Vempati Kameswari, granddaughter of Guru Vempati China Satyam, offered a dance tribute to her grandfather with the portrayal of how he had left behind a rich heritage. Kuchipudi by Bindhu Abhinay and students of Padmabhushan Vempati China Satyam Kuchipudi Art Akademy, Chennai, left the connoisseurs in delight. ‘Mohiniyattam’ by Bijina Surendranath and her team won applause for their performances. The second day of the festival was dedicated to Guru Vedantam Sriramachandra Varaprasad. The classical dance fraternity recalled the services of Guru Pasumarthy Kesava Prasad (1952-2021), who had conducted the ‘Bharathamuni Natyotsav’ and other festivals in the village. The university’s students performed ‘Usha Parinayam Yakshaganam’ under the aegis of Chinta Ravi Balakrishna. Kishna Rao said he was proud to be associated with the dance form through the university's branches, including one in Kuchipudi. The festival is being organised by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) and the Kuchipudi village-based Yakshaganam Centre, on the Sri Balatripura Sundari temple premises.Īddressing the gathering, Mr.
Kishan Rao, Kanchi Kamakoti University Chancellor Jayarama Reddy, and former Deputy Speaker Mandai Buddha Prasad attended the second day of the six-day classical dance festival, ‘Bharathamuni Natyotsav-2022’, here. Kishan Rao on Tuesday said that Telugu people would remain indebted to the families that strived to spread and promote the classical dance of Kuchipudi by giving up their other lucrative careers. 9.Potti Sriramulu Telugu University Vice-Chancellor T. She received ‘Padma Shri’ in the year 1992 and ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi Award’ in the year 1999-2000. With over 80 articles with in-depth research have been published in several national newspapers and recognised journals and she has even authored 9 books based on Kathak and performing arts. She has even researched and discovered 8 Kathak villages near Gaya with documentary and official records. She even organises annual festivals which are focussed on classical performing arts. She is even a ‘ Choreographer-Performer’ and has produced international collaborative works with leading dancers of Western Classical Ballet, Spanish Flamenco, Tap dance, Buddhist chants with Buddhist Monks as well as to the compositions of western Classical composers. Student of ‘Pandit Birju Maharaj, she is a renowned Kathak dancer but also served as an officer with Indian Audit and Accounts Services. Shovana Narayan – Kathakīorn on 2 nd September, 1950 in West Bengal, Kathak Maestro ‘Shovana Narayan’ needs no introduction. In her entire dance career she has received over 100 awards for her contribution to Indian Classical dance form of Bharatnatyam.
She received ‘Padma Shri’ in 1981 and ‘Padma Bhushan’ in 2003. She is the author of many articles, research papers and books and has even served as a non- official member of the Indo-Sub-commission for education and culture. Her PhD was based on the ‘ 81 Karanas’depicting Bharatanatyam movements. She even invented and created a new style known as ‘ Bharatanrytam’. She learned that there is a gap between the history, theory and the actual dance. She wanted to delve much deeper in the art form Bharatnatyam which she has been learning from a very young age and which eventually led to researching about it. Kelucharan Mohapatra – Odissiīorn on 4 th February 1943 in Madras, ‘Padma Subrahmanyam’ is not only a well-known Bharatnatyam dancer but is an expert in various fields including a research scholar, choreographer, musician (masters in Carnatic Music), teacher, ideologist and author. He received ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship’ in 1962 for his lifetime contribution to ‘Indian Dance’ and ‘Padma Vibhushan’ in 1971. Known as the pioneer of ‘Modern Dance’, he opened his own academy known as the ‘Uday Shankar Centre for Dance’ in 1965 after settling down in Ballygunge, Kolkata. From a young age, been exposed to both Indian classical dance and folk dance, as well as to ballet during his stay in Europe, is when he decided to bring elements of both the styles together to create a new fusion form of dance which he called ‘Hi-dance’. Born in a Bengali family in Jaipur on 8 th December 1880, was the known dancer and choreographer ‘Uday Shankar’who was best known for creating fusion art by adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian Classical Dance combined with Indian folk and tribal dance which he popularised in India, Europe and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s.Įven after not having any formal training in any of the Indian classical dance forms, what made him stand out were his creative presentations.
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