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...past four years, the Harvard South Asian Association has aimed to educate audiences about Indian classical dance with its productions of “Kalpanam.” This Saturday in Lowell Lecture Hall, the show will also include a taste of Bharatha Natyam, a classical South Indian form of dance drama. “What this show holds is not only new for us on campus, but marks a new trend in the production of the dance form globally,” says Amrapali Maitra ’10, who directed last year’s performance...
...intercultural exchange between various cultural dance groups on campus and interested newcomers. Featured groups included the Harvard Bulgarian Club, Candela Salsa, the Harvard Breakers, the Asian American Dance Troupe, and Harvard Ballet Folklorico de Aztlan. In addition, Rohini Rau-Murthy ’08 did a presentation on Bharata Natyam, a classical form of Indian dance. Representatives from the Bulgarian Club, donning vibrant traditional outfits, opened the event with a lively lesson about their dance, the Danube Horo. Although volunteers who joined the dancers exhibited varying levels of grace and coordination, the circular dance quickly took shape. Next, Candela Salsa...
...Bharatanatyam dancer and a dramatist. But the dances did not only recognize days anciently bygone; old and new Indian dance elements merged for the fusion Kuchipudi-Bharatanatyam dance “Mandari Jataswaram,” performed by dancers from Mount Holyoke University, and “Bharata Natyam & Odissi” (performed by Gayatri S. Datar ’07 and T. Riya Sen ’07). The outstanding stars of the night took the stage after intermission. The second act consisted entirely of a 45-minute Bharnatyam drama, “Nari,” which...
...mystifications,” a piece by Sangita Shresthova, a graduate student at MIT, showcased a similarly strong connection between movement and music. Shresthova choreographed in the style of Bharat Natyam, a classical Indian dance form, hoping to give her audience a feel for the great spiritual importance of this dance. Shresthova moved in a manner completely different from the movement in pieces like Shade’s “Percussive Us,” but the difference was appropriate for the music and stunning in its own right. With captivating images in red and black, accompanied by staccato...
...Naidu was also featured in another act, titled "'Jugalbandhi'--A Competition." In this act, she and Ambika Patni '02 highlighted the differences between the Bharata Natyam and Odissi styles of traditional dance...