Three celebrated choreographers, one exceptional artist – that is what “Rising” is all about. Aptly titled, “Rising” showcases one of the most promising dancers of contemporary times – Aakash Odedra. Aakash hails from Leicester, U.K and has trained in Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Indo- Jazz and Contemporary. Over the years he has given many stage…
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...Scottish Dance Theatre (SDT) is Scotland’s national contemporary dance company and is part of Dundee Rep Theatre. SDT’s programme includes work by internationally celebrated and emerging choreographers. The repertoire is constantly evolving, pushing boundaries and expectations. The company has 9 dancers and 2 apprentice dancers and tours throughout the UK and internationally, with…
Continue reading...Rising is a new evening of work performed by Aakash Odedra, exploring different processes and aesthetics to create a new personal language. Aakash hails from Leicester, U.K and has trained in Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Indo- Jazz and Contemporary. Over the years he has given many stage performances with different companies and artistes including Pagrav Dance…
Continue reading...Honoured to be mentioned in Mr. Amitabh Bachchan’s official blog. Thank you sir…for this unforgettable experience. Read on.. ‘Madhushala was written in 1933, when my Father was 26 years of age, and today as we approach almost 80 years of its existence it has only grown in its importance and popularity. The ballad that was…
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...By Masoom Parmar For the past one week, the company is breathing, talking, eating, walking and sleeping just this production. Needless to say we are all excited about how this production turns up and how we, as artistes, grow along with it. Working on such a huge production with 80 dancers is no small feat. The…
Continue reading...Putting in all our creative energies in our new mega production. Here are some pics from the rehearsals. Also check our promo teaser for the new venture.
Continue reading...Excerpts from a conversation between Guru Smt. Bhanumathi. B (Bhanu Akka) and Mayuri Upadhya, Artistic Director, Nritarutya.
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