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June
1, 2007 Pune
 Dancer:
Prerna Sahane
Guru:
Shumita Mahajan, Sadhana Nrityalaya, Pune
Venue:
Tilak Smarak Mandir
Time:
5pm
Dance
form: Bharatanatyam
e-mail:
shumitamahajan@gmail.com
Prerna
is a profoundly deaf and dumb child. She has been training under Shumita
Mahajan for the past 13 years and is all set to present her debut performance.
Her items include: Todayamangalam in Raga Natai; Chatushra Ekam Alarippu,
Jathiswaram in Mishra Desh; Varnam in Raga Todi; Krishananee Begani Baaro
Padam; Dhanashri Tillana; Marathi Abhanga and a specially choreographed
piece on Beethoven's famous "Love Story" symphony. |
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 June
2, 2007 Toronto, Canada
Dancer:
Nalin Bisnath
Guru:
Hari Krishnan, inDANCE
Venue:
Premiere Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Queens Quay
Time:
8pm
Dance
form: Bharatanatyam, consisting of works from the traditional devadasi
repertoire of South India.
Accompanied
by five musicians. The evening will be presided by eminent musicologist
and dance scholar Dr. B M Sundaram.
e-mail:
indance@sympatico.ca / www.indance.ca |
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June
2, 2007 Vancouver, B C, Canada
Dancer:
Vidya Kotamraju
Guru:
Jai Govinda, Mandala Arts and Culture
Venue:
Frederic Wood Theater, University of British Columbia, 6354 Crescent Road
Time:
7pm
Dance
form: Bharatanatyam
e-mail:
info@mandalarts.ca
www.mandalarts.ca |
Photo: Ron Sangha |
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 June
2, 2007 Vadodara, Gujarat
Dancer:
Naisargi Shah
Guru:
Rema Shrikant, Ellora Centre for Performing Arts
Venue:
CC Mehta Auditorium, M S University, Pratapgunj, Vadodara
Time:
7.30pm
Dance
form: Bharatanatyam
Orchestra:
Ambika
Vishwanathan, Lakshmi Satish (vocal), Murugan (mridangam), Ramachandran
(violin)
Naisargi
started learning Bharatanatyam at the tender age of seven and has developed
into a graceful dancer after 10 years of training under her guru Rema Shrikant,
who is Gujarat Sangeet Natak Academy awardee for Bharatanatyam and M S
University Gold Medalist.  Rema
received her training in classical dances at the tender age of three under
her parents, Guru Krishna Panicker and Gauri Panicker. After a long period
of training in Bharatanatyam, Mohinattam, Kuchipudi and Kathakali studying
them under well known Gurus, she joined the Faculty of Performing arts
in M S University, Baroda under the tutelage of Prof. C V Chandrasekahar.
She has been training children in Vadodara for more than three decades
in her institute Ellora Centre for Performing Arts.
e-mail:
ecpaorg@gmail.com Website: www.ecpa.org.in |
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June
9, 2007 Ames, Iowa
Dancer:
Haema Nilakanta
Guru:
Hema Sharma, Nritya School of Indian Dance & Music, Iowa
Venue:
City Auditorium
Time:
4pm
Dance
form: Bharatanatyam
Contact
Hema Sharma: 913-696-0213
e-mail:
hemavathisharma2001@yahoo.com / www.nritya.org |
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June
16, 2007 San Jose, CA
Dancer:
Shreya Iyer
Guru:
Suganda Sreenath, Jayendra Kalakendra
Venue:
Mexican Heritage Corp, 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose, CA 95116
Time:
4pm
Dance
form: Bharatanatyam
Chief
guest: The Dhananjayans
e-mail:
jayendrakalakendra@yahoo.com / www.jayendrakalakendra.com |
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 June
17, 2007 Ernakulam, Kerala
Dancer:
Sindhu Sunny
Guru:
Shyamala Surendran Surendran, Dharani
Time:
6.30pm
Venue:
Kerala Fine Arts Hall Hall, Fine Arts Avenue, Ernakulam
Dance
form: Bharatanatyam
Guests
of honour: Mr. K Jayakumar IAS, Agricultural Production Commissioner,
Govt. of Kerala & Mr. APM Muhammad Haneesh IAS, District Collector,
Ernakulam
e-mail:
shyamala@md5.vsnl.net.in |
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