Ashwin Parmar writes about his experience while working as an understudy for Nritarutya’s production for fashion designer Anju Modi And then fashion came calling! Again!! We performed for designer Anju Modi’s collection presented at Delhi Couture Week. The collection labelled “Draupadi” and was all about the warrior princess look. Working on the theme for her…
Continue reading...Sally Owen, Assistant director of Scottish Dance Theatre along with company dancers Eve Ganneau and Matthew Robinson conducted a dance workshop for Nritarutya on October 26, 2012. Sally began with a discussion regarding the choreography process of the three dance pieces – “Drift”, “Dog” and “Luxuria” that they had performed the day before. This was…
Continue reading...How do you know if your hip is weak? Our in-house physiotherapist Masoom suggests three simple, do-it-yourself tests to determine if your hip needs help. NUMBER 1: Do a one-legged squat. RESULT: If your knee collapses inward, your hips are probably weak. NUMBER 2: Stand with your right food on a step/foot stool…
Continue reading...Artistic Director Mayuri Upadhya, shares her thoughts on lighting and its role in enhancing any artistic production with the bi-monthly performing arts magazine Aalap. Read on… How important is lighting to a dance production? Quite simply, the source/intensity/definition can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. Personally, I think you only realize the finer nuances of…
Continue reading...Madhuri Upadhya describes the journey to choreographing her new work “Trishanku”. They say you have to choreograph something close to life more importantly close to your own life!!!! As choreographers we can weave fantasy around the story, romanticize, be brutally literal, abstract or whimsical. I chose to look at characters from our mythology to tell…
Continue reading...When we performed for the 15th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Habitat Center at Delhi, the evening turned magical. A few clicks by Avinash Pascricha and Shobha Deepak Singh. Cos SHE is a goddess Cos power intoxicates Laskhmi – The Goddess of Wealth, Consort of Vishnu The movements swirl in light Time, Space and Energy…
Continue reading...Dancer’s diet-Protein by Vishwa Kiran Protein is derived from both animal and plant sources. Unlike carbohydrates and fats, protein contains nitrogen, which enables it to form amino acids, the building blocks of living tissue. There are 22 specific amino acids, but nine of them must be supplied to the body through food in order to…
Continue reading...Saturday, June 11, 2011; 6:30pm Alliance Française Thimmaiah Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bangalore Transcendance Nritarutya’s ideas in movement In keeping with vast range and variety of topics, Alliance Française – Ashish Khokar’s Dance DISCourse is offering to Bangalore audiences, Saturday, June 11, 2011, 6:30pm promises to be a unique evening because it showcases what is modern in Indian…
Continue reading...There is always something that you want to do and you have to do. And at one point, you choose one over the other.. obviously compromising on what you’ve always wanted to do having no strong reason, probably it was just more convenient to do so. But what if you never have to choose! 🙂…
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