SRI KRISHNA GANA SABHA presents
THE 21st NATYA KALA CONFERENCE
"CHOREOGRAPHY: THE ART OF MAKING DANCES"
Date: DECEMBER 15 - 21, 2001
Venue: DR. NALLI'S GANA VIHAR, Chennai
Convenor: Anita R Ratnam
Some of the Presentations:
KUMIDHINI LAKHIA (Ahmedabad)- "Choreography in the Indian context"
PRIYADARSHINI GOVIND (Chennai)- "Choreography in abhinaya"
ANUSHA SUBRAMANYAM (London)
PRESENTATION:"Preparing the Indian dancer for new
choreography"
WORKSHOP: - "Pilates and yoga for developing strength and flexibility"
MAYA K RAO (New Delhi)& MADHU NATARAJ (Bangalore) - "Kathak as a springboard for traditional
and contemporary choreography"
KALAIRANI (Chennai) - "Choreography for solo theatre"
MAVIN KHOO (London)- WORKSHOP
ASHISH KHOKAR (Bangalore) - "History of Choreography in Indian Dance"
PREETHI ATHREYA (Chennai) - "Making Dance - a choreological approach"
LEELA SAMSON (New Delhi)- "SPANDA - doing it as it Comes"
C V CHANDRASEKAR & MANJARI (Chennai) - "Rhythm as a signifier"
VEENAPANI CHAWLA (Pondicherry) - "Choreography in Theater"
LATA PADA (Canada)- " Choreography and context for South Asian dance in Canada"
KRISHNAVENI LAKSHAMANAN (Chennai)- "Group choreography - innovations of Rukmini Devi"
ASTAAD DEBOO (Mumbai) - "Choreography workshops for special needs"
CHANDRALEKHA (Chennai)- One-hour film.
PANEL DISCUSSION on "What is choreography in Indian context? Does Indian dance lend itself to
choreography?" What are the problems facing Bharatanatyam today?
Visit www.narthaki.com for details on the 2001 conference
Review
Schedule & Photo Gallery
Q & A: Audience Artist Interface
The Natya Kala Conference - A Background
2000 Natya Kala Conference
