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VANA
MAHOTSAVAM
Sun 16 July 2006 at 7.30 pm
For
the Love of Our One and Only Planet
"Vana Mahotsavam" refers to an event whereby saplings of trees are planted and the younger generation gets to learn about the importance of preserving nature. Similarly, this dance drama is a celebration of beauty of nature as well as a reminder of the need for us to environmentally friendly, to respect life and to maintain ecological balance in the world.
Choreographer: Jayashree Narayanan
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Namasivayam's
Figurative Expressions
25 Nov 2005 - 2 Dec 2005
A retrospective show of Drawings & Paintings of the The Human Form by Artist & Lecturer S.NAMASIVAYAM
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MEXICO TOUR
5th – 29th October 2005, Mexico
The Bhaskar’s Arts Academy Kathakali Troupe
traveled to Mexico on a month-long performance tour, with the support of the National Arts Council and the Singapore International Foundation. The performance tour, from 5th to 29th October 2005 in 17 cities,
was organised by the Mexican national council for culture and the arts (Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, CONACULTA) in conjunction with the XXXIII Festival Internacional Cervantino 2005, a prestigious arts festival held in the historic city of
Guanajuato.
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L a s y a
Featuring renowned Manipuri dancer
from Kolkata BIMBAVATI DEVI
10 Septemper 2005, 8 pm
Lee Foundation Theatre, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)
Very Rarely Seen in Singapore, Manipuri is a dance style from Manipur, a hilly state in North-eastern India, rich in culture and dominated by nature. The techniques of Lasya and Tandava are distinct in prominent in Manipuri dance, which often depicts well-loved stories of Krishna and
Radha.
The performance also included
Bharatanatyam, Odissi and Mohini attam
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Spellbound!
Odissi Live
Khoo Auditorium, 5 Mar 2005
Ramli Ibrahim, synonymous with Indian
classical dance in Malaysia, is one of the
world’s leading exponents in Odissi.
Recipient of the Fulbright Distinguished
Artist Award 1999, he has performed
extensively with the Sydney Dance Company
throughout Australia, New York and
Europe.
He was accompanied in this show by master
musicians from Orissa, India in a live
orchestra.
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RASA & DHWANI
Esplanade Studio Theatre, 30-31 August 2003
Rasa – literary sentiment. Dhwani – speech or sound. A Cultural Medallion Project specially funded by the National Arts Council, this production sees Mrs Santha Bhaskar (1990 Cultural Medallion winner) setting poems in four languages to dance. The poems, in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil, are taken from the NAC publication
Rhythms: The Anthology of Millennium Poems.
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VINAYAKA
Victoria Theatre, 20-21 September 2003;
Jubilee Hall, 9 February 2004
An exciting re-telling of the story about how the elephant-headed god Ganesha or Vinayaka came about from quarrels between Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati, this is choreographed with great sensitivity by Meenakshy Bhaskar-Schofield (1996 Young Artist Award winner). Refreshing contemporary music with strong beats is featured and the climactic battle scene is inspired by Japanese Kabuki theatre.
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OM NAMA SHIVAYA
A Kathak Dance Drama
Pandit Charan Girdhar Chand, a leading exponent in the Jaipur Gharana or school of Kathak dance, choreographs this dance drama based on the ancient text of the Maha Shiva Purana. It tells the story about the demon Tarakasura who rules three worlds and can only be defeated by a future son of Shiva and Parvati. The gods hence attempt to unite the divine couple with the help of Kamadeva, the god of desire.
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