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 
 
Di mi Ki ta! 
Response to a portion of Anita's review Ta Ka Di Mi 
- S. Janaki   
e-mail: sruti@eth.net
 
 
  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