Seher presents "Ananya Dance Festival 2009" at Purana Quila - 7 pm on 3rd to 7th October 2009

Time : 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm

Entry : Free

Event Details : SEHER is presenting Ananya Dance Festival 2009; its annual five-day Indian classical dance extravaganza.

Schedule : 
3rd October : The festival opens aptly with an Odissi performance by the veteran danseuse Madhavi Mudgal and her troupe. Their performance during the festival will be from Kalidas Kumarsambhavam which will highlight the natya or dramatic element and conclude with an invocation to the sacred river Ganga.
4th October : Watch a theme-based Mohiniyattam act titled Sringara by Gopika Varma and her troupe. The performance begins with an invocatory item on Kamadeva and concludes with Jeeva, a dance number that symbolically shows the journey of the soul - the restless human form that transcends in the quest of knowledge and realization and eventually leads to the attainment of the paramatma or the greater soul.
5th October : The sister-duo Monisa Nayak (from the Jaipur gharana) and Moumala Nayak (from the Lucknow gharana) will perform Nartan, a musical journey that showcases the varieties of music used in Kathak during old, medieval and modern times.
6th October : Witness an avant-garde contemporary fusion by Astad Deboo and his troupe of eight Pung Cholom drummers of Manipur. Their performance ‘Rhythm Divine’ is a highly refined classical dance number characterized by the modulation of sound from a soft whisper to a thunderous climax; the dancers slowly pick up the tempo with perfect synchronization once they beat the drums. There is the interplay of intricate rhythms and cross rhythms with varying markings of time from the slow to the quick with graceful and vigorous body movements leading to ecstatic heights.
7th October : The grand finale will show Bharatanatyam danseuse Rema Shrikant making her debut in Delhi with her troupe. Their performance commences with a recital of Ganpati Vandana and concludes with a brisk tillana.
Special Highlight on 6th and 7th October : Two day interactive seminar - Pratibimb (A reflection on Ananya Dance Festival) with the artistes of Ananya Dance Festival '09 will take place at Alliance Francaise de Delhi, 72, Lodi Estate, New Delhi from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m

Venues : 
Performances on 3rd to 7th October : Purana Quila ( Near Pragati Maidan ), Mathura Road, New Delhi
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Interactive sessions on 6th & 7th October : M. L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Française, Next to Annex building of India International Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
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