In 2002

Date	Jan 6, 2002
Show	Inauguration of Anandam by Anita Ratnam
Venue	GRD College Conference Hall, Coimbatore
Organiser	Inner Wheel District 320 Conference, Coimbatore

Date	Jan 17, 2002
Show	"AIDS, Youth and Women" - Dance Ballet - Anita Ratnam as guest artiste
Venue	Chettinad Vidyashram, Chennai
Organiser	Dr Saraswathi Sankaran, Deepam Educational Society for Health, Chennai (DESH)

Date	Jan 29, 2002
Show	NAACHIYAR - production by Anita Ratnam & Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	Sivaswamy Auditorium, Mumbai
Organiser	The Fine Arts Society, Mumbai

Date	Feb 16, 2002
Show	Creativity & Movement Workshop for students by Anita Ratnam & team
Venue	Yuva Shakti Modern School, New Delhi
Organiser	THE HINDU

Date	Feb 20, 2002
Show	"Cultural Confluence" - Festival at University of New Delhi - GAJAANANA-Opening night performance by Anita Ratnam & Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	University Shankar Lal Auditorium, New Delhi
Organiser	Ms Hema Raghavan, Dean, University of Delhi

Date	Feb 23, 2002
Show	"Uday Shankar Shatabdi Samaroh" - Choreography Festival at Kolkatta GAJAANANA - Performance by Anita Ratnam & Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	Rabindra Sadan, Kolkatta
Organiser	Sangeet Natak Akademi

Date	Feb 27, 2002
Show	TALKING DRUMS - Corporate Show for Dow Chemicals by Anita Ratnam & Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton, Mumbai
Organiser	Dow Chemicals, Mumbai

Date	Mar 1, 2002
Show	DUST - Dance collaboration between Arangham Dance Theatre & Dance Alloy, USA
Venue	Swarthmore College Auditorium
Organiser	Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, USA

Date	Mar 2-8, 2002
Show	Residency in Indian Classical & Contemporary Dance by Dance Alloy & Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	Swarthmore College Auditorium
Organiser	Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, USA

Date	Mar 8, 2002
Show	International Women's Day Celebration by Ellements. Chief Guest: Anita Ratnam
Venue	Chennai
Organiser	Chennai

Date	Mar 8, 2002
Show	Movement Workshop by Anita Ratnam for women on invitation by World Vision
Venue	Emmanuel Methodist Church, Chennai
Organiser	Dr Aishwarya, World Vision, New Hope Area Development, Chennai

Date	Mar 25, 2002
Show	"Into the Moment - A journey to the innermost intuition" - Creativity Workshop by GIL ALON, Israeli theatre & film personality
Venue	Sree Bharathalaya, Chennai
Organiser	Arangham Trust

Date	Mar 30, 2002
Show	Felicitation by Anita Ratnam on Bharatanatyam Dancer, Ms Lavanya Sankar on her receiving the Young Achiever Award
Venue	Ardra Conferencing Centre, Coimbatore
Organiser	Rotary Club of Coimbatore Metropolis

Date	Apr 9, 2002
Show	"Vibrant Indian" Award Ceremony - Awarded to Anita Ratnam by Developers India
Venue	The Russian Cultural Centre, Chennai
Organiser	Developers India, Chennai

Date	Apr 22 - 26, 2002
Show	One Week Creativity & Movement Summer Workshop for students by Anita Ratnam & team
Venue	Defence Colony Club, Chennai
Organiser	Arangham Trust & THE HINDU

Date	Jul 20, 2002
Show	NAACHIYAR - Anita Ratnam & Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai
Organiser	Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

Date	Aug 1 & 2, 2002
Show	THIRAIKADALODI (AKAM)? - premiere of bilingual choreo-play
Venue	The Museum Theatre, Chennai
Organiser	Arangham Trust, Paatini

Date	Aug 9, 2002
Show	DAUGHTERS OF THE OCEAN - by Anita Ratnam & Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	Nehru Centre, Mumbai
Organiser	Nehru Centre, Mumbai

Date	Aug 16, 2002
Show	One Day Creativity & Movement Workshop for schools at Vishakapatnam
Venue	Vishakapatnam
Organiser	THE HINDU

Date	Aug 24, 2002
Show	One Day Creativity & Movement Workshop for schools at Bangalore
Venue	Bangalore
Organiser	THE HINDU

Date	Sep 6-15
Show	MUDRAS AND MOVES - Workshop
Venue	M-Do Studio, Toronto, Canada
Organiser	Lata Pada, Canada

Date	Sep 27 & 28, 2002
Show	Premiere of "HYPHENATED" Choreographed by Anita Ratnam for Lata Pada's Sampradaya Dance Company
Venue	Harbourfront Centre's Premiere Dance Theatre, Toronto, Canada
Organiser	Lata Pada, Sampradaya Dance Company, Canada

Date	Oct 2002
Show	Reading of English translation of Javed Akhtar's Urdu Poetry from "The Quiver" by Anita Ratnam
Venue	The Park Sheraton, Chennai
Organiser	ELLEMENTS, Chennai

Date	Nov 19-21, 2002
Show	1st Meeting of Advisory Panel for Prithvi Festival 2003 - Anita Ratnam on the panel
Venue	Prithvi House, Mumbai
Organiser	Ms Sanjna Kapoor, Festival Director, Prithvi Theatre

Date	Nov 20-23 & Nov.25 -30, 2002
Show	Workshop by Allen and Karen Kaeja, (Canada) with members of Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	Chennai
Organiser	Arangham Trust, Chennai

Date	Nov 24, 2002
Show	Performance of Dance Ballet-"AIDS, Youth & Women" by Anita Ratnam & Arangham Dance Theatre for Bill Gates Foundation Meeting
Venue	Taj Palace, New Delhi
Organiser	DESH, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Date	Nov 29, 2002
Show	DUST - Collaboration with Dance Alloy (Pittsburgh) & Arangham Dance Theatre (Chennai) INDIA PREMIERE at Hyderabad
Venue	Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad
Organiser	RASA - Ananda Jayant & Alekhya (Hyderabad)

Date	Dec 1-7, 2002
Show	THE OTHER FESTIVAL - 7 day contemporary arts festival
Venue	Chinmaya Heritage Centre, Chennai
Organiser	Arangham Trust & Prakriti Foundation

Date	Dec 2, 2002
Show	DUST - Collaboration with Dance Alloy (Pittsburgh) & Arangham Dance Theatre (Chennai)
Venue	Chinmaya Heritage Centre, Chennai
Organiser	Arangham Trust & Prakriti Foundation

Date	Dec 6, 2002
Show	DUST - Collaboration with Dance Alloy (Pittsburgh) & Arangham Dance Theatre (Chennai)
Venue	Shree Ram Auditorium, New Delhi
Organiser	Ms Roopa Lal, New Delhi

Date	Dec 9, 2002
Show	VAITHARANI - by Anita Ratnam & Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	Narada Gana Sabha Main Hall, Chennai
Organiser	Karthik Fine Arts, Chennai

Date	Dec 20, 2002
Show	The Chennai Adventure - Gateway to Tamil Nadu - Speech by Anita Ratnam
Venue	GRT Grand Days
Organiser	Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

Date	Dec 24, 2002
Show	VAITHARANI - by Anita Ratnam & Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	Dr Nalli's Gana Vihar, Chennai
Organiser	Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai

Date	Dec 25, 2002
Show	VAITHARANI - by Anita Ratnam & Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	Rama Rao Kala Mandap, Chennai
Organiser	Nungambakkam Cultural Academy, Chennai

Date	Dec 26, 2002
Show	VAITHARANI - by Anita Ratnam & Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	SSP Auditorium (MCTM School)
Organiser	Brahma Gana Sabha, Chennai

Date	Dec 27, 2002
Show	VAITHARANI - by Anita Ratnam & Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	YGP Auditorium
Organiser	Bharat Kalachar, Chennai

Date	Dec 29, 2002
Show	DAUGHTERS OF THE OCEAN - by Anita Ratnam & Arangham Dance Theatre
Venue	Ravindra Kalakshetra
Organiser	Prasiddha Foundation, Bangalore