The five-day Natya Kala Conference’s valedictory event was held on Dec.31 morning at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, T. Nagar. Senior dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy was the chief guest. Awards were given to writer-critics Sunil Kothari, Lakshmi Venkataraman and Nandini Ramani.
Dance guru Chitra Visweswaran's students present two productions presented in the past. First, 'Anubhuthi' - a production that travelled the world over.
If dance is your passion/in-terest then you may want to at-tend the annual Natya Darshan event hosted by Kartik Fine Arts at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore starting Dec.18 evening and on till Dec.21.
Dance guru and choreographer based in Chennai, Radhika Shurajit has chosen to base a new production on the M S Subbulakshmi classic film 'Shakuntalai'. This new music-dance presentation on the vintage film to be premiered on Wednesday, Dec.10 evening at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha in T. Nagar.
Chennai-based dance guru Anitha Guha who has been acknowledged for moulding teen dancers and presenting them in her large dance productions is all set to present a two-part dance production which is on themes from the epic Mahabharat.
Parashah is by now known as a group of senior Bharatanatyam dancers which produces theme productions and keeps performing them in India and abroad.
USA-based Bharatanatyam dancer Baladevi Chandrasekar spends time to work on a solo dance production year after year and showcases it during the December Season in Chennai.
The Music Academy, Chennai has announced its annual awards which are given to artistes at its annual music conference and concerts during the December Season. Vidwan T. V. Gopalakrishnan has been chosen for the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi award.