| DANCE PRESENTATION | ‘Dance without frontiers festival’ A presentation of Bharatanatyam in Bucharest (and Warsaw and Vilnius)" - 24th february, 2007

• Time : 6.30 pm

• Event Info : The Attic ‘Dance without frontiers festival’ Bharatanatyam in Bucharest (and Warsaw and Vilnius)"A presentation by Joanna Ponikiewska , Anca Eugenia Anghelina, Aleksandra Michalska, and Vaidota Sidlauskaite.
• Four students of Guru Jayalakshmi Eshwar from 3 countries, present a Bharatnatyam kaleidoscope in a dazzling display of traditional dance highlighting the reach of this most venerated of Indian classical dance forms. Coming from different cultures and experiences these 4 young girls speaking not only their own languages but between them Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil and English will present jointly and individually ‘Omkara karini’, ‘Anandanardhana Ganapati’, "Nada Murali’, (3 gods are invoked here, the godess Shakti, Ganesha and Krishna) concluding with the ‘Tillana’. The creative talent of this group will also be shown by dancing to a contemporary Polish song by Mieczyslaw Szczesniak , based on a quote from the Bible, and a piece based on contemporary Romanian poetry.
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JOANNA PONIKIEWSKA, (Asha) is a graduate from English Teachers Training College and was also studying Sanskrit at The Department of South Asian Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland. She completed her post-graduation from The Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, Delhi University . She came to India 4 years ago on an ICCR scholarship and has performed in her Guru’s thematic production "Mystical Seven", in the annual programme of Abhinayaa Aradhana and at festivals organised by ICCR. At present she is studying for a M. Phil degree from Delhi University .
ANCA EUGENIA ANGHELINA is a graduate of the faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures in the University of Bucharest, Romania. She has been learning Bharatanatyam from Guru Jayalakshmi at Triveni since 2003 on an ICCR scholarship. She performed her Arangetram in December 2006 and has been performing at the annual functions of the Abhinayaa Aradhana as well as performances for the ICCR. She studies Sanskrit in her spare time.
ALEKSANDRA MICHALSKA, graduated both from the School of Music (Vocal and Piano Department) and The Department of South Asian Studies, University of Warsaw , Poland with a degree in Dravidian Studies. She is also a student of Tamil. In 2005 she was awarded an ICCR scholarship to pursue studies in Bharatanatyam under Guru Jayalakshmi Eshwar. As a student she took part in a thematic production of her Guru combining dance and yoga, as well as in other performances organized by ICCR, and Abhinayaa Aradhana.Both Aleksandra and Joanna got interested in Indian performing arts when, during their university years they saw a performance of Kudiyattam by Anna Lopatowska, the first ever foreign woman allowed to study that form of ancient Sanskrit theatre. They were very lucky to have eminent teachers, Prof Christopher Byrski (previous Ambassador of Poland to India ) and Dr.Bozena Sliwczynska, experts in their knowledge of Kathakali, Yakshagana, Teyyam and other performing arts of India .
VAIDOTA SIDLAUSKAITE, is a graduate in pharmaceutical studies, from the Medical College in Vilnius , Lithuania . She was awarded an ICCR scholarship in 2004 to pursue dance training under of Guru Jayalakshmi Eshwar. After completing her initial training in Bharatanatyam, she has participated in performances organised by Abhinayaa Aradhana and ICCR.
Guru Jayalakshmi Eshwar is an internationally renowned performer, choreographer, teacher and author. She is a graduate of Kalakshetra, Chennai and is the author of ‘Bharatanatyam How To "(which comes along with an audio cassette and CD and a video CD) and "Hasta Prayoga" on the use of hand gestures in Indian classical dance. She is the head of department of Bharatanatyam at the Triveni Kala Sangam and founder director of ‘Abhinayaa’ (a centre for Bharatanatyam in Delhi)