DANCE "Karna: Destiny's Child" Bharatanatyam recital by Baladevi Chandrashekhar at The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm on 4th January 2017
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)
Venue : The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 (Bikes & Bicycles)
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Event Description : DANCE : Habitat Concert Series "Karna: Destiny's Child" Bharatanatyam recital by Baladevi Chandrashekhar
Karna is one of the most fascinating characters of Mahabharata, invincible, a supreme warrior of immense valor, & known for his generosity. His character also exudes a layered complexity as his ethical frames evolve in the course of the epic. This production explores various hues of Karna, trapped in moral dilemmas.
About Bala Devi Chandrashekar : Bharatanatyam - Exponent and Scholar has been performing across the world over the last 25 years. Actively lectured in Ivy leagues and dance theaters in the USA. Bala Devi Chandrashekar is a Bharatanatyam exponent and scholar, artist, choreographer and committed teacher of Bharatanatyam. Bala in an exemplary fashion follows the discerning scholarly style of her legendary Guru Dr Padma Subrahmanyam. Bala takes on subjects with a philosophical leaning and explores various methods through classical dance to interpret spiritual concepts and strives to practice a classicism that is always contemporary in interpretation and communicates across cultures and she actively performs across the world. All her production are accompanied by world class music. As the Artistic Director of SPNAPA Academy of Performing Arts, Princeton, New Jersey, she imparts valuable knowledge to her many dedicated students. Bala constantly works on developing and perfecting the style that would be seamless and fluid while yet retaining the precision, power and purity of line - typical of classical dance. As a Professor of Practice, Bala is constantly developing “Performing studies” in collaboration with Theater and Dance, History, Philosophy, Linguistic anthropology and South Asian Departments of various Universities in the United States and served as Fellow and Artist in Residence at The Carl A fields Center@Princeton University. Bala is one of the few Bharatanatyam artist worldwide to have released six critically acclaimed dance DVD’s.
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DANCE "Karna: Destiny's Child" Bharatanatyam recital by Baladevi Chandrashekhar at The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm on 4th January 2017
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Reviewed by DelhiEvents
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Wednesday, January 04, 2017
Rating:
Karna is a standout amongst the most underrated characters in Sanskrit writing. The eldest and ill-conceived child of Kunti, Karna was a sibling to the Pandavas by blood, but, was a companion and guide to the story's fundamental foe, Duryodhana.
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