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…
Continue reading...Associate director and choreographer Madhuri Upadhya talks about dance and painting. Read on… While my academic education has been in Fine Arts my extensive practice has been in dance (performing arts) for the past 20 years. It would be interesting to look at the principles of the two. Around 1st century BC the Sadanga or Six…
Continue reading...Our in house physiotherapist and Arts Manager, Masoom Parmar shares some beginner exercises to strengthen your abdominals. Read and practice… THE ABDOMINAL MUSCULATURE The following exercises have been designed for beginners. In case you suffer from any back injury or abdominal discomfort before, during or after the course of the exercise regime, refrain from…
Continue reading...Noted Kathak danseuse Sonia Sabri shares some tips on technique and preparing for performance. Read on… 1. Body conditioning is integral to dance practice, for life. I believe one’s dance technique is the language through which the body and soul express itself and beyond. The body is the instrument so if one does not know…
Continue reading...Prinicpal Dancer and Youth Wing Director Vishwakiran Nambi’s third blog in the body conditioning series. Read on… Once you have identified your body type and its fitness needs,the next step would be to design a suitable regime to suit your needs. Now, every professional dancer will have certain physical requirements which are common for dancers…
Continue reading...Masoom Parmar reminisces about stage management for our production “Madhur Milan”. Excerpts… A year and eight months and I have my wings tested big time… After working for so long under the watchful eyes of GBa (that is Geetha Ballal for starters), I had to handle backstage for Nritarutya’s musical “Madhur Milan” without her. This…
Continue reading...Principal Dancer and Youth Wing director Vishwakiran Nambi’s second blog in the body conditioning series. Have a look… Irrespective of the dance style one practice, it is absolutely necessary for a professional dancer to be in shape, not just to own a physically attractive body but also to be in a condition to endure long…
Continue reading...Gaurang Swarge of Natura Adventure Crew reminisces working on Nritarutya’s production “Madhur Milan” at Mumbai. Excerpts… We were approached by Artistic Director, Mayuri Upadhya for multiple aerial entries and exits for their upcoming production Madhur Milan. This event will be known to us for the host of challenges that were thrown at us from different…
Continue reading...Our in-house physiotherapist Masoom shares few exercises to strengthen the hip. Read it, follow it and stay fit! In this blog we shall discuss the basic hip strengthening exercises. To begin with, the following basic hip strengthening exercises should be performed approximately 10 times, 3 times daily. As your hip strength improves, the exercises can…
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