| 2008 |
November
9 - Mudra Festival, London, UK |
| 2008 |
September
to November - "Fare well performing tour of USA |
| 2008 |
June/July/August
- Naatya Adhyayana Gurukulam summer camp Yogaville, Virginia, USA |
| 2007 |
July-August
- Naatya Adhyaya Gurukulam, Yogaville Virginia, USA |
| 2007 |
Nirmalanjali
School of Naatya, Arangetram, Srilanka (Colombo) |
| 2007 |
January 24
- inaugurated Kalamandalam Art Festial, Dubai |
| 2006 |
Major undertaking
was the Ekaantha Seetha production |
| 2006 |
August - Master
classes /performance/workshops, Milap Fest, Manchester, UK |
| 2006 |
July 13 -
Washington DC, Smithsonian Museum, USA |
| 2006 |
July/August
- Annual summer camp, Yogaville USA |
| 2006 |
June 3 - The
Dhannajayans Bharatanaatyam and Tirukkural Bharatam at Logan Hall London |
| 2005 |
October 29
- Srivalli or Kaadal Valli Kanda Murugan
in Kyoto, Japan, reproduced by their Japanese disciple Daya Tomiko with
her Japanese disciples |
| 2005 |
Annual summer
camp, Yogaville USA |
| 2005 |
August - work
shop for Milap Fest in Manchester |
| 2005 |
June 26 &
July 9 - Tirukkural Bharatam was presented
in LA and Washington DC, fund raise programs |
| 2004 |
Annual summer
camp, Yogaville USA |
| 2004 |
July
3 - Arti School of Dallas TX honored The Dhananjayans with the Naatya award
and Dhananjayan gave a short performance of Kathakali demonstration, with
Narasimhachari and Ratnakumar giving instrumental support, Texas, USA |
| 2004 |
June 11 -
CMANA (Carnatic Music Association of North America) Annual festival, Felicitated
legendry Bharatanaatyam Kamala and performed. V.Gayatridevi, old alumni
of Kalakshetra joined the Dhananjayans in the presentation of "Sriramapattabhisheka
bhangam", New Jersey, USA |
| 2003 |
Annual summer
camp, Yogaville USA |
| 2003 |
Cultural delegation
(Under Ministry of Culture, Mynmar & India), Mynmar |
| 2002 |
UK Soorya
Festival, Middle East countries, (Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Doha, Dubai, Abu
Dhabi), USA, South Africa |
| 2001 |
Performance/workshops/Lect-dem/Verushka's
Arangetram, South Africa |
| 2001 |
USA |
| 2000 |
USA |
| 1999 |
Apr
29 and 30 - Organised by Music Gala '99, the Dhananjayans performed with
a 13-member troupe, Abu Dhabi and Dubai |
| 1999 |
Annual
summer camp, Yogaville USA |
| 1998 |
USA
(Mahaabhaaratham) |
| 1996/97 |
Reunion
(Mahaabhaaratham) |
| 1995 |
Jungle
Book, 2 trips to USA, Bahrain |
| 1995 |
Jungle
Book, 3 trips to USA |
| 1994 |
USA |
| 1993/94 |
Spain,
Italy |
| 1993 |
Silver
Jubilee Tour USA, Canada |
| 1992 |
Japan,
USA, Kuwait |
| 1991 |
New
York (Chakra), US tour, Sweden, Norway |
| 1990 |
Australia,
Kuwait |
| 1989 |
UK
(Ghanashyaam) |
| 1988 |
USSR |
| 1987 |
USA,
Canada, USSR (India Festival) |
| 1986 |
Beyar
International Dance festival Germany (Shiva and Terpsichore)
19-city tour
of Germany including Hanover, Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Munich, Frankfurt,
Darmstadt and Berlin. Organised by the Indo-German Society in co-operation
with the Indian Culture Centre, Bonn and the Cultural Department of the
city of Bonn |
| 1985 |
Singapore
Festival (Ramanaatakam) |
| 1984 |
World
tour, Singapore Festival |
| 1983 |
Sri
Lanka, Paris, Germany, Holland, UK and USA |
| 1982 |
Germany
(exhibition tour with Bharata Kalanjali troupe) |
| 1982 |
Africa
(Nigeria), Reunion Island and Mauritius |
| 1981 |
Germany |
| 1980 |
Sponsored
by Sarah Bernhardt, the Dhananjayans participated in the Summer Festival
of Arts at Theatre de la Ville, in Paris in 1980. It was 2 weeks of house
full performances followed by an extensive tour of France, Germany, Holland,
UK, Canada and USA |
| 1980 |
Sri
Lanka |
| 1979 |
Tour
of Russia and east European countries sponsored by ICCR |
| 1979 |
Germany,
Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia |
| 1978 |
Germany |
| 1977 |
East
Europe ICCR tour |
| 1976 |
The
Dhananjayans gave 52 performances in US and Canada. A performance at the
National Art Centre, Ottawa, on April 20, 1976 was the highlight of their
Canadian trip. It was an honour as the Centre was a Federal Govt organization |
| 1976 |
New
York, Art in Education Conference of N Y State Education Department |
| 1975 |
The
Carthage Festival and International Festival of Popular Arts in Tunisia
and other African countries
Review
"Your performance
has impressed the audience in this country and it has thereby, made a contribution
in furthering the cultural ties between India and Kenya."
-
Air Marshal Arjun Singh, Indian High Commissioner, Kenya
|
|
| 1975 |
Sanskritic
Festival of Indian Arts in the UK
Review
"Shanta Dhananjayan
danced her solos with great animation, disciplined vitality and finely
controlled footwork. Dhananjayan gave an eloquent and striking account
of a pregnant deer saved from multiple perils, in which he coupled clarity
of communication with a sustained rapidity of gesture."
-
The Daily Telegraph, July 5, 1975
|
|
| 1973 |
The
Festival of Indian Arts in Paris followed by European tour (France, Switzerland) |
| 1970 |
Tour
of South East Asia tour commemorated the introduction of MSA's new Boeing
707 fanjet service between Singapore - Kuala Lumpur - Madras and symbolized
the new link between the 2 countries |
