2008
Bangalore Gayana Samaja gets a new head |
Brief
but nice performance
- Ravi Shankar, NJ e-mail: rravishankar@comcast.net |
Captivating
Odissi
- Charuchandana, Delhi |
When
Sri Rama reigned supreme...
- Rajee Mani |
Poetic
moments
- Ranjana Dave e-mail: ranjana.dave@gmail.com |
Natya
Kala Conference 2008
- Pratima Sagar, Hyderabad e-mail: pratima_sagar@yahoo.com
|
Kaisiki
Natakam: Simple yet grand
- Jothi Raghavan, Boston e-mail: jothi_nrityanjali@yahoo.com |
Elan:
A unique exhibition born from textile printing
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Seeta Patel wins Kadam Choreography Prize 2008/09 |
Roger Sinha's film 'The Barber of Bangalore' finalist in short film festival |
Furthering
the Little Theatre
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Her
story
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Outcaste
Eternal
- Mithran Devanesen, Chennai |
Chennai:
City of festivals
- Lalitha Venkat |
Karamveer Puruskaars: Artists4Change |
Bhakthi
Maargam - a farewell recital
- Suman Murali, Boston e-mail: suman.murali@gmail.com |
Trailing
a pathway to promise: Natya Institute's cultural
ventures
- Veejay Sai, Bangalore |
A
feast of performances by Arpana Dance School
students
- Priya Iyengar |
The
Dhananjayans honored by CMANA
- Padmini Balagopal |
Anita
Ratnam's lec-dem for professional story tellers
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com |
Mangalore
Mangalam!
- Ashish Mohan Khokar, Bangalore e-mail: khokar1960@gmail.com |
Gauri
Jog presents East Meets West
- Vandana Choudhury e-mail: lamp123@gmail.com |
Interface
2008: Beyond connections
- Bidisha Chatterjee, Kolkata |
Rencontres
de la danse Indienne
- Chloé Romero, France e-mail: natyamandir@gmail.com |
Priya
Govind: Making every second last a rich eternity
- Priya Bhatt |
Kuchipudi
seminar on 'Tradition - Transition -
Transformation'
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com |
Dance
Jathre 2008 - a celebration of dance
- Shanti Mullick, Bangalore |
Sound
of Silence
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Distinctive
Bharatanatya Rangapravesha of Nikita Rao
- Thara Narasimhan, TX e-mail: tara3102@gmail.com |
Beautiful and compelling |
Letting
go of dance rules
- Nayana Bhat, Bangalore e-mail: nritarutya@rediffmail.com |
Dasara celebrations in Britain - a historic moment for Telugu Community |
Anita
Ratnam's masterful Neo-Bharatam: An evening to
remember
- Ketu H Katrak |
Kuchipudi
shining on stage
- Dr. Natarajamurthy e-mail: dr_sistla@rediffmail.com |
Dhananjayan felicitated on his 70th birthday at Austin, TX |
Shringara
Trayi: The three mirrors of love
Rama Vaidyanathan's presentation in Bharatanatyam at The Grand Hall of the Museum of Civilization, Ottawa, Canada - Sunil Kothari from Ottawa, Canada e-mail: sunilkothari1933@gmail.com |
Dance
Festival of India at Carnegie Hall, New York
Featuring the best in Indian classical dances - Dr. Sunil Kothari e-mail: sunilkothari1933@gmail.com |
Elegant Mohiniattam presentation by Ayswaria Wariar and group |
Kashi
Yatra --- Dance Jathre!
- Ashish Mohan Khokar, Bangalore e-mail: khokar1960@gmail.com |
Flamenco
steps and Tabla beats to Spanish tunes
- Sumi Krishnan, Sydney e-mail: sumischoices@gmail.com |
Arangetram
of Anjali Gopal at St. Paul, MN
- Nirmala Rajasekar, MN e-mail: nirmalarajasekar@hotmail.com |
Poetry
in motion: Alarmel Valli in Mumbai
- A Seshan, Mumbai e-mail: anseshan@gmail.com |
The
world of T K Padmini
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Captivating
'Kavinutha Krishna'
- Shyamala Krishnamurti e-mail: shyama.krish@rediffmail.com |
'Krishnaleelamrutham'
-
a fete in Bharatanatyam Down Under
- Sumi Krishnan, Sydney e-mail: sumischoices@gmail.com |
Guru
Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival 2008
- Kirti Dahale, Mumbai e-mail: kirti.dahale@gmail.com |
Nritya
Madhavi and Kuchipudi Suma Maala: A celebration
of dance
- Padma Raju e-mail: paddsm@yahoo.com |
Avanavan
Kadamba
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Nivedanam
- Jayashree Sundaresan, London |
Upasana's Utsav |
Naada
Nrithya in New Jersey
- I S Rao, NJ |
Indian
dance festival brings joy to American Midwest
- Sumati Sai Krishnan & Shubha Subbarao |
Professionalism
to the fore
- A Seshan, Mumbai e-mail: anseshan@gmail.com |
Anjali
School of Performing Arts presents Arti
Alagappan's arangetram
- Thara Narasimhan, Sugarland, TX |
Pragati
Prasad's impressive dance debut
- Thara Narasimhan, TX |
Shri Krishna Janmastami Mela, Tividale, Birmingham |
Dancing bones! |
Dhananjayans conferred title of Natana Prakaasam |
Unity
in diversity
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Bharatanatyam
workshop by Deepa Ganesh
- Aparna Patil, Virginia e-mail: ni_aparna@yahoo.com |
An
enchanting Mohiniattam recital
- Dr. M Surya Prasad, Bangalore e-mail: drmsuryaprasad@gmail.com |
Erasing
Borders: Festival of Indian dance: A reflection
- Diditi Mitra e-mail: diditimitra@aol.com |
Mayuri Upadhya wows Birmingham |
Adhyaya: writing one's own chapter in dance... The fourth edition |
Seethayanam
in Nangyarkoothu
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Numbers
on their minds!
- Pratima Sagar, Hyderabad e-mail: pratima_sagar@yahoo.com |
Maha
Shakthi- the energy of thought, desire and
action
- Vijaya Aravind |
Dignified
function celebrating a dignified guru
Release of 'Bharatanatyam Bhakta Guru M K Saroja' - G Sundari, Chennai Photos courtesy: Vivek Khokar |
Critics'
view of the future of Contemporary Dance:
Dr. Sunil Kothari's illustrated talk on 'New directions in Indian dance' - Sumi Krishnan, Sydney e-mail: sumischoices@gmail.com |
The Dhananjayans receive Integral Yoga International Lifetime Achievement Award and title of Satchidananda Natya Choodamani |
Sreedevi
Unni presents 'Gandhari Vilapa'
A Mohiniattam dance feature based on Ezhuthachan's Mahabharata |
Outstanding
Dance School award for Bharatakala
- Sumathi Raghunat, New York |
World
Dance Alliance Asia Pacific Conference at
Brisbane
- Dr Sunil Kothari e-mail: sunilkothari1933@gmail.com |
Extraordinary
performance by Mrinalini Sadananda
- Krishnamurthy Viswanathan e-mail: kriviswanathan@yahoo.com |
Kalapradarshini's dance tribute to Ghantasala |
Chitra Kala Sangam Award for Geeta Chandran |
An
evening of Bharatanatyam based on Dr.
M.Balamuralikrishna's compositions
- Pandithar Sivakumar Perumal, Pune e-mail: spandithar@yahoo.com |
Culture:
A way of life
- Sasmitha, Chennai |
Of
agrarian crisis
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Baladevi
Chandrasekar's performance at Sangam Festival in
Princeton, NJ
- Lalgudi Krishnan |
Natya
Arpanaa - An enticing union of dance, rhythm and
music
- Sumi Krishnan, Sydney e-mail: sumischoices@gmail.com |
Bharatanatyam
competitions of Natyarangam in Chennai
- Uma Balasubramaniam, Chennai e-mail: uma.balasubramaniam.d@gmail.com |
Yognat scholarships and awards |
Sonali Sharma at First China Xinjiang Dance Festival |
Orissi
Stirred, Shaken and Served!
- Prof. Ashish Mohan Khokar, Bangalore e-mail: khokar1960@gmail.com |
Legends
of love and sacred longing come alive in
'Vanamali - the one they loved'
- Kalyan Shencottah, Cincinnati e-mail: kalyan.mridangam@gmail.com |
Natya
Sagara 2008 - Celebration of International Dance
Day
- A Seshan, Mumbai e-mail: anseshan@gmail.com |
Mahishasuramardini - nritya natika |
Arangetram
of Abhilash Menon
- Pandithar Shivakumar Perumal, Pune e-mail: spandithar@yahoo.com |
Achievements of Divyanjali |
Attendance launched in Bangalore |
Nritarutya conducts workshop for underprivileged children |
Legends of India Lifetime Award to Guru M K Saroja |
Textbook
Bharatanatyam at its best
- A Seshan, Mumbai e-mail: anseshan@gmail.com |
'Yuva
Sourav' - Showcasing young artistes
- Shyamhari Chakra e-mail: shyamhari@yahoo.com |
Menaka Thakkar wins National Cultural Diversity Award |
Marapaachi Bommai Kalyanam - 2008 |
Cleveland
Thyagaraja Aradhana 2008 – Knowledge management
in Bharatanatyam
- Charanya Gurusathya, Michigan e mail: archunav@yahoo.com |
Visual
paintings: Mudgal family's performance in Paris
- Chloé Romero, Paris |
An
awakening of the senses...
My experience at Natya Sangraham 2008 - Kirti Ramgopal, Bangalore |
Naatya Adhyayana Camp 2008 |
Naveen
Kalakar Odissi Utsav 2008
- Shyamhari Chakra e-mail: shyamhari@yahoo.com |
Four
years young: Legends never fade away
- Ranjana Dave, Mumbai e-mail: ranjana_rocks@yahoo.co.in |
Nupuradhwani 2008: Discussion with Jaya Srinivasan |
International Dance Day celebrated by Samooha |
Centre
for Studies & Research on Modern Dance in
Kolkata
- Shyamhari Chakra e-mail: shyamhari@yahoo.com |
A dance tapestry in Kathak |
Sunanda's Performing Arts Center celebrates 2nd anniversary |
The
Dance Intense project: an overview
- Madhuri Upadhya, Bangalore e-mail: nritarutya@rediffmail.com |
Homage
to Swathi Thirunal
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Memories
of an unforgettable Bharatanatyam performance
- Amarnath Pallath |
A
pilgrimage for dancers
- Kiran Rajagopalan e-mail: kiran.rajagopalan@gmail.com |
So
who is stopping you ladies?!
- Pratima Sagar, Hyderabad e-mail: pratima_sagar@yahoo.com |
Remembering
Guruji
- Ileana Citaristi, Bhubaneswar e-mail: ileana5@hotmail.com |
Twentieth
Year Celebrations of Odissi exponent Ranjana
Gauhar's Utsav Institution
- Dr Sunil Kothari, Delhi |
Confident
debut by Manasi Jayaraman
- Shantha Rao, Delhi |
Celebrating
Mrinalini Sarabhai:
Homage to Amma and her 70-year career in dance - Dr Sunil Kothari, Delhi |
Tenth anniversary issue of attendance release |
An
evening of Odissi dance
- Charu Chandana |
Sivakami
adorns the Singapore stage
- Nirmala Chari |
The
story of Kalankari
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Shivaratri
dance recital at Shiva Vishnu temple, Florida
- Sangeetha Sridhar |
I
have a dream
(A dance production about the spiritual paths of men and women of our time) |
The
fifth annual Naatyotsavam 2008 - A festival par
excellence
- Pratiba Raman, Chennai e-mail: pratibaraman@gmail.com |
Ragamala honored with 2008 Joyce Award |
Natyanjali
presents Kalyana Srinivasam
- Anita Tampi |
In
the tradition of gurus
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Enticing
performance by Rahij
Lakshmi Kannan, Chennai e-mail: lakshmivn@yahoo.com |
A
night to remember
- Sumana Srinivasan, Mumbai |
Impressive
performance by Navia Natarajan at NCPA
- A Seshan, Mumbai e-mail: anseshan@gmail.com |
In
harmony with self
- I L Shruti, Bangalore |
Annamayya
Pada Nartana Shobha:
Lasya Priya’s floral tribute to the stalwart saint-composer |
Sthree
- The woman down the millennia
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Glimpse
into history - Highly informative lec-dems
- Prathibha Raman, Chennai e-mail: pratibaraman@gmail.com |
Encores
to a late-starter
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
Her
Story – Brilliant and inimitable
- Vijaya Venkatesh e-mail: vijaya@sundararanga.com |
Dance
diaries
- Geeta Ballal, Bangalore e-mail: nritarutya@rediffmail.com |
Bharatham Amudham - A seamless performance |
Padmaja Suresh performs at Sikkim |
Of fusion and celebration |
Celebrations of Republic day of India in London |
Awards for doyens |
A
vibrant performance
- Syamala Rangan e-mail: syamalarangan@yahoo.com |
Samarpan
Classical Dance Ensemble
performs for 60th year celebrations of Indian Independence in Dubai |
National
Festival of Odissi Dance and Music
- Rahul Acharya & Sangita Gosain, Bhubaneswar e-mail: rahul_acharya@rediffmail.com |
Go
to world stage
Live theatre, dance & martial arts movements made it a memorable experience - Chippy Gangjee, Bangalore |
'Navarasa:
Expressions in Bharatanatyam' connects with the
audience
- Kumar Kumaranayakam, London e-mail: kumar_costain@hotmail.com |
Homage
to Krishna
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |
A
new cultural platform for NRIs and artists
across India:
Visesha Kala Poshakam Utsav |
Dhruva
Margam: A full margam in Chatura Jathi Dhruva
talam
- T R Subramanyam |
Geeta
Chandran transforms into Shakti on stage
- Pandithar Shivakumar Perumal, Pune e-mail: spandithar@yahoo.com |
Bangalore's
Kirti Ramgopal dances with untiring vitality and
fervor
- Malathi Iyengar, Los Angeles e-mail: malathisiyengar@gmail.com |
A
deserving artiste
- Mallika Madduri e-mail: mallikajobs@yahoo.com |
A
day of child prodigies
Text & pics: Lalitha Venkat, Chennai e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com |
My
Saviour: An Indian version
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com |