By Geetha Ballal My previous blog on management covered the primary aspects of a show and.. what I am about to write now is a lot more elaborate and absolute necessary things to do. I am sure if you have made a check list as mentioned in my previous blog and put it to…
Continue reading...Nritarutya performed at Mr. Amitabh Bachchan’s 70th birthday celebrations on 10th October at Film City, Mumbai. A team of 80 dancers led by Artistic Director, Mayuri Upadhya, performed to the tunes of the legendary poem “Madhushala” written by Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan and sung by Amitabh Bachchan himself. Nritarutya performed to 10 quatrains from this…
Continue reading...Dancers Think:It is Not just as easy to be The Dance: Takes about a million thoughts! By GEETHA BALLAL Have you ever wondered how a dancer makes a movement look so beautiful? Has a question arisen in your mind – does it flow in her body or is she thinking about making it flow? I definitely…
Continue reading...Its always good to hear from our class enthusiasts. Meet Ben, a Karate student, who also loves exploring other movement disciplines. He takes up Geetha’s class in Koramanagala centre and writes this note to her in response. “Thanks again for opening your class to me. It was a privilege to learn from you and see…
Continue reading...And thereby hangs a tale… This in no means is a rip off from Geoffrey Archer’s novel, but I like the name and somehow I feel this experience has one too many stories involved and it is still going on, I think the name suits it. It all began when I was told I was…
Continue reading...Maya-Ayam is a combination of classic Bharatanatyam, contemporary movement, traditional folk and digital imagery exploring the theories of Vishnu through dance.
Continue reading...The music CD has just slipped and is repeating a track on its own or just goes ‘kapoot’… ‘1 – 2 -3 -THUD- the side wing has just fallen on the very spot you were just 2 seconds ago.. Ouch!! A nail has just pierced even through the seasoned skin of the feet… How am…
Continue reading...After many an argument, we finally find that Ijjodu – meaning duality/two, is a film directed by M.S.Sathyu – an eminent filmmaker, and that Nritarutya was to choreograph and dance for the title track.
Continue reading...Associate director Geetha Ballal throws some light on legalities involved in a dance production. Read on… Legalities – the word is enough to put everything in perspective and see what we have been doing… Working for a dance company for the last 14 years, I can only say that this word holds more and more…
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