Choreographed by the Upadhya sisters-Mayuri and Madhuri and presented by Nritarutya, Indian Contemporary Dance Trust, “Nav Durga” is a 45 min length mega dance production. Nritarutya, was recently commissioned to create this traditional dance work with an ensemble of 60 artists. Photo Courtesy: Candid Pictures
Continue reading...Veena Basavarajaiah talks on reinvention of certain dance forms in India especially Bharatnatyam Pre and post Independence period. A brief history of Devadasis and their life through the centuries till the anti- nautch act’. The session would be for one hour along with half hour discussion and questions with the participants. On 8th August, 2011 FROM…
Continue reading...Whatever happened to being lazy……. by MADHURI UPADHYA I was passing through a small town on the way to participate in a theatre festival, I asked a group of men sitting on a “Somari Katte” (as we popularly call it in kannada), for directions, I thought to myself, whatever happened to just be, be lazy?…
Continue reading...VishwaKiran and Rohan Raj, from NRITARUTYA choreograph for play-Balura Gudikara Commissioned by the Norwegian Embassy, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s The Master Builder, Balura Gudikara, tells the tale of a builder, with a huge ego, who is cut down to size. Karnataka’s folk form of “Veeragase” is adapted into Balura Gudikara and is reflected in…
Continue reading...Nritarutya’s “Neo Wing” have dared to begin and become. Introducing Our “Neo Wing”……..
Continue reading...The journey of an artist from a student, to a performer/ creator / director and then a teacher is a very natural progression. Many legendary teachers of the world in every field have taken this path. From Socrates, Aristotle, Leanordo da vinci, Einstein, Beethoven, Mozart, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, Rukmini Devi Arundale to M.S. Subbalakshmi……
Continue reading...Nritarutya is honoured to be invited to present its work at the prestigious “Sangam” Festival by Art Vision founded by Dr.Ileana Citaristi. SANGAM, A CONFLUENCE OF DANCE has been an annual dance festival of Art Vision since 2005. The festival is conceived as an offering of new and exclusive choreographic compositions in two different dance…
Continue reading...Read this hilarious and witty blog on observations that travel beyond Dance and its emerging styles.
Continue reading...ನಾಟ್ಯದ ಅವಿಭಾಜ್ಯ ಅಂಗ ಅಭಿನಯ ಸುಂದರ ಲಯಬದ್ಧವಾದ ಅಭಿನಯ ನೋಡುಗರೆಲ್ಲ ತನ್ಮಯ ಜನರಿಂದ ಸಿಗುವುದು ಮಾನ್ಯ ನಾಟ್ಯದಿಂದ ಮನಸಿದ್ಧಿ ಸಾಧ್ಯ ನಾಟ್ಯದಿಂದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕಾಯ ನಾಟ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದಿರೆ ಮನವೆಲ್ಲ ಶೂನ್ಯ ನಾಟ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಕಲೆಯಿಲ್ಲ ಅನ್ಯ ಅಭಿನಯ ಹೇಳಿಕೊಟ್ಟು ನೀವೇ ಅಗ್ರಗಣ್ಯ ಅದನ್ನು ಕಲಿತ ನಾವೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಧನ್ಯ ಮನವೆಲ್ಲ ತುಂಬಿದೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕಳೆದ ಮಾಧುರ್ಯ ಅದೇ ಗುಂಗಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳುವೆವು ನಾವು ಧನ್ಯವಾದದ ವಿದಾಯ ನಾಟ್ಯದ ಅವಿಭಾಜ್ಯ ಅಂಗವೇ ಅಭಿನಯ. ಈ ಅಭಿನಯದಿಂದ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ತನ್ಮಯಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಅದರಿಂದ ಮಾನ್ಯತೆ ಪಡೆದು ಅದರಿಂದ…
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