by Preethi Bharadwaj Jaipur – The Pink City, a city which caught our senses for the unthinkable amount of shopping we could do!! It all started with short, strenuous and instilling practice sessions to learn Mayuri’s Choreography “Kaali”. On night of May 8, at 23:00 we get a text message from Geetha asking us to report…
Continue reading...Our new mega production “Shakuntala” – a la Broadway take on the epic love story by Kalidasa – was staged at The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. As excited and thrilled as we were, we had challenges aplenty.And all good wishes go to Abu Jani – Sandeep Khosla for making it happen. The first and the…
Continue reading...Unveiling the fourth edition of our in-house production “Prayog”. Now synonymous with experimental, innovative and bold choreographies, this year’s Prayog includes choreographies by Mayuri Upadhya, Madhuri Upadhya and Sathya B.G. The premiere has been tentatively scheduled on August 23, 2013 at Bangalore. So while we work on the deadlines, here’s a sneak peak on the…
Continue reading...I’ve always had the travel bug in me. Never had the guts to take a break for few years..How do these youngsters do it? and go around the world. Hence, had to consciously take time out from dancing to freak out. This time Jodhpur was on cards and Madhuri decided to join in the experience….
Continue reading...Organized with the vision of helping promising talents to grow as an artiste and a human being, Nritarutya dance trust brings forth the 2013 edition of its annual dance festival “Adhyaya – Dance Chapters”. And it is not just another dance festival. Adhyaya offers stage to budding artistes for presenting innovative, quirky, modern and yet…
Continue reading...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…
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