Concluded
Programmes - 2004
December
18, 2004
Dhananjayan
inaugurated the Lecture demonstration series organized by Kartik Fine Arts
Society.
Convener
- Smt. Radhika Shurjit (a senior disciple of The Dhananjayans). |
December
17, 2004
Sreelatha
Vinod (a senior disciple of the Dhananjayans) and Athena Madhu (Kalakshetra
graduate) presented a Bharatanaatyam performance at the Narada Gana Sabha
Art festival series.
Sreelatha
is one of the finest Bharatanaatyam artistes in the country today and as
some of the critics have commented she is a connoisseurs delight to watch.
Sreelatha and her sister in law Athena (a brilliant dancer in the making)
featured some of the very special items choreograohed by their Gurus Shanta
& Dhananjayan. |
December
16, 2004
9.00
am - Dhananjayan presented Lec-dem on “Propriety in choreography in Bharatanaatyam”
at the Natyakala conference, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, T.Nagar. |
December
13, 2004 Chennai
THE
BIG DAY OF SATYAJIT’S RE-ENTRY INTO BHARATANAATYAM at Bharat Kalachar on
13th December, Monday at 7.15pm. |
November
27, 2004 Chennai
Performance
of "Naatya Nivedanam" by Umesh Bheemanna Madhess (disciple of the Dhananjayans)
on Saturday at 6.30pm at the Besant Nagar Pillayar Koil.. |
November
15, 2004 Chennai
“Remembering
Rajesh Balakrishnan” - a Bharatanatyam program by Prof C.V. Chandrasekhar,
V.P.Dhananjayan & Shanta Dhananjayan at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mylapore.
Rajesh, a star dancer, par excellence did not live long to reach the top.
Rajesh’s
rise in the Bharatanaatyam arena was meteoric but the cruel hands of death
did not spare him to reach the stardom. People always remember him not
only for his brilliance in Bharatanaatyam but also for his exemplary character
and dignified demure nature. The senior stalwarts Prof. C.V.Chandrasekhar
and V.P.Dhananjayan paid a befitting tribute to him on 15th November 04
(Monday) with a Bharatanaatyam offering. 15th November happens to be Rajesh’s
birthday.
Rajesh
was Mridangam Vidwan Adyar Balu’s second son and his first son Muthukukar
is a rising star in Carnatic flute who accompanied the stalwarts. Muthukuar
has already bagged several prestigious awards and Bharatkalachar honoured
him with ‘Yuvakalaabhaarati' in 2004. This commemorative recital
was under the auspices of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore, at 6.30 p.m.
For further details please contact Adyar Balu: 24465020. |
October
29, 2004 New Delhi
A
22 member group presented “Nritya-tarangini” at the ANANYA ART FESTIVAL.
VENUE
PURANAKILA. |
October
24, 2004 Chennai
Annual
Vidyarambham pooja at Bharatakalanjali, Chennai on 24th Oct, Sunday at
9.00 a.m
(New
admissions commenced on this day). |
October
15, 2004 Chennai
Performance
of Divya Sivasundar for Kartik Fine Arts at the Narada Gana Sabha Mini
hall at 6.00pm. |
October
14 & 17, 2004 Chennai
Visit
to Bharatakalanjali by two study groups from the Pittsburgh University,
USA. |
October
9, 2004 Payyanur
Payyanur
Bharatakalanjali annual day celebration. |
October
8, 2004 Palakkad
Swaralaya
Art festival. |
July
4 - August 15, 2004 Virginia, USA
Yogaville
Gurukulam camp, Virginia. |
June
18 - 30, 2004 Detroit, USA
Bharatanaatyam
advance classes camp at Nrityollaasa Academy of Indian dance of Roopa
Shyamsundar at Detroit. |
June
13, 2004 Scotch Plains, NJ, USA
The
Dhananjayans (Shanta & Dhananjayan) presented their Bharatanaatyam
performance for CMANA - Carnatic Music Association of North America - on
13th June in New Jersey. This fund raiser program was to collect funds
for building a professional theatre for the Indian community in the New
York and New Jersey area. On the 12th of June, Kamala Narayan was
honored with the “Sangeetha Sagara” award. This is the first time a Bharatanaatyam
artiste is being awarded this prestigious honor. The Dhananjayans felicitated
the doyen of Bharatanaatyam.
Babu
Parameswaran and his Musical Ensemble who recently won the prestigious
American award for his contribution to community development through his
art of music in America will accompanied the Dhananjayans.
The
Dhananjayans presented heart touching classical items from the Carnatic
Music repertoire reinforcing the theory that real “Naatya is the real Sangeetam”.
Geetam vaadyam tatha nrityam , trayam Sangeeta-muchyatei….. Song, instrument
& dance are the constituent aspects of Sangeetam or music concert.
(Sangeeta ratnaakaram)
For
more information contact: Dr. Soundaram Ramaswami, Phone: 908 – 369
- 8917 or
Dr.
P N Aruna 732 321 0953 Email: jj@asanet.com
Performance
venue: Scotch Plains High school, Scotch Plains, NJ. |
May
22, 2004 Payyanur, Kerala
Parampara
– The Dhananjayans’ & family performed at Payyanur, Kerala.
Shanta,
Dhananjayan, Seetha Sasidharan, Divya Siva and Deepti Rajesh ( Disciples
and nieces of The Dhananjayans). |
May
4, 2004 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Arangetram
of VISHNU GOPAL, a student of Girija Chandran (Regatta) and Dhananjayans
(Bharatakalanjali) - conducted by The Dhananjayans in Thiruvananthapuram. |
May
2, 2004 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Performance
by Trupti, a student of Girija Chandran & The Dhananjayans in Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala. |
April
23, 2004 Chennai, Tamilnadu
Arangetram
of TRUPTI, a student of Girija Chandran & The Dhananjayans.
Presented
by Bharatakalanjali & Regatta Trivandrum jointly at the Bharatiya
Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore at 7.00 p.m. |
April
18, 2004 Chennai, Tamilnadu
The
Dhananjayans received for the prestigious SWATI-RATNA title and award instituted
by the Malayalee Club of Madras, for their outstanding contributions to
the propagation of the compositions of Maharaja Swati Thirunal. Eminent
persons who have been decorated earlier with this coveted award are stalwarts
like Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, K.S. Narayanaswamy (Veena), K.J.Yesudas,
K.R. Kumaraswamy Iyer and P.Leela.
The
award ceremony was held on 18th April 2004 at 6.00 p.m at the Malyalee
Club Auditorium, Club Road, Srinivasapuram, Chetpet, Chennai-31.
(Given by the Royal family of Thiruvananthapuram in Memory of Maharaja
Swati Tirunal, one of great composers of Carnatic Music) The award
ceremony was followed by a performance of Swati Tirunal's composition in
Bharatanaatyam by Bharatakalanjali seniors.
Prof.
S.P.Thyagarajan, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Madras presided and
presented the Puraskaar to the Dhananjayans. |
April
14, 2004 Trichy, Tamilnadu
The
Dhananjayans inaugurated KALA UTSAV at Trichy Amrita Cultural Society -
Alpha Matriculation Higher secondary school. |
March
21, 2004 Chennai
Lecture
demonstration by the Dhananjayans at the Naarada Gaana Sabha, Mini Hall
on 21st March, Sunday at 6.00 p.m. |
March
20, 2004 Chennai
Sumathi
Sriram & Divya Siva danced for Naatya Ranga at the Naarada Gaana Sabha,
Mini Hall on 20th March, Saturday at 6.30 p.m. |
March
8, 2004 Chennai
Shanta
Dhananjayan was honoured by PKR Arts college for women, Gopbichettipalayam
on the occasion of International women’s day (8.3.04). Lecture demonstration
by Shanta & Shobana. |
March
3, 2004 Chennai
Lecture
demonstration by Dhananjayan & Shanta from Radhaa-Maadhavam for the
International women’s association, Chennai ( IWA) at the Madras Club. |
February
29, 2004 Chennai
Rukminidevi’s
100th birth day celebration at Kalakshetra – organized by old Kalakshetra
alumnae. Dhananjayan performed Kathakali (Daivakaarunyam).
Shanta, Kala Ramesh Rao & Ambika Buch presented a Kshetragna
Padam. |
February
28, 2004 Chennai
Bharatanaatyam
performance by Lokesh at the Besent Nagar Pillayar Koil. |
February
25, 2004 New Delhi
Arts
India presented: Remembering Rukminidevi.
Dhananjayan,
C.V. Chandrasekhar and Leela Samson danced together for the occassion at
the Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi. |
February
18, 2004 Chennai
The
Dhananjayans and Bharatakalanjali presented Gopalakrishna Bharati’s NANDANAR
CHARITAM on 18th February 2004 at 6.30 pm in Bhavan’s auditorium,
East Mada street, Mylapore, Chennai.4. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan presented
this dance drama on the occasion of the Shiva Raatri celebrations. For
more details contact Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Phone: 24943450 / 249940811
/ 24611311. |
February
9, 2004 Chennai
Bharatakalanjali
and the Dhananjayans presented a Bharatanaatyam performance by Shyama Ganesan
of Jaffna (Sri Lanka) on 9th February 2004( Monday) at 7.00 pm at Besant
Nagar Pillayar Koil. It happened to be a special day in Varasiddhi Vinayakar
Koil with special Utsava Pooja. |
January
12, 2004 Chennai
Jyotsna
and Archana performed at the Besant Nagar Pillayar Koil from 6 to 7.30
p.m. |
January
8, 2004 Chennai
Suryanarayanamurthy
performed at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha at 6.00pm. |
January
7, 2004 Chennai
Seetha
Sasidharan (senior from Kalakshetra and The Dhananjayans) performed at
Sri Krishna Gana Sabha. |
January
7, 2004 Chennai
Preethi
Athreya Praveen performed at Bharat Kalachar at 6.00pm. |
January
7, 2004 Chennai
Suryanarayanamurthy
performed at Bharat Kalachar at 7.30pm. |
January
2 - 7, 2004 New Delhi
The
Dhananjayans were in New Delhi from 2nd to 7th January 04, for Katha (childrens
story Book publications) attending the International writers conference,
organised by Katha. They performed and gave a lec-dem for the delegates
and for under privileged school children - slum school run by Katha.
For
more details contact Geetha Dharmarajan Delhi: 011+26563256 email:
geetha@katha.org. |
January
6, 2004 Chennai
Bharatakalanjali
presented Katha-keli at IIC, Delhi from 6 to 8.00 p.m. |
January
2, 2004 Chennai
Preeti
Sanjay gave a Bharatanatyam recital at Bharat Kalachar at 7.15.p.m. |
January
2, 2004 Chennai
Sunita
Jagadeesan performed for the Indian Fine Arts Society at 10.30am.
Venue:
German Hall, Balamandir, GN Chetty Road, T.Nagar. |
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