IN CONVERSATION WITH BBOY NAS of Black Ice Crew, bangalore 1. A secret mantra for confidence? Well i wasn’t always confident, before becoming a dancer i was a pretty shy kid and never expected to get on stage, but i think all it takes is overcoming the things you think you cant do. After i…
Continue reading...GURU MINAL PRABHU, BENGALURU’S ONE OF THE MOST LOVED BHARATANATYAM GURU! 1. A secret mantra for confidence? To know yourself and the subject that you deal with. To love your profession. To be able to honestly accept your mistakes and move on. 2. best advice given to you? To work hard and keep at it!…
Continue reading...Elisa Fontana reminisces how dance came into her life, her tryst with learning dance from and performing for Nritarutya. I have to thank BMTC, for my meeting with Nitarutya Contemporary Dance. Was a girl I met on the bus, that invited me to attend to the dance class in Koramangala. Now Pooja is a good…
Continue reading...Dancer Pia Bunglowala reminisces the experience of the recent performance at Delhi. Dance has always been an integral part of me. And one of my most favorite thing of being a professional dancer is the fact that it takes you to interesting places and you get to meet a lot of interesting people. My association…
Continue reading...Company dancer Abhishek Singhania reminisces his experience of learning Mars, one of the most acclaimed choroegraphies from Nritarutya. A year after I joined the company, I started learning “Mars”. The piece choreographed by Sathya BG is the one of the most popular and technically demanding work. This very fact made me conscious as it…
Continue reading...Youth Wing dancer Sangeeta Iyer reminisces rehearsing and performing Nakula Somanna’s latest work “Periscope”. Excerpts… I still remember that class when Nakula Somanna, our instructor and choreographer, announced to us that we would be presenting the material we had created in a stage production. Our excitement knew no bounds! We, the Youth Wing dancers, had…
Continue reading...Choreographer Nakula Somanna talks about choreographing his piece “Periscope” for Nritarutya’s Youth Wing. Periscope is currently a work in progress. I started to work with the youth group from around June 2013, if my memory serves me right. I met the group who had a background in dance, a few well versed in classical and…
Continue reading...Brussels based choreographer Kaplana Raghuraman shares some words of advice on stage performance. – When on Stage always give your Everything: use your technique to the core and your charisma – Dont think you can hide anything when you are on stage. Even small things are seen! – Die in every moment: Dont judge yourself…
Continue reading...One of the leading exponents of Odissi in the contemporary times, Guru Ileana Citaristi shares some tips for dance students. There is no alternative to daily practice. Don’t try for shortcuts; they don’t lead anywhere You are your best doctor; take care of your body Keep on learning, the process never ends Don’t forget the people…
Continue reading...Associate Director and Choreographer Madhuri Upadhya talks about her thoughts behind her choreography for Raghu Dixit’s “Rain Song”. I began the new year with a new choreography for one of my favorite musicians Raghu Dixit. This time it was his “Rain Song”, the occasion being the launch of his second album “Jag Changa” at the…
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