And thereby hangs a tale… by Geetha Ballal

And thereby hangs a tale… This in no means is a rip off from Geoffrey Archer’s novel, but I like the name and somehow I feel this experience has one too many stories involved and it is still going on, I think the name suits it. It all began when I was told I was…

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Maya Ayam – Exploring avatars of Lord Vishnu through dance

Maya-Ayam is a combination of classic Bharatanatyam, contemporary movement, traditional folk and digital imagery exploring the theories of Vishnu through dance.  

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MAYA-AYAM-Illusion of time-Images by Sriharsha

Chitraleka Dance Company (UK based) is collaborating with Nritarutya (India based) to tour their joint dance production Maya – Ayam in both countries.Evolutionary theories, ten avatars of Vishnu, Ardhanarishwara and the forces of rhythm are explored through the vocabulary of dance. A touring dance production funded by Birmingham City Council’s International Partnership Programme Production team:…

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Dancers, be careful with your knees!!!by Dr.Shailendra Saxena

With Over 600 Muscles, 206 bones and countless nerves, ligaments, and tendons in the body, it’s almost impossible for dancers to escape getting injured. Acute injuries, such as a sudden sprain or muscle pull, seem to happen out of the blue. One minute you’re dancing, the next minute you’ve hit the floor. Chronic problems, like…

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Catch Balura Gudikara: Today at Ranga Shankara

VishwaKiran and Rohan Raj, from NRITARUTYA choreograph for play-Balura Gudikara Commissioned by the Norwegian Embassy, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s The Master Builder, Balura Gudikara, tells the tale of a builder, with a huge ego, who is cut down to size. Karnataka’s folk form of “Veeragase” is adapted into Balura Gudikara and is reflected in…

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“All glory comes from daring to begin” – The “Neo Wing”.

Nritarutya’s “Neo Wing” have dared to begin and become. Introducing Our “Neo Wing”……..    

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TO LEARN IS TO TEACH ONESELF -feat Dance trainer/choreographer/performer Veena Basavarajaiah

The journey of an artist from a student, to a performer/ creator / director and then a teacher is a very natural progression. Many legendary teachers of the world in every field have taken this path. From Socrates, Aristotle, Leanordo da vinci, Einstein, Beethoven, Mozart, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, Rukmini Devi Arundale to M.S. Subbalakshmi……

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Nritarutya performs at Sangam Festival 2010

Nritarutya is honoured to be invited to present its work at the prestigious “Sangam” Festival by Art Vision founded by Dr.Ileana Citaristi. SANGAM, A CONFLUENCE OF DANCE has been an annual dance festival of Art Vision since 2005. The festival is conceived as an offering of new and exclusive choreographic compositions in two different dance…

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HIP HAAP- By Vishwa Kiran

Read this hilarious and witty blog on observations that travel beyond Dance and its emerging styles.

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Abhinaya workshop by Guru Bhanumati

ನಾಟ್ಯದ ಅವಿಭಾಜ್ಯ ಅಂಗ ಅಭಿನಯ ಸುಂದರ ಲಯಬದ್ಧವಾದ ಅಭಿನಯ ನೋಡುಗರೆಲ್ಲ ತನ್ಮಯ ಜನರಿಂದ ಸಿಗುವುದು ಮಾನ್ಯ ನಾಟ್ಯದಿಂದ ಮನಸಿದ್ಧಿ ಸಾಧ್ಯ ನಾಟ್ಯದಿಂದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕಾಯ ನಾಟ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದಿರೆ ಮನವೆಲ್ಲ ಶೂನ್ಯ ನಾಟ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಕಲೆಯಿಲ್ಲ ಅನ್ಯ ಅಭಿನಯ ಹೇಳಿಕೊಟ್ಟು ನೀವೇ ಅಗ್ರಗಣ್ಯ ಅದನ್ನು ಕಲಿತ ನಾವೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಧನ್ಯ ಮನವೆಲ್ಲ ತುಂಬಿದೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕಳೆದ ಮಾಧುರ್ಯ ಅದೇ ಗುಂಗಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳುವೆವು ನಾವು ಧನ್ಯವಾದದ ವಿದಾಯ ನಾಟ್ಯದ ಅವಿಭಾಜ್ಯ ಅಂಗವೇ ಅಭಿನಯ. ಈ ಅಭಿನಯದಿಂದ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ತನ್ಮಯಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಅದರಿಂದ ಮಾನ್ಯತೆ ಪಡೆದು ಅದರಿಂದ…

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