Best Art Book in English |
Theater
group celebrates 25 years of Indian dance drama
- Robert Paul |
A
Natya-Kusumam offered by Ragasudha
- Sushil Rapatwar, London e-mail: meetsushil@gmail.com |
The
Hindu Metroplus Theatre Festival, August 4 – 14, 2006
Nine Plays – Nine theatre groups from Chennai and other metropolises - Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai e-mail: vasanthi40@hotmail.com |
Graceful
and creative choreography
- G Sundari, Chennai |
Seven
Graces: A joy to behold
- Neila Sathyalingam, Singapore e-mail: apsaras_arts@pacific.net.sg |
Bala
Devi Chandrashekar performs at Umayalpuram
- Prof. K Balaraman (Retd.) |
Form
that includes all forms
- Priti Patil e-mail: pgopa@yahoo.com |
Russian
ballet Firebird in Mysore
- S R Krishna Murthy, Mysore e-mail: bogadimurthy@yahoo.co.in |
Spellbinding
Kuchipudi
- Sarojini Iyengar, Troy, MI e-mail: sarojiniiyengar@yahoo.com |
Enchanting
Experience
- Sushil Rapatwar e-mail: meetsushil@gmail.com |
Indian dancers and musicians among artists chosen for California Cultureplace |
Third
Interface Festival in the City of Joy
- Bidisha Chatterjee, Kolkata e-mail: c_bidisha16@yahoo.co.in |
Raindrops
Festival of Dances
- Shyamhari Chakra in Mumbai e-mail: shyamharichakra@yahoo.com |
Natya
Dance Theatre performs with acclaimed Cellist Yo-Yo-Ma
- S Kulkarni |
And
sunshine follows the rain: A play directed by Rajiv Krishnan
- Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai e-mail: vasanthi40@hotmail.com |
Sangeet
Natak's 'The Performing Arts: A Mantra for Healing'
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com |
An evening of splendor |
Natya
Pradeepam: A scintillating Kuchipudi dance recital
- UshaSree Chamarthy MD e-mail: ushasree369@yahoo.com |
Outstanding success of Shubanjali |
Dance presentation for Ugadi in London |
Afternoon
of Ashtapadis
- Asha Vattikuti, Virginia e-mail: ashavattikuti@yahoo.com |
Kal
Ke Kalakar - Faces of the future
- Shyamhari Chakra, Delhi e-mail: shyamharichakra@yahoo.com |
Reviving
Indian dance and music: where South meets North
- Padma Dadi, Toronto e-mail: paddsm@yahoo.com |
Indhu
Pathmanathan - A dance prodigy
- N Ramkumar, Dubai e-mail: ramsowashy@gmail.com |
Folklore
material as subjects of philosophy
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com |
Suryakantha
- a unique dance experience
- special correspondent |
Rainbow
II - Wonderful interpretation of joy, intimacy and freedom
- Divya Haynes, St. Louis e-mail: ram_divya@yahoo.com |
Arpan:
An Offering
- Arun Madangarli, Atlanta e-mail: maalu@juno.com |
The
Melattur Magic
Text & pics: T S Gopal, Chennai e-mail: teessgpal@hotmail.com |
Krithika
Sridhar makes her dance debut
- T S Gopal, Chennai e-mail: teessgpal@hotmail.com - Padmini Priyadarshini, Dubai e-mail: sampath@emirates.net.ae |
Tales
of the Palm Grove
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@sancharnet.in |
World
Dance Alliance Dance Day celebrations
- Urmimala Sarkarmunsi, Kolkata e-mail: urmimunsi@rediffmail.com |
Danse-athon
- The French Connection!
- Ranjana Dave e-mail: ranjana_rocks@yahoo.co.in |
Kanak
Rele gets Kalidas Samman
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@sancharnet.in |
Angarag: First Guru Pranam Utsav |
A
Midsummer Night's Dream
- Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai e-mail: vasanthi40@hotmail.com |
Welcome
to the jungles: Dancing to the metaphors of life
Ananda Shankar Jayant performs to the timeless parables…Panchatantra - Pratima Sagar, Hyderabad |
Traditional
Kathak blossoms at The Spring Festival, Cranford, NJ
- Prof. Doshi, Union County College, NJ |
Bharata
Nrityam at Indian Consulate
- Deepa Limaye e-mail: joshideepa@hotmail.com |
Rajakan
and The Black Monkey
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@sancharnet.in |
A
dancer/woman's journey
Anita Ratnam's presentation in Heidelberg - Alexandra Romanova, Heidelberg e-mail: alexandra@atirupa.de |
Aarambh:
yet another pearl added to Manchester's chain of events
- Ragasudha Vinjamuri e-mail: ragas_v@yahoo.co.in |
Rural
Phantasy - as a Theatre experience
A great commercial success, but was it an artistic and aesthetic success too? Kanava, Ninaiva, Kathaiya, Karutha? - Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai e-mail: vasanthi40@hotmail.com |
My
Mother, The Gharwali, Her Malak, His Wife – "Our Real Story"
- Aniruddhan Vasudevan, Chennai e-mail: aniruddhnatya@yahoo.co.in |
Deepika
Reddy: ananda nritta on Sivaratri
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@sancharnet.in |
Payal
Mistry's Manch Pravesh
- Annapurna Saripella, Dallas e-mail: anu_satish@yahoo.com |
Rajashree
Warrier: An accomplished artist with versatile skills
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padma.jayaraj@rediffmail.com |
Seven
days in December
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com |
Jambu
Lingam – a satire in Tamil
Presented by Chennai theatre group Magic Lantern - Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai e-mail: vasanthi40@gmail.com |
Akhanda
Maargam by Madurai R Muralidaran & Deepa Mahadevan
- B M Sundaram, Pondicherry |
Navia
Natarajan: a versatile dancer
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@sancharnet.in |
Mangal
Dhwani: Performing arts at its best
- Rtn. R G Singh, Mysore e-mail: ramsonsarts@sify.com |
"Chapter
2" - A Neil Simon play staged by the theatre group EVAM
- Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai e-mail: vasanthi40@gmail.com |
Ta
Ka Di Mi
- Anita R Ratnam, Chennai e-mail: aratnam@vsnl.com
|
Mohiniyattam
in its traditional glory
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padma.jayaraj@rediffmail.com |
Bharata
Nrityam performance for Dhanur Masa Mahotsavam
- Radha Venkat, Houston, Texas e-mail: vbhavani@houston.rr.com |
Kuchipudi
lec-dem by P Rama Devi
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@sancharnet.in |