New Delhi: SEHER, one of the premier organizations in the area of performing and visual arts, presents Ananya Dance Festival 2009; its annual five-day Indian classical dance extravaganza that celebrates the beauty of Indian classical dance forms and focuses on group choreography in particular.The event is an annual feature by the Govt. of NCT of Delhi and SEHER and held in association with Sahitya Kala Parishad.
A brief synopsis:
• October 3 - The festival opens aptly with an Odissi performance by the veteran danseuse Madhavi Mudgal and her troupe. Their performance during the festival will be from Kalidas Kumarsambhavam which will highlight the natya or dramatic element and conclude with an invocation to the sacred river Ganga.
• October 4 - Watch a theme-based Mohiniyattam act titled Sringara by Gopika Varma and her troupe. The performance begins with an invocatory item on Kamadeva and concludes with Jeeva, a dance number that symbolically shows the journey of the soul - the restless human form that transcends in the quest of knowledge and realization and eventually leads to the attainment of the paramatma or the greater soul.
• October 5 - The sister-duo Monisa Nayak (from the Jaipur gharana) and Moumala Nayak (from the Lucknow gharana) will perform Nartan, a musical journey that showcases the varieties of music used in Kathak during old, medieval and modern times.
• October 6 – Witness an avant-garde contemporary fusion by Astad Deboo and his troupe of eight Pung Cholom drummers of Manipur. Their performance ‘Rhythm Divine’ is a highly refined classical dance number characterized by the modulation of sound from a soft whisper to a thunderous climax; the dancers slowly pick up the tempo with perfect synchronization once they beat the drums.
• October 7 - The grand finale will show Bharatanatyam danseuse Rema Shrikant making her debut in Delhi with her troupe. Their performance commences with a recital of Ganpati Vandana and concludes with a brisk tillana.
WHERE: PURANA QILA
WHEN: OCTOBER 03, 2009 TILL OCTOBER 07, 2009
TIME: 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. daily.
ENTRY: Free
CONTACT: 41628600
PROGRAMME
(Featuring group choreographies)
Saturday, October 03, 2009: 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Odissi: Madhavi Mudgal & group (Delhi)
Sunday, October 04, 2009: 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Mohiniyattam:
Monday, October 05, 2009: 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Kathak: Monisa and Moumala Nayak & group (Delhi)
Tuesday, October 06, 2009: 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Contemporary:
Wednesday, October 07, 2009: 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Bharatanatyam:
Special Highlight: October 06 & 07 October, 2009:
Two day interactive seminar - PRATIBIMB (A reflection on Ananya Dance Festival) with the artistes of Ananya Dance Festival’ 09 will take place at Alliance Francaise de Delhi, 72, Lodi Estate, New Delhi from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
