Nrityalaya Events

SAMARPANAM

admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:00:45 +0000

An evening of Bharatanatyam by Kumari. Anjana Asokan and Kumari Aparna Asokan

We welcome all art lovers to this evening dedicated to the art itself! The venue is Jaya Auditorium, Tali, Kozhikode and time is 6.30 PM

Dance Workshop at Cleveland , USA

admin — Tue, 05 May 2009 08:26:07 +0000

Summer vacation at Nrityalaya started in the first week of April but the dancing duo had their hands full ! Srikanth and Aswathy were in Cleveland , USA , from April 7th to April 20th doing a dance workshop for 16 young dancers selected from all over the USA. The event was under the auspices of Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Committe who have been hosting the music event for 32 years in Cleveland. The dance workshop is a relatively new addition. April 19th was the culmination when the dancers performed along with their teachers at the CSU auditorium.

Performance for SIFAS – Singapore – March 20th 2009

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:15:02 +0000

N.Srikanth and Aswathy Srikanth performed at the famed Esplanade Theatre , Singapore , as part of the Annual SIFAS Festival on 20th March 2009. The poems of Mahakavi Subramanya Bharati were performed in Bharatanatyam style in 3 formats, solo, group and dance drama. Smt Roja Kannan and Smt Priya Murle were also part of the production.
See the review

A Memorable Evening of Mohiniyattam

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:07:12 +0000

On Feb 9 2009, Thiruvananthapuram’s Vyloppilly Samskriti Bhavan was witness to a historic event. Smt Kalamandalam Saraswathy made a comeback to the stage after a break of 16 years. She performed Mohiniyattam along with her daughter Aswathy for an ahour and a half under the auspices of the Mohiniyattam workshop organised by Sougandhika Center for Mohiniyattam.

Dance and Music Festival- 2008- 2009

admin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:19:21 +0000

N.Srikanth and Aswathy performed at the following venues as part of the annual Margazhi Festival in Chennai:

Jan 6th-Brahma Gana Sabha, Jan 12th-Sri Krishna Gana Sabha,Jan 15th-Chennai Sangamam.

Please find the details on ‘The Hindu’ : Mastery over rhythm

Mohiniyattam Arangetram

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:04:19 +0000

The senior students of Mohiniyattam performed their arangetram on Dec 22nd at Jubilee Hall. The event was inaugrated by Prof. Kalamandalam Leelamma, Dean, Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University. The dancers were Ria P.G., Anjana.S, Swathi Krishna, Drisya.M., Drisya Payyeri, Jyothi Jayakumar, Ashitha.C, Haritha.S.Rajeev, Sreelakshmi.B., and Namitha Boss.

Vaividhya- Dec 19th 2008

admin — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:30:00 +0000

Vaividhya was a special show organised by the Calicut Round Table 69 as part of their annual fund raiser. Senior students performed along with Srikanth and Aswathy for this event which was inaugrated by the Dist. Collector. Dr. A. Jayathilak.I.A.S.

18th Anniversary Celebrations – Nov 15th 2008

admin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:00:32 +0000

It is 18 years since we moved into our Chalappuram premises and 36 years since the school was founded by Smt Kalamandalam Saraswathy. We celebrate the occasion on November 15th 2008 at Jubilee Hall , Tali, Calicut. The Chief Guest is Kalaimamani Smt. Radha (Bharatanatyam exponent) and Guest of Honour is Sri M.P.S.Namboodiri, Dean, Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University.

We also plan to give out Natya Visharada diploma certificates to students who have completed ten years or more in Nrityalaya. The formal function begins at 5:30 p.m. and students will give a performance at 7 p.m. All are welcome !

Vijayadasami Celebrated on Oct 9th.

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:52:08 +0000

Vijayadasami was celebrated at Nrityalaya on 9th October. The day began with the puja at 6 a.m. The students and teachers performed the “vidyarambham” and new admissions commenced at 10 a.m. Around hundred new students have now become members of our family and to welcome them a chamber concert was organised in the premises at 5 p.m. in the evening. “Samarpanam” was an offering of music and dance by 30 singers and 70 dancers.

Arangetram of Nrityalaya students- Sept 28th 2008

admin — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:00:27 +0000

The arangetram or debut performance of the Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music students will be held on September 28th, 2008, at Sooryakanthi Kalyana Mandapam, Tali,Kozhikode.

The music students will give their performance at 5:30 p.m. and the dance students will begin at 7 p.m.

All are welcome !