Artistic Director Mayuri Upadhya, shares her thoughts on lighting and its role in enhancing any artistic production with the bi-monthly performing arts magazine Aalap. Read on… How important is lighting to a dance production? Quite simply, the source/intensity/definition can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. Personally, I think you only realize the finer nuances of…
Continue reading...Windsor Castle With Lead actors from musical “Lion King” Lindiwe Mkhize, Andile Gumbi
Continue reading...U.K based, internationally acclaimed, Ballet and Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer Mavin Khoo offers few words of advice on the art of choreography. 1. With choreography its important to understand it first from a compositional aspects; imagine a building…you have to lay a foundation first before you start decorating…so, being objective and building the…
Continue reading...Rehearsals in ‘Desi Masti studio’, Leicester. Photo credits: Tina Bali
Continue reading...Principal dancer, Vishwa Kiran talks about his experience working with choreographer Madhuri Upadhya on the piece “Trishanku” for the company’s production “Prayog 4” “Want and Need”, “Angry and Reckless”, “Failure and perseverance”. Trishanku has been a very personal and emotional process for me and Madhuri. It has moved beyond a space of a mere dance…
Continue reading...“YES DANCE MATTERS” (by Smt Lalitha Srinivasan on World Dance Day) It has always mattered at the personal level, when I was 4 to now and will always matter at all levels, in all respects till the end of my day. It has been a panacea for life’s trials and tribulation. It has been a…
Continue reading...As we gear up for Prayog 4, noted danseuse Anita Ratnam shares some tips for a good performance. 1. Your body will never be perfect. Accept it and work with it. Learn to illuminate your strong points – torso, limbs, extensions, twists – whatever you feel works for you and diminishes your weaknesses. For example,…
Continue reading...It is a festive time at nritarutya, the team is all geared to perform for the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations as the only Asian cultural representative. The one hour show includes special performances by artists from all over the world. Its an ITV production, to be broadcasted to over 6 million viewers in 240…
Continue reading...Photographer Nikita Dutt Bajpai gives you a sneak peek into our Prayog sessions through her lens.
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