Aadal Kaaneero 2010
May 2010
"Aadal Kaaneero" – our tribute to the great music legend Dr. M. L. Vasanthakumari produced by with Radhika Shurajit. Aadal Kaaneero" captures the unique musical mood of the great music legend Dr. M L Vasanthakumari enfolding the dance within the melodic rhythm. This production features both MLV’s evergreen celluloid songs as well as those popularised by her at Classical music concerts and is a tribute presented as a commemoration on the 80th Anniversary.
We are also delighted to present Masako Ono, an accomplished Odissi dancer. Masako is a student of the legendary Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, Guru Ramani Ranjan Jena, Guru Bichitrananda Swain, and Guru Naba Kishore Mishra.
Since 2001 Masako is based at Bhubaneswar as a professional Odissi dancer and Yoga teacher. She has been collaborating with different dancers, musicians and art makers from India and abroad. These collaborations refined her choreographic skills and deepened her understanding of the tantric approach to Odissi dance. She is now working on her own choreography pieces that are a blend of tantra, yoga and classical Indian dance.
Ms Ono will present a classical Odissi recital.
Bhakti Maargam
October 2009
On 24 October 2009 Natyanjali Australia presented Bhakti Maargam by the Dhananjayans and the dancers from Bharata Kalanjali at the Seymour theatre, Sydney.
Apart from the famous Dhananjayans, the presentation featured Seetha Sasidharan, Divya Shiva Sundar, Lavanya Raghuraman & Gopukiran Sadasivan of Bharata Kalanjali, accompanied by Sasidharan on Vocal, Ramesh Babu on the Mridangam and Kalaiarasan on the Violin.
The Dhananjayans also ran a series of Nritta workshops for a selected group of students. The workshops ran for four days and was then extended for another three days due to popular demand.
From Bhakti Maargam
Reviews of Bhakti Maargam
The event has generated many glowing reviews:
"...one of the greatest abhinayas on stage - effortless, natural and appealing..." - Indian Link November (1) 2009 View the entire review here
"The four enticing dancers executed their footwork in accurate and crisp energetic bursts in speed and pure dance through the evening. Some of the physically challenging poses were rendered with ease and comfort." - Sydhwaney
May 2009
Aadal Kaaneero
On 30 May 2009, our inaugural programme Aadal Kaaneero was staged very successfully. Over 35 dancers participated and performed Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi and Odissi dance items in front of an audience of over 250. You can view photos from this event.
The DVD of Aadal Kaaneero is now available for a nominal cost of $10. Please contact us to purchase a copy.
If you had been to this event, please send your comments and your impressions.