The workshop "Elaboration and Abstraction in Bharatanatyam: The Journey from Dancer to Artiste: by Geeta Chandran" was conducted as part of 38th Natya Kala Conference. The session started with some questions each dancer should ask for himself/herself. Why do you dance? For whom are you dancing? When u see someone dancing very well, what do you feel? Is dance important to anybody today? One single quality that sets me apart? The key takeaways for me from this workshop are foll

Kuchipudi Art Academy presented 3rd edition of Vempati's Marghazi Utsav 2018 from 25th to 31st Dec 2018 at Kuchipudi Art Academy Chennai premises. 6 Kuchipudi torch bearers (Master garu's disciples) were awarded with a title " KUCHIPUDI MOUKTHIKAM" for their contribution towards Kuchipudi dance. Master garu's photo gallery was on display. For seven days, there were performances by artists in Kuchipudi and other forms as well. I performed in the second edition of vempati margh

This is the third time in a row I attended Natya Kala Conference convened and conceptualized by Dr. Srinidhi Chidambaram. The conference in 2016 was themed “Sthiti-Gathi” which focused on different aspects of Bharatanatyam. It was a place wherein most popular artists in the field of Bharatanatyam were invited to share their dance journeys and talk about several burning topics in the field of dance. The conference honored Dr. Pappu Venugopal Rao with Natya Kala Visharadha titl