DANCE : Natya Vriksha presents Bharatanatyam Arangetram Performance by Shreya Dua at Chinmaya Mission, 89, Lodhi Road > 6:30pm on 10th September 2016
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| Bharatanatyam Dancers : Shreya Dua with her Guru (Padmashri) Geeta Chandran |
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Venue : Chinmaya Mission, 89, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003
Venue Info : www.chinmayamissiondelhi.org | Events | Map | Nearest Metro Stations - 'Khan Market(Violet Line)' & 'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)'
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Event Description : DANCE : Natya Vriksha presents Bharatanatyam Arangetram Performance by Shreya Dua, disciple of Guru (Padmashri) Geeta Chandran.
Thirst for both the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, has urged her to not merely love tradition but also to question, critique and contextualise it in the contemporary framework. Says Shreya, ‘Fragments are merely parts as the whole is greater. Much larger, in fact infinite; but for me -- divine. At its epitome is the apsara or perhaps the Goddess, this is Akka. The one who taught the seven year old to hold her back straight and the nineteen year old to work assiduously, the one whose well-wishing anger is the magic wand and whose sprinkles of love foster confidence.’ She urges to question tradition.
Arangetram is an important occasion in the career of any Bharatanatyam dancer. After several years -- decades even -- of arduous training, when the Guru is confident that the disciple can sustain a solo performance, the Arangetram is announced.
The Arangetram thus is an honour to the Guru; a momentous rite of passage, it marks the first milestone in the disciple’s journey into the ocean of Bharatanatyam.
In the 25 years that she has mentored students at Natya Vriksha, Aditi’s is the 40th arangetram performance that Guru (Padmashri) Geeta Chandran will be presenting.
The Artist : Shreya Dua
Says Shreya Dua, “My parents and school accentuated my love for the art; Natya Vriksha gave me the shelter. The vitality this tree instilled makes the parijat a close second. It’s the tree of life, of love and of home. I’m privileged to have flowered under its shade, imbibed its nutrients. The fruits are intangible. I not only know why I dance today, I know I will forever…”
A rare combination of being both a luminary and a visionary, Geeta Chandran is a widely respected role model for the young generation. She guides reputed national cultural institutions and prestigious universities as their Board member, and also serves on the Advisory Boards of several reputed schools and colleges.
In her effort to "en-dance the universe," she engages in a strategic range of dance-related activities: performing, teaching, conducting, singing, collaborating, organising, writing and speaking to new youth audiences. Promoting Art in Education is her passion and she is committed to catalysing youth audiences on the values that classical dance brings to life and living.
The GURU: (Padmashri) GEETA CHANDRAN
GEETA CHANDRAN: A celebrated artist and a star-performer, Geeta Chandran has synthesised the knowledge she received from a galaxy of eminent Gurus to imprint Bharatanatyam with her personal vision of the dance. In her dance presentations, Geeta Chandran skilfully weaves abstract notions of Joy, Beauty, Values, Aspirations, Myth and Spirituality.
A polymath artist, Geeta Chandran is celebrated not only for her deep and composite understanding of the art of Bharatanatyam, but also for her Carnatic music (she is a trained and accomplished vocalist), her work in television, video and film, theatre, choreography, dance education, dance activism and dance-issue journalism.
Geeta Chandran is Founder-President of Natya-Vriksha and Artistic Director of the Natya Vriksha Dance Company, known for the high aesthetic quality of its group presentations that showcase Geeta’s metier as a visualiser par excellence. Geeta has also created innumerable solo performances that spotlight her aesthetic persona as an eclectic classical choreographer.
An influential spokesperson for classical dance, Geeta Chandran is the author of SO MANY JOURNEYS, an intensely personal collection of her writings narrating her engagement with Bharatanatyam. She also writes an insightful dance column in The New Indian Express/SundayStandard.
A rare combination of being both a luminary and a visionary, Geeta Chandran is a widely respected role model for the young generation. She guides reputed national cultural institutions and prestigious universities as their Board member, and also serves on the Advisory Boards of several reputed schools and colleges.
In her effort to "en-dance the universe," she engages in a strategic range of dance-related activities: performing, teaching, conducting, singing, collaborating, organizing, writing and speaking to new youth audiences.
Geeta was awarded the prestigious national award -- Padma Shri -- by the President of India in 2007.
In 2014-2015, she marked the completion of four decades of dedication to classical dance, since her arangetram in 1974.
2016 marks the silver jubilee celebrations of Natya Vriksha.
Event Description : DANCE : Natya Vriksha presents Bharatanatyam Arangetram Performance by Shreya Dua, disciple of Guru (Padmashri) Geeta Chandran.
Thirst for both the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, has urged her to not merely love tradition but also to question, critique and contextualise it in the contemporary framework. Says Shreya, ‘Fragments are merely parts as the whole is greater. Much larger, in fact infinite; but for me -- divine. At its epitome is the apsara or perhaps the Goddess, this is Akka. The one who taught the seven year old to hold her back straight and the nineteen year old to work assiduously, the one whose well-wishing anger is the magic wand and whose sprinkles of love foster confidence.’ She urges to question tradition.
Arangetram is an important occasion in the career of any Bharatanatyam dancer. After several years -- decades even -- of arduous training, when the Guru is confident that the disciple can sustain a solo performance, the Arangetram is announced.
The Arangetram thus is an honour to the Guru; a momentous rite of passage, it marks the first milestone in the disciple’s journey into the ocean of Bharatanatyam.
In the 25 years that she has mentored students at Natya Vriksha, Aditi’s is the 40th arangetram performance that Guru (Padmashri) Geeta Chandran will be presenting.
The Artist : Shreya Dua
Says Shreya Dua, “My parents and school accentuated my love for the art; Natya Vriksha gave me the shelter. The vitality this tree instilled makes the parijat a close second. It’s the tree of life, of love and of home. I’m privileged to have flowered under its shade, imbibed its nutrients. The fruits are intangible. I not only know why I dance today, I know I will forever…”
A rare combination of being both a luminary and a visionary, Geeta Chandran is a widely respected role model for the young generation. She guides reputed national cultural institutions and prestigious universities as their Board member, and also serves on the Advisory Boards of several reputed schools and colleges.
In her effort to "en-dance the universe," she engages in a strategic range of dance-related activities: performing, teaching, conducting, singing, collaborating, organising, writing and speaking to new youth audiences. Promoting Art in Education is her passion and she is committed to catalysing youth audiences on the values that classical dance brings to life and living.
The GURU: (Padmashri) GEETA CHANDRAN
GEETA CHANDRAN: A celebrated artist and a star-performer, Geeta Chandran has synthesised the knowledge she received from a galaxy of eminent Gurus to imprint Bharatanatyam with her personal vision of the dance. In her dance presentations, Geeta Chandran skilfully weaves abstract notions of Joy, Beauty, Values, Aspirations, Myth and Spirituality.
A polymath artist, Geeta Chandran is celebrated not only for her deep and composite understanding of the art of Bharatanatyam, but also for her Carnatic music (she is a trained and accomplished vocalist), her work in television, video and film, theatre, choreography, dance education, dance activism and dance-issue journalism.
Geeta Chandran is Founder-President of Natya-Vriksha and Artistic Director of the Natya Vriksha Dance Company, known for the high aesthetic quality of its group presentations that showcase Geeta’s metier as a visualiser par excellence. Geeta has also created innumerable solo performances that spotlight her aesthetic persona as an eclectic classical choreographer.
An influential spokesperson for classical dance, Geeta Chandran is the author of SO MANY JOURNEYS, an intensely personal collection of her writings narrating her engagement with Bharatanatyam. She also writes an insightful dance column in The New Indian Express/SundayStandard.
A rare combination of being both a luminary and a visionary, Geeta Chandran is a widely respected role model for the young generation. She guides reputed national cultural institutions and prestigious universities as their Board member, and also serves on the Advisory Boards of several reputed schools and colleges.
In her effort to "en-dance the universe," she engages in a strategic range of dance-related activities: performing, teaching, conducting, singing, collaborating, organizing, writing and speaking to new youth audiences.
Geeta was awarded the prestigious national award -- Padma Shri -- by the President of India in 2007.
In 2014-2015, she marked the completion of four decades of dedication to classical dance, since her arangetram in 1974.
2016 marks the silver jubilee celebrations of Natya Vriksha.
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