Schedule of Events
NATYA DANCE THEATRE is CELEBRATING its 30th ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Please join us in celebrating the dance arts of India and take this opportunity to meet scholars, master teachers, and artists who brought the art forms to the forefront.
Natya Dance Theatre Presents:
DANCE INDIA : Choreographing Traditions
"Dance India: Choreographing Traditions," an international conference and festival combining performances, panels and workshops, September 7-10.
What opportunities and challenges do dancers and choreographers face as they move across borders?
What strategies are available for examining and developing traditions in transition?
This event combines performances, panels and workshops as we explore questions of tradition.
"We as the next generation need to be grounded in our past so that we can address the future, and this is an opportunity for us to meet the leaders of our tradition, the ones who are able to teach us so much about this great art."
Rasa: The Emotions
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Red Earth and Pouring Rain
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Innovations |
Dance India Schedule of Events
Thursday September 7th
| 1:00PM |
REGISTRATION Opens at the Chicago Cultural Center |
| 5:30PM-6:30PM |
INAUGARATION Reception |
| 6:30PM-8:00PM |
PERFORMANCE: ATTAM - Regional dances of south India
Performances of Koodiattam, Therukoottu, Ottantullal, Silambam, and Kalari Payattu |
Location: |
All events at Chicago Cultural Center (CCC) |
Friday September 8th
| 8:00AM- 9:30AM |
YOGA - yoga for dancers and injury prevention - Special Conference session |
| 9:30AM-10:30AM |
PANEL DISCUSSION: Global Identity and Dance Traditions |
| 10:45AM-12:00PM |
PANEL DISCUSSION: Choreographing Indian Dance Traditions |
| 12:00PM-1:00PM |
Lunch |
| 12:15PM-1:00PM |
Outdoor performance - Dancing along the Silk road |
| 1:15PM-3:00PM |
WORKSHOP: Koodiattam |
| 1:15PM-3:00PM |
WORKSHOP: Kalari Payattu |
| 3:30PM-5:30PM |
PERFORMANCE: Bharata Natyam presentations from Chicago Dancers |
| 5:30PM-7:30PM |
Dinner on your own |
| 7:30PM-9:30PM |
PERFORMANCE: Solo Bharata Natyam by Priyadarshini Govind |
Location:
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8AM till 5:30PM - all events at CCC
7:30PM Show at Harold Washington Library Center (HWLC) |
Tickets: $30 ($15 ticket can be purchased by students and seniors at the door with cash but you must show photo id to get the discounted ticket price)
Group Rates: $25 performance tickets can be purchased for groups of 15 or more by calling the office |
Saturday September 9th
| 9:30AM-10:30AM |
Keynote address: "Choreographing the Past to Meet the Present" by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, renowned scholar |
| 10:30AM-12:00AM |
"Provoking and Influencing Indian Dance," a tribute to Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan |
| 12:00PM-1:00PM |
Lunch - Presentation of Lifetime Achievement award to Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan |
| 1:15PM-3:00PM |
WORKSHOP: ABHINAYA with Kalanidhi Narayanan
(Full conference registrants only) |
| 3:00PM-5:00PM |
Performance by acclaimed flutist T.S. Sankaran, accompanied by Srikanth Venkataraman on violin and G. Vijayaraghavan on mridangam |
| 4:00PM-6:00PM |
PERFORMANCE: "Innovations in Dance / Departure from Tradition" - Artists include: Rajika Puri, Anne Marie Gaston, Hari Krishnan, Rasika Kumar, Natya Dance Theatre (see site for more updated information) |
| 6:00PM-7:30PM |
Dinner on your own |
| 7:30PM-9:30PM |
PERFORMANCE: SPANDA - 8 dancers rediscover and interpret traditional Bharata Natyam - a choreography by Leela Samson |
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8AM till 3PM - all events at CCC
3PM to 5PM Music Performance at Millennium Park
4:00PM and 7:30PM Show at HWLC |
Tickets: $30 ($15 ticket can be purchased by students and seniors at the door with cash but you must show photo id to get the discounted ticket price)
Group Rates: $25 performance tickets can be purchased for groups of 15 or more by calling the office |
Sunday September 10th
| 10:00AM-12:00PM |
PANEL DISCUSSION: "New Stages for India's Performing Arts" |
| 12:00PM-1:30PM |
Closing Ceremonies and Lunch |
| 2:30PM-4:30PM |
PERFORMANCES: "Red Earth and Pouring Rain" - by Anita Ratnam and Krithika Rajagopalan
"RASA" - Emotions, Choreography by Kumudini Lakhia and Hema Rajagopalan |
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10AM till 12:00PM - all events at CCC
2:30PM Show at HWLC |
Tickets: $30 ($15 ticket can be purchased by students and seniors at the door with cash but you must show photo id to get the discounted ticket price)
Group Rates: $25 performance tickets can be purchased for groups of 15 or more by calling the office |
Participants of the Conference include:
C.V. Chandransekar, Uttara Asha Coorlawala, V.R. Devika, Joan Erdmann, Ginger Farley, Jennifer Fisher, Anne-Marie Gaston, Priyadarshini Govind, David Kersnar, Mythili Kumar Sunil Kothari, Hari Krishnan, Kumudini Lakhia, Carol Martin, Laura Molzahn, Kalanidhi Narayanan, Rajika Puri, Hema Rajagopalan, Krithika Rajagopalan, Anita Ratnam, Piali Ray, Phil Reynolds, Leela Samson, Purnima Shah, Nana Shineflug, A.R. Sridhar, Dr. A.R. Sreedhara, Priya Srinivasan, Kapila Vatsyayan, Leela Venkatraman.
Tuesday September 12th
| 5:00PM |
Dance India workshop on Bharata Natyam |
| 7:30PM |
Dance India: Leela Samson and Company performance |
| Location: |
Lake Forest Community College Please contact Lake Forest College for more info about this performance.
http://www.lakeforest.edu/about/calendars.asp
847-234-3100 |
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