Tag Archives: Kathak

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! ›

Looking back at Dance India 2014

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

Sonia Sabri Company: Jugni

Milapfest and The Capstone Theatre present Sonia Sabri Company: Jugni Inspired by honest stories of celebration and hardship from women from all over the world, Jugni (meaning female firefly) is an explosion of Kathak dance and music. With soaring live vocals … ›

#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. ›

A homecoming in Singapore: Dance India Asia Pacific 2014

This year, the third international edition of Dance India takes place in Singapore, presented by Milapfest’s Singapore partners Apsaras Arts, with The Esplanade and supported by National Arts Council Singapore. A new #DIAP14 series of articles on the Milapfest blog will tell some of the stories of this Asia Pacific edition of our international school. ›

Swadesh Dancer Profile – Monisa Nayak

Learn more about Swadesh dancer Monisa Nayak and her thoughts and feelings about her homeland. ›

Inside Dance India – The Kathak Faculty

In this series we introduce the Dance India faculty through bios, videos and messages from the tutors themselves! This time it’s Kathak! ›

Swadesh – Production Diary 3

Take a glimpse behind the scenes at Swadesh rehearsals ›

In Pictures; Swadesh

A series of beautiful and dynamic pictures of Swadesh, taken by photographer Sunny Lamba. ›