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Natya Kala conference
- 11 November 2019
Natya Kala Conference
Venue: Krishna Gana Sabha, 20, Maharajapuram Santhanam Road, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600017
Schedule
26 December 2019
9:15 am – 10:15 am - Inauguration of the 39th Natya Kala Conference
Prayer: O S Arun
Inaugural Address by Chief Guest: Padma Vibhushan Dr Sonal Mansingh, Member Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Keynote address: Rama Vaidyanathan
10.20 am - 11.10 am
Dance Buddies: Re-creating the Kuravanji Story
Sudharani Raghupathy, Dr Padma Subrahmanyam and Chitra Visweswaran
11.15 am - 12.05 pm
The Expanding Canvas
Malavika Sarukkai
12.10 pm - 1.00 pm
Dance Curation: Concerns and Challenges; a discussion
Panelists: Y Prabhu, Sridhar Shanmugam, Harishankar Krishnaswami, Natarajan Ramji, Swapnokalpa Dasgupta, R V Raghavendra, Rajeswari Ramachandran
Moderator: Akhila Krishnamurthy
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch
1.30 pm - 2.45 pm
Nibandhana
By Vaibhav Arekar and Sankhya Dance Company
As part of Torch Lights (Premiers of trend-setting ensemble work)
27 December 2019
8.00 am - 9.15 am
The Bani of Dr Vyjayantimala Bali
Dr Sridhar Vasudevan
As part of Legacy Lights (Solo showcasing of ageless tradition)
Kamakoti Hall, Krishna Gana Sabha
9.30 am - 10.20 am
Alarippu Adventures
Dancers: Christopher Gurusamy, Harinie Jeevitha, Radhe Jaggi, Preethi Ramaprasad
Composer: Ramamoorthy Sriganesh
10.25 am - 11.05 am
Cultural Graft(ing): An Early History of Indian Dance in USA
Dr Arshiya Sethi
11:05 am – 11:15am Tea
11.15 am - 11.55 am
Unchained: Odyssey of the Nouvelle Raconteurs
Savitha Sastry and A K Srikant
12.00 pm - 1.00 pm
Arrangetram: A Boon or Bane; a hot debate
Panelists: Rathna Kumar, Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan, Meenakshi Chitharanjan, Leela Samson, Sheela Unnikrishnan, Sujatha Ramalingam, Dr Padmaja Venkatesh Suresh, Deepak Mazumdar
Moderator: Chitra Visweswaran
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch
1.30 pm - 2.45 pm
Tanjavur Nrutya Prabandha
Sucheta Bhide-Chapekar & Group
As part of Torch Lights (Premiers of trend-setting ensemble work)
December 28, 2019
8.00 am - 9.15 am
Lineage of Kittappa Pillai
Narthaki Nataraj
As part of Legacy Lights (Solo showcasing of ageless tradition)
Kamakoti Hall, Krishna Gana Sabha
9.30 am - 10.20 am
Shrama Vidhi: An insight into the Adavu codification of King Thulaja’s Sangeeta Saramruta
Uma Nambudripad Sathyanarayanan and Lakshmi Parthasarathy Athreya
10.25 am – 11.05 am
Of Bharatanatyam Then & Now: Tracing changes in its content and performance
A lecture with visuals by Rajika Puri
11:05 am – 11:15am Tea
11.15 am – 11.55 am
Karanas in Contemporary Expression
Dominique Delorme
12.00 pm - 1.00 pm
Guru-Cool: A Discussion on Emerging Trends in New Age Training
Panelists: Priyadarsini Govind, Bragha Bessell, Urmila Sathyanarayanan, Indira Kadambi, Sreelatha Vinod, Jai Govinda
Moderator: Aravinth Kumarasamy
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch
1.30 pm - 2.45 pm
Nōkkam
Leela Samson & Spanda Dance Company
As part of Torch Lights (Premiers of trend-setting ensemble work)
29 December 2019
8.00 am - 9.15 am
Bequest of Kalanidhi Narayanan
Indira Kadambi
As part of Legacy Lights (Solo showcasing of ageless tradition)
Venue: Kamakoti Hall, Krishna Gana Sabha, T Nagar
9.30 am - 10.10 am
Dance Memories of a Nation: The Mohan Khokar Dance Collection
Ashish Mohan Khokar
10.15 am - 1.00 pm
Transparent Critiquing: A dynamic session
Critics: Sunil Kothari, Leela Venkataraman, Veejay Sai, S Janaki
Dancers: Janaki Rangarajan, Praveen Kumar, Navia Natarajan, Lavanya Ananth
Moderator: Rama Vaidyanathan
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch
1.30 pm - 2.45 pm
Play Ball
Srishti - Nina Rajarani Dance Creations
As part of Torch Lights (Premiers of trend-setting ensemble work)
30 December 2019
8.00 am - 9.15 am
Peerless Contribution of Dr Padma Subrahmanyam
Dominique Delorme
As part of Legacy Lights (Solo showcasing of ageless tradition)
Venue: Kamakoti Hall, Krishna Gana Sabha, T Nagar
9.30 am - 10.10 am
Dance: Of Metpahors & Manifestations
Shobana Bhalchandra
10.15 am - 11.05 am
The Realms of Gold: My journey through dance
Alarmel Valli
11.10 am - 12.05 pm
Abhinaya Expeditions
Artistes: Dr Srinidhi Chidambaram, Vidhya Subramanian, Satyanarayana Raju, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy
Music: Sudha Raghuraman
12.10 pm - 1.00 pm
Ensemble Narratives: Of Diverse Expressions; a discussion
Panelists: Anitha Guha, Chitra Dasarathy, Shankar Kandasamy, Sheejith Krishna, Geeta Chandran, Nina Rajarani
Moderator: Padmini Ravi
1.00 pm - 1.30 pm Lunch
1.30 pm - 2.45 pm
Anjasa - Unravel the wonders of Buddhist Monuments of Asia
Apsaras Arts Dance Company
As part of Torch Lights (Premiers of trend-setting ensemble work)
