About Nritarutya.

Formed in 2000 by Mayuri and Madhuri Upadhya, Nritarutya is one of India’s foremost dance companies creating innovative, visceral and ethereal experiences which widen the perceptions of dance. Our artistic creations celebrate India’s cultural magnificence and weave innovation in tradition. At the same time, our education wing works towards conditioning, and providing access to the younger generation of dance enthusiasts through our numerous training and development projects. Nritarutya has gone stronger with every passing day under the artistic direction of Mayuri Upadhya, performing at the biggest platforms in our country and across the world.

For us, innovation in creativity is our guiding principle. Grounded by our traditional forms yet empowered by the modern, we interpret our cultural surroundings in a myriad of creative ways. Our wings go as wide, as our roots go deep, as we embrace the known and seek the unknown, moulding the generations to come with our movement philosophy.

Our team of exceptional dancers, which is at the core of Nritarutya, weave stories with their bodies and create a sublime connection with the audience transcending boundaries and traditions. Inspired by India’s classical and folk forms, our movement language is embellished with contemporary, finding resonance with every culture.

Thank you to the Mu Sigma Foundation for their generous support of Nritarutya’s artistic journey

dance diaries.

Memoirs of Movement.

SHOW MANAGEMENT – PART II

By Geetha Ballal   My previous blog on management covered the primary aspects of a show and.. what I am about to write now is a lot more elaborate and absolute necessary things to do. I am sure if you have made a check list as mentioned in my previous blog and put it to…

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Tips from Guru Smt. Sandhya Kiran

Tips from Guru Smt. Sandhya Kiran This is particularly for classical dancers- Don’t go overboard on your costumes. Less is more – always. Mix and match colours and designs those are not too jarring to the eye. Use a combination of larger and smaller pieces of jewellery to create a complete picture. When you find…

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Manmatha premiere on June 1st

Madhuri Updahya on her choreographic piece “Manmatha” As a choreographer my thoughts have always leaned towards combining aesthetics of painting and dance almost like giving picture frames animation. My line of research has always been on 2 dimensionality exploring thematic possibilities linearly and also in lines placed at a choreographic space. Personal stories of dancers…

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Water

Water by Vishwa Kiran   Water is the most important nutrient required by our body. Needless to say, it performs innumerable functions and also assists in many critical processes in our body. Water is a major component of every body cell, tissue and organ. It is vital that we maintain the right balance of water…

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At Rajasthan Fashion Week

 by Preethi Bharadwaj   Jaipur – The Pink City, a city which caught our senses for the unthinkable amount of shopping we could do!! It all started with short, strenuous and instilling practice sessions to learn Mayuri’s Choreography “Kaali”. On night of May 8, at 23:00 we get a text message from Geetha asking us to report…

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