Nupura Presents 'Nitya Nritya 2012', the three-day dance festival from 18 August-20 August

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Bengaluru, August 14, 2012

The three-day dance festival, Nitya Nritya organized by Nupura School of Bharathanatyam will commence from Saturday, August 18, 2012- the International Dance Day at Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan. The festival of dances held from August 18th – August 20, 2012 is being organized by Nupura School of Bharathanatyam in celebration of the International Dance Day and will be held at 3 venues- JSS Auditorium, Ravindra Kalakshetra and Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan. The three-day dance festival will feature various classical dances by renowned artistes from across the country.

Lalitha and Srinivasan, the Director and Secretary of Nupura School of Bharathanatyam were pioneers in organising the National Level Dance Festival “Nitya Nritya” when it was first organised way back in 1983. Nitya Nritya has since been showcasing performances by artistes from all across the country. The festival features different dance styles, dance ballets and innovative works in the field of dance. Over the years, most of the renowned dancers from across the country have participated in the Nitya Nritya dance festival.

Speaking about the festival, Guru Lalitha Srinivasan, Director- Nupura School of Bharathanatyam and a dancer, choreographer and research scholar said, “The Nitya Nritya National Conference and the Festival of Dance, conducted by Nupura is the first and only one of its kind ever organized in Bangalore in the field of dance. The thirty years of dedicated service to the art has given Nupura School a solid foundation and Nupura is now an established nationally and internationally known institution recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, and the State Government.”

“The Dance field in Bangalore has been immensely benefitted by the event year after year. The local dancers and their latest works vie with others from all over the country and give an opportunity for young dancers to showcase their work. The academic sessions held during the festival have given a healthy outlook on dance and many a research scholars has sprung up due to the information fed by these great scholars. We intend to spread this event to other places like Chennai and Delhi to promote local dancers to appear on National platforms,” added Smt. Lalitha Srinivasan.

Nitya Nrithya will be inaugurated on August 18th at JSS Auditorium by Dr K. Siddappa, Director, JSS Foundation for Science and Society and Dr V.K.Aatre, President, Nupura and will be followed by a lecture demo on Sattriya Dances by Anitha Sharma from Assam and a Bharathanatyam recital by Yamini Muthanna. The Evening Festival inauguration will be followed by a Bharathanatyam performance by Smt. Urmila Sathayanarayana and Sattriya Dances by Anitha Sharma, Abhinaya Dance Academy, Assam.

The second day of Nrita Nithya will begin with a Seminar on Art Journalism followed by a Bharathanatyam performance by Aishwarya Nityananda at Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan. The Evening function at Ravindra Kalakshetra will start with a Kathak performance by Hari and Chethana followed by “Tat Tvam Asi” (A feature from Gita Govinda) from Nupura and directed by Smt. Lalitha Srinivasan.

The final day’s performances at Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan will begin with a Lecture by Dr. Pappu Vengopala Rao on Jayadeva in Literature, Music, Dance and Films followed by a lecture demonstration on Nritarutya-Contemporary expressions in Indian Dance. This will be followed by a Bharathanatya by Preeti Sunderajan. The evening’s performance at Ravindra Kalakshekhar starts with a Bharathanatyam performance by Smt. Chitra Chandrasekhar Dasarathy followed by Thang Ta Martial dances by Huyen Lallong Manipur.

There will be college students performing on all the three days between 4 pm to 5.30 pm. The colleges that are participating includes Mount Carmel Degree College, St. Joseph College of Commerce, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, MES College, Vidya Mandir PU College amongst others.

“We believe that Nitya Nrithya will provide an opportunity for dance enthusiasts to witness performances of some of the renowned artistes from across the country and the world. By bringing together different dance forms onto the same platform, we are trying to expand the boundaries of dance,” further added Smt. Lalitha Srinivasan.

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