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Concluded
Programmes - 2006
September11, 12, 2006
Ekaantha
Seetha... a lonely furrow
a true dance
drama, with dance, music and drama as intrinsic components. The Dhananjayans
and Rathna actively communicated with the audience in their colorful roles
as musicians, narrators and dancers, using both English and Indian languages.
Choreography:
V.P. & Shanta Dhananjayan
Music Composer:
Professor T.V.Gopalakrishnan
September
11, 2006
September
12, 2006 at The Music Academy
Details
of the production, reviews & photo
album.
Tour of the
production involving about 16 highly skilled dancers - USA & Canada
from September 21 - November 19, 2006.
View Itinerary
& details: https://www.thehorizons.com/cca/currentitineraryevent.htm
In the News
- India
; International
Contact:
Uma Ganesan
(India)
President,
Cleveland Cultural Alliance
Fax: 044 2491
2682
Email: umacca@gmail.com |
Poonam
Punwani (US)
Phone: 440-349-2513
Email: kavi1229@yahoo.com |
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August
14 & 15 2006
IDA
honored the Dhananjayans.
International
Dance Alliance (I.D.A), Chennai chapter 20th Anniversary celebrations at
Music Academy.
Honoured
the Dhananjayans on 14th August - presided by N.Ram, the Editor, The Hindu
and the chief guest: US Consul General, Chennai
On
15TH Aug, The Dhananjayans and other senior stalwarts performed for IDA. |
July
1 - August 6 2006
Annual
Naatya Gurukulam camp Yogaville, Fine Arts
Society. Virginia.
Contact
: 434 969 3210 email: fasyogaville@hotmail.com. |
July
13, 2006, 7pm
The
Dhananjayans performed
for WASHINGTON SMITHOSNIAN INSTITUTE, with the painting exhibition on “
Kings & Queens of India”.
Venue:
Meyer Auditorium
India's
legendary dance couple, V. P. and Shanta Dhananjayan, demonstrated how
the classical South Indian dance form bharata-natyam conveys a character's
important qualities. They focus on royalty in Indian history: Emperor Ashoka
the Great, who converted to Buddhism in the third century B.C.E.; his daughter
Sanghamitra; and Rani Laxmibai, a nineteenth-century warrior queen of Jhansi
who died fighting the British. |
June
24, 2006
Pramila
Ramesh from Muscat did a show in honour of the Dhananjayans titled "Sri
Gurubhyonamaha" at Music Academy. |
June
18, 2006
a
very well attended lecture demonstration on 18th for Natyaranga Narada
Gana Sabha. Subject - "Emotions in motions". |
June
17, 2006
Sabhashini
Rajagopalan and M.Venkatakrishnan, disciples of the Dhananjayans performed
at Natyaranga Narada Gana Sabha. |
June
3, 2006
Thirukkural
Bharatam in London
"Thirukkural
Bharatam" choreographed by The Dhananjayans and produced and performed
by the Pathmarajah sisters - Kavita, Meera & Anjana - was presented
in London and a few other cities in Europe under the auspices of "VISIONS"(UK)
The
European premier took place in the prestigious theater LOGAN HALL on 3rd
June 06. This presentation was a fund raising event for children's educational
charities in India and Sri Lanka and Sri Nandalala Seva Samithi Trust in
London was one of the collaborators in this event.
Sri.
V.P.Dhananjayan & Shanta Dhananjayan were the guest of honour for this
event to flag off the "Thirukkural Bharatam " in Europe. June 3rd program
marked the 10th performance of Thirukkural Bharatam since it's great successful
world premier last year in Chennai on 11th and 12th June 05.
Thirukkural
Bharatam was presented for the World Tamizh conference in Washington on
9th July 2005. |
April
22, 2006
Bhaaskara
(Art & Education Trust) and Bharatakalaanjali, Chennai jointly presented
Thevaki K(Devaki) and Sulogini K (Sulochani) in their maiden performance
of Bharatanaatyam on 22nd April 2006 Sunday at 7 to 8.30 pm, Varasiddhi
Vinayakar Koil, Besant Nagar, Adyar. Thevaki and Sulogini have been undergoing
intensive training under the scholarship scheme of the Bhaaskara (Art &
Education Trust) for the last three years Both of them are from the
orphanages Jeevajothy & St. John's Girls Home Batticola, Srilanka
and sponsored from the special endowment fund provided by Dr. Pathamarajah
family. Rev. Fr. Jeyanesan (St.John's Church) and Mr. Ilanko (Founder
Director, Jeeva Jothi children's home, Battikola Srilanka) were the guests
of honour. |
February
12, 2006
Thyagaraja
Vaibhavam by the Dhananjayans at Narada Gana Sabha, 6.30pm. |
January
19, 2006
Dhananjayans
presided over & inaugurated the Kinkini Festival, Bangalore. |
January
16, 2006
Inauguration
- Chief guests for Mukundan-Vijaya's Salangai Anniversary function, Trichy. |
January
12, 2006
Performance
by Verushka Moodley (SF) at Pillayar Koil, Besant Nagar, 6.30 to 8pm. |
January
8, 2006
Performance
by Kavita Venkatesh (SA) at Pillayar Koil, Besant Nagar at 6.30pm, conducted
by Anusha Narendrakumar. |
January
7, 2006
Arangetram
of Rathika Suresh's students at Rani Seethai Hall at 6.00pm. |
December
27, 31, 2005 & January 1, 2006
BHARATAKALANJALI
& FINE ARTS SOCIETY, YOGAVILLE, VIRGINIA, USA jointly presented a unique
ecumenical thematic Naatya presentation SATYAM SIVAM SUNDARAM, based on
the teachings of H.H.Swami Satchidananda "Truth is one, paths are many"
by an excellent team of Bharatanaatyam artistes trained in FAS Yogaville
by The Dhananjayans and their prime disciple Padmarani Rasaih Canto under
the auspices of Narada Gana Sabha (Chennai) as part of the December Art
Festival 2005.
Concept
and choreography: By THE DHANANJAYANS
Lyrics:
Mahakavi Bharatiyar & Muthukannappan(Tamil pulavar)
Music
: Kalaiarasan & Sasidaran (Bharatakalanjali musicians) under the direction
of the Dhananjayans
ON
27TH DEC 8.00 P.M Gnanananda Hall TTK
Rd Chennai-18
The
same program was presented :
On
31st Dec at Coimbatore by Roots India
Ltd (Contact: 0422+2332100)
On
1st January Dharani, Cochin Kerala Fine
Arts auditorium(contact: Shyamala Surendran 0484 2401143
Program
dedicated to: H.H.Swami Satchidananda
With
best compliments from: EXPO FREIGHT PVT LTD
website:
www.expofreight.com
Click
here to view the SATYAM SIVAM SUNDARAM brochure |
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