2011
MAD and DIVINE women - Mystic saint poets of India and beyond
Natya Darshan Seminar


Dazzling Andals!
- Pratima Sagar
e-mail: pratima_sagar@yahoo.com


Madness from Kashmir
- Veejay Sai
e-mail: vs.veejaysai@gmail.com


Morning Conferences
- Kiran Rajagopalan
e-mail: kiran.rajagopalan@gmail.com
Day 1: Striking aesthetics and seamless execution
Day 2: Traversing borders through Bhakti
Day 3: Maddening paradoxes & divine connections


Evening Performances
- Pratima Sagar
e-mail: pratima_sagar@yahoo.com
Day 1: To be mad and divine…
Day 2: Bonding with beyond…
Day 3: Madness matters!


Daily newsletter
- Lalitha Venkat
Day 1: Dec 23, 2011
Day 2: Dec 24, 2011
Day 3: Dec 25, 2011
Day 4: Dec 26, 2011


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Impressions on International Odissi Festival
- Ashish Mohan Khokar
e-mail: khokar1960@gmail.com


The Nine Rasas and Remembering Kalidasa (Report)
- KRS Narayanan


Mayuri Upadhya wins Competition of Choreography Plan (Report)

The IGNCA Pavakathakali Festival and workshop at Kerala (Report)
- Manjari Sinha
e-mail: manjari@sinha.com


Season surfing (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Shringara Darpanam
- Ranee Kumar, Hyderabad


Samskriti Foundation's joyful program 'Ananda'
- Anu Samrat
e-mail: anu.samrat@gmail.com


The Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2010 - 2011 (Report)

Alarmel High Voltage Valli
- Veejay Sai, Bangalore
e-mail: vs.veejaysai@gmail.com


Kaisiki Natakam at Thirukurungudi (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Sampradaya Dance Creations completes pilot program  (Report)
Cultivating cultural “Leaders of Tomorrow” in the GTA


Sai Nrithyotsava 31 (Report)

AttenDance annual awards 2011 (Report)
- Veejay Sai, Bangalore
e-mail: vs.veejaysai@gmail.com


Highlights of Konark Festival presented by Odisha Tourism: Dec 1 - 5, 2011
Photos courtesy: Odisha Tourism


Day 7 of Kala Nadam fest
- Probal Gupta, Bangalore
e-mail: probs_gupta12@yahoo.co.in


Hindustani vocal and flute workshop (Report)

Opening of dance studio at Kolkata (Report)
- Nita Vidyarthi, Kolkata
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com


Character and Characterization (Report)
- B Venkat, Visakhapatnam
e-mail: bhavanvitha@gmail.com


Bonanza of contemporary dance performances
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Classicism to the fore
- Dr. M Surya Prasad, Bangalore
e-mail: drmsuryaprasad@gmail.com


A refreshing debut performance (Report)

MS Subbalakshmi’s birth place neglected (Report)
- Mylapore Trio, Chennai
e-mail: srimylaporetrio@gmail.com


Chitra Purvanga
- Nita Vidyarthi, Kolkata
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com


Namma Dance Utsav, Bengaluru
- Veejay Sai, Bangalore
e-mail: vs.veejaysai@gmail.com

Day 3: From the stage to the screen


Day 2: Future dancers of India initiated

Day 1: Utsav sways Bangalore art lovers



The triumph of choreography
– A. Seshan, Mumbai
e-mail: anseshan@gmail.com


Rasavikalpam
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com


Highlights of the Gotipua Festival presented by Odisha Tourism
Nov 15 - 17, 2011 Bhubaneswar


Workshop and concert by Malladi Brothers (Report)

Vasundharotsava: A memorable dance and music festival (Report)
- Sudha Harish, Mysore
e-mail: lekakhi@hotmail.com


Anu Narayan’s Odissi performance  (Report)
- Pandithar Sivakumar Perumal, Pune
e-mail: spandithar@yahoo.com


Elegant performance
- Vijay Shanker, Mumbai
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com


Dallas audiences thrilled by two great performances
- Prathiba Natesan
e-mail: prathibachaj@gmail.com


A male quartet in celebration (Report)
- Satish Suri, Bangalore
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in


Mesmerizing Kuchipudi (Report)
- Priyanka Nirupam, Delhi
e-mail: nirupampriyanka07@gmail.com


Sai Nruthyotsava 30 (Report)

Silapathigaram: The justice of the anklet
- Rita Winters
e-mail: noladurga@gmail.com


Mythili Prakash bags the Devdasi National Award (Report)

Nizhalaayanam: A play by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar
- CP Unnikrishnan, Kochi
e-mail: bharathamuni@gmail.com


The Ashtapadi Festival of Dance
- Manjari Sinha
e-mail: manjari@sinha.com


Praise the Lord (Report)
- Vijay Shanker, Mumbai
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com


On the threshold: young dancers at Ranan's 'Ankur 2011'


Vysakhi Nrityotsav 2011 at Visakhapatnam
- Dr Sunil Kothari
e-mail: sunilkothari1933@gmail.com


Neelam: Stream-of-consciousness
- Kiran Rajagopalan, Chennai
e-mail: kiran.rajagopalan@gmail.com


Yakshagana Mohini - Bhasmasura: Triumph of good over evil (Report)
- Poornima Ramaprasad
e-mail: poornima@sbcglobal.net


Guru Veena Murthy Vijay’s birthday celebrations (Report)
- Veejay Sai, Bangalore
e-mail: vs.veejaysai@gmail.com


The Fifth Nartaka Festival (Report)
Text & pics: Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Madurai Meenakshi Amman Navarathri Golu Durbar 2011 (Report)

Taichi of expression from God’s own country
- Sumana Srinivasan, Mumbai


Dance for a smile (Report)

Sugar and spice cake - with the icing...
A tribute to Pt Bhimsen Joshi through Bharatanatyam

- Poornima Ramaprasad


Chinmaya Naada Bindu’s Rama Darshan in dance and music (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


The "Vaibhava" of rootlessness
- Jyoti Raghuram, Bangalore
e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com


Breaking the female bastion
- Jyothi Raghuram, Bangalore
e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com


Soorya Bangalore Chapter and Ananya Festival (Report)
- Satish Suri, Bangalore
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in


Tradition lives on
- Jyothi Raghuram, Bangalore
e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com


When Sarangapani smiled in satisfaction
- Veejay Sai, Bangalore
e-mail: vs.veejaysai@gmail.com


The 17th edition of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Saila Sudha presents Nritya Sangama  (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Swami Haridas Sangeet evam Nritya Mahotsav  (Report)

A contemporary echo: Mei Dhwani
-  Satish Suri, Bangalore
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in


Academy of Music's annual dance festival
- Veejay Sai, Bangalore
e-mail: veejaysai.vs@gmail.com


Chandalika: Acceptance and rejection
- B Venkat, Visakhapatnam
e-mail: bhavanvitha@gmail.com


Kathak in Poland  (Report)

Tarikavalli: Down memory lane  (Report)
- Satish Suri, Bangalore
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in


Reflections from Ananya
- Veejay Sai, Bangalore
e-mail: veejaysai.vs@gmail.com


Chitra Arvind presents Margam in homage to her gurus
- Satish Suri, Bangalore
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in


It’s story time: Natyarangam’s Bharatham Kathai Kathaiyaam (Part 2)   (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


It's story time: Natyarangam's Bharatham Kathai Kathaiyaam (Part 1)  (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Sradhanjali Samaroha: The 25th death anniversary of Guru Deba Prasad Das  (Report)
- Prof. (Dr) SK Nanda, Kolkata
e-mail: drnandask@gmail.com


Glamorous show, flamboyance missing
- Jyothi Raghuram, Bangalore
e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com


Dancing History in Dallas  (Report)

Representing India in Switzerland (Report)
- V Soumyasree


Nan Melville’s documentary on Nrityagram (Report)

IDA’s Natya Samyoga festival (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


A unique dance production Lankalakshmi by Rajashree Warrier (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in


Her stance said it all
-  Jyothi Raghuram, Bangalore
e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com


Prof. CV Chandrasekar at the Indian Embassy (Report)
- Aneal Krishnamurthy
e-mail: anealk@yahoo.com


Book release of 'Pathfinders' (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Naman Take 2! Orissan soil on Bangalore earth
- Ashish Mohan Khokar, Bangalore
e-mail: khokar1960@gmail.com


Three cheers!
- Veena Basavarajaiah, Bangalore
e-mail: veenabasavarajaiah@gmail.com


A captivating performance by Sunanda Nair
- Rita Winters


Hollywood star in Yogaville, Naatya Adhyayana Gurukulam (Report)
- VP Dhananjayan
e-mail: bkalanjali@gmail.com


Rainbow collection of dance heritage
- Jyothi Raghuram, Bangalore
e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com


Dhananjayans honored by Kerala Hindus of North America (Report)


Perfection redefined: Prateeksha Kashi (Report)
- Archana Pidathala, Bangalore


Bhavya Kumaran sparkles in her debut performance (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Akhila Nerusu's Kuchipudi rangapravesam (Report)

21st Raindrops Dance Festival
- Vijay Shanker, Mumbai
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com


Ranan’s double bill performance of 'Return' and 'Dreamed'
- Nita Vidyarthi, Kolkata
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com


South Asian Theater Arts Movement (SATAM) and the National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival, Los Angeles, June 2011
- Ketu Katrak, Irvine
e-mail: khkatrak@uci.edu


A visual and an aural delight
- Sulakshana Jayaram, Chennai
e-mail: sulakshana.jayaram@gmail.com


Arpan revisited (Report)
- Arun Madangarli, Atlanta


Award for Kamala Lakshminarayanan
- Uma Dandapani
e-mail: uma.dandapani29@gmail.com


Where time stood still!
- Veena Basavarajaiah, Bangalore
e-mail: veenabasavarajaiah@gmail.com


A shower of rasas in Raindrops Festival!
- A Seshan, Mumbai
e-mail: anseshan@gmail.com


Gudiya Sambhrama: The Bengaluru Temple Festival (Report)

Pt. Birju Maharaj at Alaknanda Institute for Performing Arts (Report)

Nadam's Shanti Bhavna -A tribute to the victims of Nov 26,'08
- Nita Vidyarthi, Kolkata
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com


Rama Vaidyanathan's Akhilam Maduram casts a spell
- Sanjeevini Dutta, UK
e-mail: sanjeevini@pulseconnects.com


Best talent of the 5th Naveen Kalakar (Report)

Enriching profundity and essence of abhinaya
- Dr. M Surya Prasad, Bangalore
e-mail: drmsuryaprasad@gmail.com


The living legends at Yuva Bharati
- Poornima Ramaprasad
e-mail: poornima@sbcglobal.net


A dance and music fundraiser (Report)
- Lakshmi Swaminathan
e-mail: lakswami@yahoo.com


An evening to remember
- A. Seshan, Mumbai
e-mail: anseshan@gmail.com



Attakkalari's young dancers and choreographers (Report)

The soul of India
Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com


Jyotsna Vaidee's fabulous performance (Report)
- Karthika Ganesh, Calgary
e-mail: geoshakthi@yahoo.com


Bangalore artistes come together for Kalarnava 2011 (Report)
- Nrithya Pillai
e-mail: nrithyapillai@gmail.com


Summer camp and cultural tour of South India (Report)

Dance gala at Sai Nrithyotsava
- Dr. M Surya Prasad
e-mail: drmsuryaprasad@gmail.com


Sangeet Natak Akademi's Nritya Pratibha
- B Venkat, Visakhapatnam
e-mail: bhavanvitha@gmail.com


Lavanya Ananth's recital replete with impeccable movement
- Kalyani Giri
e-mail: kalyanikgiri@yahoo.com
- Response


Parvati Viraham in Nangiar Koothu (Report)

Saman'way' to go... (Report)
- Veena Basavarajaiah, Bangalore
e-mail: veenabasavarajaiah@gmail.com


A rendezvous with the Animal Kingdom on World Dance Day (Report)
- Michel Laverdière, Montreal
e-mail: laverdiere@sympatico.ca


Revisiting our past through Natya Sastra (Report)
- Nanditha Prabhu, Chennai
e-mail: prabhu.nandu@gmail.com


A dazzling piece preserved from the past
- Renu Ramanath
e-mail: renuramanath@hotmail.com


Performance based on the science of Tantra and the art of Natya (Report)

Vasanthotsav (Report)

Harina abhisarana: Splendor of the river, the forest and Ramayana (Report)
- Poornima Ramaprasad
e-mail: poornima@sbcglobal.net


Siva Dhanurbhangam (Report)
- B Venkat, Visakhapatnam
e-mail: bhavanvitha@gmail.com


Bharatheeyam 2011
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com


A tireless action stretches its hands towards perfection (Report)
- Prof. CP Unnikrishnan
e-mail: bharathamuni@gmail.com


Sunanda's Performing Arts presents Narthaki Dance Festival (Report)

Godavari by The Spilling Ink Project
- Aparna Rao
e-mail: aparnarao.is@gmail.com


Lifetime Achievement Awards to Hema Rajagopalan and Mythili Kumar (Report)

Traditions remembered and teachers honored (Report)
- Anita Nag and Shubha Baskar


Dance Discourse: Bond to Dance
- Probal Gupta, Bangalore
e-mail: probs_gupta12@yahoo.co.in


The Chamanlal Memorial Awards 2011 (Report)

Kuchipudi celebrates (Report)
- Sreelakshmy Govardhanan
e-mail: shreelaxmy@yahoo.co.in


National Theatre Festival - A cross section of contemporary Indian stage
- Renu Ramanath
e-mail: renuramanath@hotmail.com


Samsmaranam (Report)
- Manasi Pandya Raghunandan, Bangalore
e-mail: manasipandya@gmail.com


Remembering Guruji (Report)

Project Shabda (Report)
- Deepa Chakravarthy, Chennai
e-mail: apoorini@gmail.com


Unveiling a woven past
- Veena Basavarajaiah, Bangalore
e-mail: veenabasavarajaiah@gmail.com


True blue
- Pratima Sagar, Hyderabad
e-mail: pratima_sagar@yahoo.com


Guru Deba Prasad Award and Festival
- Ashish Mohan Khokar, Bangalore
e-mail: mr.dancehistory@gmail.com


The Udayaraga Festival
- Probal Gupta, Bangalore
e-mail: probs_gupta12@yahoo.co.in


Zakir's charisma at the Maximum India Festival
- Manjari Sinha
e-mail: manjari@sinha.com


Release of Bala Devi Chandrashekar's DVD Nandanar Charithram (Report)

Art and Bullshit!
- Veena Basavarajaiah, Bangalore
e-mail: veenabasavarajaiah@gmail.com


Maximum India: March 2 to 20, 2011
Manganiyar Seduction: An interview with Roysten Abel by Vibhuti Patel

Old films mar India festival in Washington by Yashwant Raj

India: from diverse puppetry to dancing which has a dab of Paris: 'Images of Truth' by The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust & Shantala Shivalingappa's 'Swayambhu' by George Jackson

Passionate Minimalist: Malavika Sarukkai's 'Energies Auspicious & Fearsome' by George Jackson

Tradition & Change by George Jackson

Some sorts of serpents: Kalbelia - Dance of the snake charmers by Gulabo Sapera & Party and 'Sarpagati - Way of the Serpent' by Daksha Sheth Dance Company by George Jackson

The Forgetful Prince: 'Shakunthalam', a dance drama by The Natayalakshana Company by George Jackson

'Maximum India' features a bold take on Ibsen, reading of Indian short stories by Nelson Pressley

Meant for One or Several? by George Jackson
'Samanvaya': Harmony in motion, sealed with a look by Sarah Kaufman

Shantala Shivalingappa, a study in complexity and grace by Sarah Kaufman

Dancer Malavika Sarukkai wows Kennedy Center with 'Maximum' artistry by Pamela Squires

Transcendence and Mystery in Tiny Gestures by Alastair Macaulay

Priyadarsini Govind and Nrityagram Dance Ensemble offer intense Indian dance by Sarah Halzack

With sensitivity and savvy: Priyadarsini Govind & Nritayagram Dance Ensemble by George Jackson

Nature & Nurture: Madhavi Mudgal and Alarmel Valli in 'Samanvaya: A Coming Together' by George Jackson

Music review: Kennedy Center 'Maximum India' festival opener U. Srinivas by Mark Jenkins

'Maximum India,' in full bling


The artistry of Athreya
- A Seshan, Mumbai
e-mail: anseshan@gmail.com


Award for Pavakathakali and Poikkal Kudhirai artistes (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Kinkini Utsav
- Probal Gupta, Bangalore
e-mail: probs_gupta12@yahoo.co.in


Nrithya Bharathi Festival (Report)
- Sudha Sridhar
e-mail: sudhasridhar@hotmail.com


Astad, Anita and Aniruddhan! (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Sarpa Story! Lesser known legend from the Mahabaratha retold
- Ashish Mohan Khokar, Bangalore
e-mail: khokar1960@gmail.com


Bharatanatyam by Krishna Sharana and WIN Awards (Report)

Will real Sonal Mansingh stand up, please?
- Dr. Sunil Kothari
e-mail: sunilkothari1933@gmail.com


The 26th Konark Dance and Music Festival (Report)
Text & pics: Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Nalanda's Buddha enlightens!
- Ashish Mohan Khokar, Bangalore
e-mail: khokar1960@gmail.com


Magical moments in dance: My experiences at Kalakshetra Winter Camp 2011 (Report)
- Ragothaman Yennamalli
e-mail: ragothaman@gmail.com


Solo act has audience hooked
- Ramapriya


Tunga Mahotsav 2011 (Report)
- Sudha Sridhar
e-mail: sudhasridhar@hotmail.com


A visual treat in kinetic vocabulary (Report)
- Velcheti Subrahmanyam, Visakhapatnam
e-mail: velcheti@gmail.com


Malavika Venkatasubbaiah's enchanting performance at WDA dance fest (Report)
- Ganga Dakshinamurti
e-mail: gdaksh@cc.umanitoba.ca


VMDA Festival of Dance marks 25 years of service to arts
- B Venkat, Visakhapatnam
e-mail: venkat.kuchipudi@yahoo.com


Probal Gupta in a stree vesham dance recital at Kolkata (Report)
- Nita Vidyarthi, Kolkata
e-mail: drnitav@rediffmail.com


Smriti Pushpanjali to Balasaraswati (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Parivahitam: Perspectives in Motion
- Nita Vidyarthi, Kolkata
e-mail: drnitav@rediffmail.com


Drishti Festival in Bangalore
- G Ulaganathan, Bangalore
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com


Virajitha
Text & pic: B Venkat, Visakhapatnam
e-mail: venkat.kuchipudi@yahoo.com


Marketing for Dance Jathre 2011 (Report)
- Sindhoor Pangal, Bangalore
e-mail: sindhoor@gmail.com


Jumbled thoughts on Odissi International
- Ranjana Dave
e-mail: ranjanadave1988@gmail.com


National Award for Pavakathakali artistes (Report)
- Kapila Venu
e-mail: abhinayakairali@gmail.com


A deep devotional pursuit
- Nandini Ramani, Chennai
e-mail: nandinirvr@yahoo.com


A sedate performance
- A Seshan, Mumbai
e-mail: anseshan@gmail.com


Sincere recital by Hiten Mistry
- Anita Shanmughanathan
e-mail: anishan1968@yahoo.com


Shivaya: An ode to the dancing Lord (Report)
- Priya Raman, Hyderabad
e-mail: priyans03@gmail.com


Launch of book on Kathak Guru Pratap Pawar (Report)

January jottings (Report)
Text & pics: Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Season times
- GS Rajan, Delhi
e-mail: malabarian@yahoo.com


Lata Pada conferred with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (Report)

December diary (Report)
Text & pics: Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com


Unique experience of interacting with stalwarts in different classical dance styles (Report)
- Lakshmi Ramaswamy and Savitha Venkatapathy
e-mail: lakshmirramaswamy@yahoo.com


Abbakka Rani
- Probal Gupta, Bangalore
e-mail: probs_gupta12@yahoo.co.in


Bala Vidhwan Bhavani (Report)

Second International Kuchipudi Dance Convention (Report)
- Sudha Sridhar
e-mail: sudhasridhar@hotmail.com


Vamana Avatar
- B Venkat, Visakhapatnam
e-mail: venkat.kuchipudi@yahoo.com