Tag Archives: Bharatanatyam

Dance India Asia Pacific: Day 5 #DIAP16

This year, the shawls presented to the participants and awardees were an aesthetic delight. Ordered specially for the occasion from Kalakshetra Foundation, they received many an admiring eye! ›

Seeta Patel: Something Then Something Now

Seeta Patel (Bharatanatyam dance)  Achuthan Sripathmanathan  (Violin) Bhavani Shankar (Mridangam) Y Yadavan (Vocal) Vanathi Bosch Seeta Patel is a dynamic young British talent, highly acclaimed for her skill, unique perspective and contemporary presentation style she brings to the beautiful and ancient South Indian classical … ›

Seeta Patel: Something Then Something Now

Seeta Patel (Bharatanatyam dance)  Achuthan Sripathmanathan  (Violin) Bhavani Shankar (Mridangam) Y Yadavan (Vocal) Vanathi Bosch Seeta Patel is a dynamic young British talent, highly acclaimed for her skill, unique perspective and contemporary presentation style she brings to the beautiful and … ›

Yuva Ratna Award Showcase

Launched in 2013, the Yuva Ratna Awards were created to recognize the most talented young artists performing Indian music and dance in the UK through an open national competition.  In 2014 the winners were Uma Venkataraman, who won the Yuva … ›

The Milapfest Institute for Indian Arts

This month Milapfest is celebrating the launch of The Milapfest Centre for Indian Arts. ›

Looking back at Dance India 2014

A snapshot of the thoughts, moments and memories from Dance India 2014 ›

#DIAP14: Days 2 & 3: 8th and 9th June

Warm up on Sunday is taken by Sheejith Krishna, and the participants already began to feel the physical toll of an intensive day of dancing on the first day. With the oppressive heat and sunshine in Singapore, hydration was a priority for everyone, and the endless packets of “3 in 1” tea and coffee and biscuits provided by our hosts helped to get our dancers through the day. ›

#DIAP14 Day One: June 7th

Warm up sessions are lead by our faculty tutors, and we start early at 8am with Mythili Prakash’s style of warm up and exercise routine. Preparing the dancers for the day ahead, tailored movements helped to give our participants ideas on some of the basic processes of our professionals. ›

Inside Dance India – The Bharatanatyam Faculty

In this series we introduce the Dance India faculty through bios, videos and messages from the tutors themselves! First up, Bharatanatyam! ›

Swadesh – Production Diary 3

Take a glimpse behind the scenes at Swadesh rehearsals ›