Natya Vriksha Dance Company presents World Dance Day celebration at C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 25th & 26th April 2015

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25th April : 4:00 pm Add to Calendar 25-04-2015 16:00:00 25-04-2015 20:30:00 68 Natya Vriksha Dance Company presents World Dance Day celebration Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/04/natya-vriksha-dance-company-presents.html C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY
26th April : 11:00 am Add to Calendar 26-04-2015 11:00:00 26-04-2015 21:00:00 68 Natya Vriksha Dance Company presents World Dance Day celebration Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/04/natya-vriksha-dance-company-presents.html C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
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Venue : C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : GEETA CHANDRAN to celebrate World Dance Day with a grand 2-day extravaganza.

(Padmashri) Geeta Chandran of NATYA VRIKSHA invites you to participate in her annual gala Celebration of World Dance Day 2015, organized in collaboration with India International Centre and Ministry of Culture.

On the occasion of the 2015 edition of World Dance Day, connoisseurs of classical dance have an opportunity to savour the manifold dimensions and facets of Indian classical dance, urging the initiated to discover the hidden language of their souls. Indian classical dance roots have seen a gradual evolution of evocative mediums, of dance performances over centuries. Geeta Chandran relays this fabulous heritage to audiences with great passion and conviction.

Apart from NATYA VRIKSHA’s prestigious YOUNG DANCERS FESTIVAL, this year’s World Dance Day celebrations include a book launch, a film screening, talks and discussion on the subject of dance – touching aspects that have remained integral to the country’s enriched cultural heritage, with a desire to give dance its appropriate place in the cultural milieu of the country.

The highlight of this year’s events will be the screening of VARA: The Blessing, an international film in which Geeta Chandran has played the role of a devadasi.

Schedule : 

DAY I : Saturday, April 25th, 2015 :
4 p.m.:         Launch of renowned dance critic Smt. Leela Venkataraman’s book “Indian Classical Dance: The Renaissance and Beyond” published by Niyogi Books
5:30 p.m.     Navadarshanam Performance of group choreographies by senior dancers of Natya Vriksha Dance Company
7 p.m.           Screening of international film VARA, directed by renowned international filmmaker (Rinpoche) Khyentse Norbu from Bhutan, where Geeta Chandran plays the role of a devadasi and her students in the movie

DAY II : Sunday, April 26th, 2015 :
11 a.m. Dharohar Bharatanatyam performance by Natya Vriksha Dance Company Next
4 p.m.:        Rasa in Dance – Inspiration and Imagination -- An illustrated talk by Guru Lakshmi Vishwanathan (Chennai). The talk will progress from theory to practice, exploring and drawing inspiration from parallels in Art.
Lakshmi will take the Rasikas on a journey of imagined and real beauty.
6:30 p.m.     Kuchipudi performance by T. Reddi Lakshmi (disciple of gurusJayarama Rao and Vanashree Rao)
7:45  p.m.        Kathak performance by Vishal Krishna of Benares

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