Natya Darshan 2019
Natya darshan Seminar Conceptualized and Curated by Smt. Priya Murle: Prof. Sudharani Raghupathy & Smt. Chitra Visweswaran Observer: Smt. Leela Venkatram
Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore
Schedule:
Dec 21, 2019 - Natyadarshan Seminar Day 1 - Saturday
8:00 am
Natyam Procession outside Kapaleeshwarar Temple | Sri. Nidheesh Kumar & Students
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Interactive Adavus | Smt. Sasirekha Balasubramaniam & Sri. A Lakshman Exploring the basic unit of vocabulary in Natyam – Thanjavur and other banis
9:30 am – 10:10 am
Viewpoint | Smt. Roja Kannan, Smt. Aishwarya Ananth Karthik, Manasvini Korukkai Ramachandran & Dr. Vijay Madhavan Artistes sharing their viewpoints on various aspects of Natyam
10:10 am – 10:50 am
Bharatanatyam & Bhagavatamela | Melattur Sri. Natarajan Influence of Bharatanatyam in Bhagavatamela and the spiritual connection between the two art forms
11:00 am – 11:40 am
In Praise of | Dr. Sreelatha Vinod Exploring the physical, emotional and spiritual impact in Sabdams and Kavuthvams
11:40 am – 12:20 pm
Varnam – The different hues! | Smt. Meenakshi Chitharanjan Decoding the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of a classic Tanjore Quartet Varnam
12:20 pm – 1:00 pm
Bhakthi as a Rasa | Dr. Suman Badami, Smt. Pavithra Srinivasan, Dr. Sunil Kothari & Sri. Jayachandran A Panel Discussion
EVENING PERFORMANCES
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Synergy between Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi | Meera Sreenarayanan & Sreelakshmy Govardhanan
6:15 pm – 7:15 pm
Pandharpur | Sri. Praveen Kumar
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Gandhi | Choreographed by Sri. CP Satyajit Performed by Deepthi Ravichandran, Lekha Prasad, Gayathri Rajaji, Sanjana Prasad, Siva Das, Sukanya Paneerselvam and Uma Namboodripad
Dec 22, 2019 - Natyadarshan Seminar Day 2 - Sunday
8:00 am
Natyam Procession outside Kapaleeshwarar Temple | Sri. Binesh Mahadevan
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Interactive Adavus | Smt. Madhumathy Prakash & Adithya PV Exploring the basic unit of vocabulary in Natyam – Mysore & Kancheepuram Bani
9:30 am – 10:10 am
You dance without missing a beat | Smt. Karuna Sagari The emotional and spiritual layers of Thevarams in Bharatanatyam
10:10 am – 10:50 am
See the Music, hear the Natyam | Dr. Rajkumar Bharathi Composing Music for Bharatanatyam Productions
11:00 am – 11:40 am
The stillness within | Smt. Leela Samson Spirituality in Natyam – how the stillness within gives dynamism to creativity
11:40 am – 12:20 pm
Atma Laya – Emotions in Laya | Madurai Sri. Muralidharan & Smt. Nithyakalyani Vaidyanathan How explorations in rhythm can involve emotion and bring happiness
12:20 pm – 1:00 pm
Expressing through the language of Natyam | Dr. Geeta Chandran
EVENING PERFORMANCES
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Trayyanta | Sri. Vaibhav Arekar
6:15 pm – 7:15 pm
Bharatanatyam Performance | Smt. Narthaki Nataraj
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Bharatanatyam Presentation & Excerpts from Productions | Kalakshetra Foundation