Workshop at Parniti Kalakendra

It was that time of the year for my get away to teach dance outside Bangalore. My destination was to the classical dancers of Pariniti Kalakendra in Sagara. Sri Gopal Sagar (Director) and Sri Chinmayi (Dance critic) has been in conversation with me for a year and the dates finally materialized during our Republic day….

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Know Your Ankle

Practicing Bharatanatyam Dancer/Physiotherapist Masoom Parmar brings to you 2nd set of the Information series on health, anatomy, strengthening meant for dancers. Read on: The ankle joint is made up of three bones: the lower end of the tibia (shinbone), the fibula (the small bone of the lower leg) and the talus, the bone that fits…

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STUDENTS SPEAK.

Nritarutya’s principal dancer, Vishwakiran, conducted 20 hours of Indian contemporary dance session at Christ University. Here’s what the students have to say about it…. 1. Given the name of the institution the dance instructor was from, my expectations from these 20 hours of Contemporary Dance Training was quite high and it more than lived up…

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MOVE THE SCOTTISH WAY!

    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…

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Madhushala at B 70!

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…

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Dance Poem at Big B’s celebration

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Abhinaya tips by Guru Smt. Bhanumathi

Excerpts from a conversation between  Guru Smt. Bhanumathi. B (Bhanu Akka) and Mayuri Upadhya, Artistic Director, Nritarutya.      

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Rendezvous with Bhanu Akka

    We had Bhanu Akka with us at our rehearsals to and needless to say, it was a great interactive session. She emotes and how! All of us were awestruck with her abhinaya. She sat patiently with us throughout the rehearsals and advised us on how to emote; correcting the most minute of the…

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Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla’s coffee table book

Featuring exclusive shots of the Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla’s collection. Celebrating 25yrs of their fashion, the ace designers are all set to launch the best of their collection in a coffee table book later this year. Mayuri Upadhya was one  of the chosen personalities to be dressed in their creation which was shot in…

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Nritarutya at Capstone Theatre

We had a fantastic ending to our UK tour with our last performance for Milap at Capstone theatre, Liverpool. Added to the adrenal was this lovely letter personally written by the Executive Director of Milap, Mr. Prashant Nayak. We are grateful to his blessings and generous support. Team Nritarutya! “Dear Madhuri I wanted to say…

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