Delhi calling!

Dancer Pia Bunglowala reminisces the experience of the recent performance at Delhi. Dance has always been an integral part of me. And one of my most favorite thing of being a professional dancer is the fact that it takes you to interesting places and you get to meet a lot of interesting people. My association…

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Wildflower – The Thought Process

Principal dancer and Youth Wing Director Vishwakiran Nambi talks about the thought process behind his work “Wildflower”. Read on to know more.   “Whatever our indignities and resolve, we can neither avoid lookism nor eliminate it from society.” – Gordon L. Patzer, Ph.D   A Wildflower,although salient, is not intentionally seeded or planted. If we…

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Science meets Dance!

Company dancer Latha Srinivasa talks about her experience working on the dance based on the evolution of the technology giant GE. Read on to know more… Performing for GE was distinct from other corporate performances. We had to depict the journey of GE from their first move as a company till their current stature which…

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Dancing “Periscope”

Youth Wing dancer Sangeeta Iyer reminisces rehearsing and performing Nakula Somanna’s latest work “Periscope”. Excerpts… I still remember that class when Nakula Somanna, our instructor and choreographer, announced to us that we would be presenting the material we had created in a stage production. Our excitement knew no bounds! We, the Youth Wing dancers, had…

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The Making of “Periscope”

Choreographer Nakula Somanna talks about choreographing his piece “Periscope” for Nritarutya’s Youth Wing. Periscope is currently a work in progress. I started to work with the youth group from around June 2013, if my memory serves me right. I met the group who had a background in dance, a few well versed in classical and…

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Manmatha – The making

Associate Director and Choreographer, Madhuri Upadhya talks about the making one of her works – “Manmatha”. Read on… Manmatha started with a specific direction and purpose of exploring  the shringara rasa and romanticizing love. I believe that love is the thread that connects all of us essentially as energies, existing in time in space. One still is helpless and is…

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Captured in Clicks

Nritarutya’s Youth Wing performed at OPUS on March 29, 2014. Here are few moments from the performance, captured in frames…   Photo Credits: OPUS

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Dance at Opus!

Youth Wing dancer Shweta Hegde talks about her experience while rehearsing and performing for the showcase at Opus. Excerpts.   A collective euphoria enveloped the Youth wing when we came to know about our showcase  for one of the most happening venues of the city – Opus. We, the dancers were gearing up to present…

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Chakra – The Making

Associate Director and Choreographer Sathya BG talks about his latest work “Chakra” for Prayog 4. Read on… It started of with creating movement patterns with the senior dancers of Nritarutya and it was a bit of challenge for me as I had to imagine the movements on the dancers of Chakra. The journey of the…

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Madhur Milan

Nritarutya’s latest production “Madhur Milan” was staged on Feb 15, 2014 at the Ambani matriarch’s residence “Sea Wind” to mark her 80th birthday celebrations. Artistic director, Mayuri Updhya provides some information regarding the project. Read on… The beauty of our myths, is that it is timeless, the characters of gods and goddess are relatable and…

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