NRITYA GURUKULA DANCE WORKSHOP
Nritya Gurukula
This is a full fledged classical dance workshop in Bharathanatyam, Kathak or Odissi organized as a part of 10th American Natya Festival. Main purpose is the provide an opportunity for young, enthusiastic dance students an opportunity to take Indian classical dance lessons intensively for one week under masters and experienced performers from India and from USA. Students can choose either one or two disciplines to learn. There will be morning and evening sessions.
Why an any dance student should attend this Workshop ?
Soorya Performing Arts normally organizes only dance festival. But, it decided to make a festival fruitful, by giving more education to students of dance - by providing useful dance education and special trainings from eminent artists from India, who attend our dance festival. This way our students and our artists could retain the knowledge apart from enjoying it.
This year we are sponsoring three dance artists - Prajakta Atre (Kathak), Praveen Kumar (Bharathanatyam), SriRadha Paul (Odissi) from India. These are very experienced and highly professional artists and teachers. All of them have performed in reputed places and gained valuable experience. Their experience will be transferred in an intensive one week engagement in this camp.
Many students go insearch such teachers to India - spending thousands of dollars, risking health, staying in some annoying hotels for months to learn directly from these Gurus. Not mentioning, the busy schedules these teachers might have in India, which makes it harder to learn. It will be a better idea to utilize this great opportunity and learn, when they are so close to our door steps. Attending these workshops are very worthy, because it will give insight of a classical dancer directly from India.
We moved our dance festival from April to June, so many students can attend in this Summer break.
What will be taught in the Gurukula ?
Idea of the workshop is to get to learn the tricks of trade. Make dances much better. Also, it is planned to teach at least two dances for each group. Beginners will be learning 2 new dances of 3 - 4 minutes; intermediate and advanced will be focussed on improvement of techniques and also two more dances with bigger duration. Music will be given to all dances learnt in the workshop, so students can use it to perform in the future.
Who can attend ?
Anyone above 8 years can attend. But some experience is needed for intermediate and advanced learning.
Beginner level needs no training / Intermediate training needs at least one year / advanced needs two - four years of training in any of discipline.
We are filling faster. Please register soon
what are the Dates of workshop ?
Dates are June 8th - June 14th is the Nritya Gurukula in St. Louis.
Where will the classes held ?
Classes will be held in Just Dancing studios, 235 Old Meramec Station Road, Manchester, MO 63021
Day sessions are from 9 AM - 4 PM (6 - hour workshop, with one hour lunch break)
Evening sessions are from 5 PM - 9 PM (3.5 hour workshop with two 15 minutes breaks)
Last Date for registration
May 31st 2018. All payments must be made full, there is no refund unless, the classes cancelled by organizer.
Fee for the workshop
Day session $350 (includes lunch) and Evening Session $250.
Prajakta Raj Atre
Kathak Workshops conducted by -Prajakta Raj Atre from Pune, India.
Groomed by stalwarts like the late Guru Dr. Rohini Bhate and Guru Roshan Datye, Prajakta Raj is an accomplished Kathak danseuse and a well-known name in this field today.
Prajakta, who was trained for 14 years by Guru Roshan Datye, received advanced training from late Guru Dr. Rohini Bhate from 1996 to 2008 at the renowned Nrityabharati Kathak Dance Academy in Pune.
Besides completing the Senior Diploma course at Nrityabharati, she has also obtained a Master’s Degree in Kathak from the Centre for Performing Arts (Lalit Kala Kendra), Pune University. Prajakta has also successfully proved her mettle as an able dance teacher since 1992. Presently she is working as a Guru and Examiner at the Lalit Kala Kendra of Pune University. As a small contribution to the institution that made her a dancer, she has been working as an Honorary Teacher and Secretary at Nrityabharati Kathak Dance Academy since 2006. She is also the Founder-Director of Aarohini Kathak Dance Academy and the Director of Aarohini Art Welfare Organisation, a non-profit organisation, dedicated to the promotion of Kathak and other art forms.
A multi-faceted personality, Prajakta also has a Master’s Degree in French from Pune University and is a lecturer of French.
More details can be obtained from her website at http://www.prajaktaraj.com/
Pulikeshi Kasthuri
Conducting Bharathanatyam workshops
Hailing from a family of artists, it is natural that Guru Pulikeshi Kasthuri showed an inclination towards Arts and Dance in particular, at a very young age. However, after coming under the tutelage of the eminent gurus Lalitha Srinivasan, (Late) Smt. Narmada and Guru Ranjani Ganesh (Kalaksehtra style), Pulikeshi Kasthuri Kumar realized the aesthetic depths of Bharathanatyam and decided to dedicate himself wholeheartedly and purposefully to this ancient dance form.
A strong adherent to the traditional values of Bharathanatyam, he is took training under the celebrated Guru Prof.C.V.Chandrasekhar. Pulikeshi is an accomplished Nattuvanar and Choreographer, & has skillfully created many dances, which have all been critically acclaimed.
He has travelled extensively around the globe and in India, taking part in prestigious dance and music festivals and runs the Shanthala Ars Academy at Bangalore. His nattuvangam skill took him with many stalwart dancers such as Guru Radha Sridhar, Vani Ganapathy, Pratibha Prahlad, Aishwarya Nithyananda and many others. He conducts regular Bharathanatyam workshops and Nattuvangam workshops all across India. He conducts dance and music festival to support young talent.
Pulikeshi Kasthuri holds a Masters Degree in Bharathanatyam, Bachelors degree in Choreography from Natya Institute. He is the recipient of many awards such as - "Kalayogi" from Writers and artists guild of India, "Natya Chaturmukha" from All India Classical Dance Association and many more.
Sriradha Paul
Conducting Odissi Workshop
Sriradha Paul, from kolkata, India, is an upcoming star of Odissi dance field. She was trained in Odissi in Rudrakshya, a well -known dance team from Orissa. She was appointed as a coordinator for INDIA HERITAGE TRUST, Kolkata for 6 months. She worked as a former Project Assistant under Eastern Zonal Cultural Center, Kolkata under Govt. of India. Worked and coordinated with 550 artistes in Adi Vimba, a festival of folk and tribal Art forms of West Bengal, Jalpiaguri organized by E.Z.C.C, Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India. He has conducted one-day workshop with Imani Gaston (visiting dancer from US) at American Center for the Access Kids (2016). She has performed all across India, in major festivals such as Sooya Festival in Kerala, Andhra Festival of Dances in Hyderabad, Sai Arts International in Bengaluru to name a few.
What is Odissi ? What is taught in Odissi Workshop ? Click on this line.
