IMPORTANT INFORMATION- SEEKING YOUR HELP -COOPERATION PLEASE. NAATYA KALAA CONFERENCE 2011 ( NKC-2011) FROM December 26TH TO 31st.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION- SEEKING YOUR HELP -COOPERATION PLEASE.
NAATYA KALAA CONFERENCE 2011 ( NKC-2011) FROM December  26TH TO 31st.

As you probably know by now this year's Naatya kala conference is dedicated to the memory of Naatyaachaarya Vazhuvoor Ramayya Pillai. We request all his direct disciples to participate and pay tribute to this legend. On the inaugural day (26th Dec) Smt. Sujatha Vijaya Raghavan will co-ordinate and  draw an exclusive "Ramyaa Pillai legacy" program between 10 am and 1 pm. So this is   to request all of you to contact Sujatha V ( 24342874  cell: 09840323813  email:  sujviji@gmail.com  ) and confirm your participation . Each person will be given 15 mts  either to speak on the Naatyaachaarya  and show any special feature of his teaching & technique. You can share with the audience any special nostalgic event with your revered Guru.
If you know any other prime students of him , please inform them or pass on this information to them. They can contact me or Sujatha Vijayaraghavan.
Your prompt action will be appreciated. Thank you.
With regrds from Shanta Dhananjayan ( Convener 31st NKC 2011)   Phone: 044 24911125  Email  nkc.skgs@gmail.com   copy to: bkalanjali@gmail.com

Dr. Padma subramaniam
Smt. Chitra Visweswaran
Smt. Kanaka Srinivasan
Smt. Radha
Smt Kamala
Smt. Vansanthi
Naatyaacharya Sri. Radhakrishnan
Smt, Radha Viswanathan

P.s since we do not have the contacts of some of the artistes this circular is  being circulated through our website / Sruti Magazine and Narthakionline

31st Naatya Kala Conference 2011: 26th to 31st December

SRI KRISHNA GANA SABHA

30^th Naatya Kala Conference

Maharajapuram Santhanam Road, T.Nagar, Chennai. 17

31^st Naatya Kala Conference 2011: 26^th to 31st December

DEDICATED TO THE  MEMORIES OF  TANJAVOOR VADIVELU(Bi-centenary )&  VAZHUVOOR RAMAYYA PILLAI ( Centenary)

I have been asked to convene the 30^th & 31^st Naatya Kala Conference usually  held in December along with Art festival season in Chennai. The 31^st NKC will be conducted between 26^th and 31^st December 2011.  This year also we are  focusing ,  on the Bhaarateeya Naatya Sampradaaya (classical Indian performing arts), which should throw more light and deeper insight into the Abhyaasa Sampradaaya (evolutionary developments in the last century) culminating in today’s repertoire and presentations.  So the theme title for this year’s NKC is ABHYAASA-SAMPRADAAYA. ( Known and less known traditions of performing arts.(Naatya). Having very successfully conducting the lecture-demonstrations of

Bharatanaatyam, Kathakali, Kuchipudi-Naatya, Oddissi-naatya and Kathak-naatya last year,  this year we hope to  have   the deliberations & demonstrations of Manipuri Naatya, Mohiniaattam, Koodiaattam, Chow Nartana of three distinct styles from Orissa & Bengal. Hope to make the lec-dems more  educative and practical oriented to enhance the quality of appreciation for these  art forms, This should benefit not only the general audience, students, connoisseurs but also the critics and writers on performing arts subjects to improve their general standard of understanding of classical performing arts.

Each day is going to be devoted to one particular style culminating with an open house discussion.  WE want to involve only established and specialized Naatya Institutions rather than individualistic representations.

Each day’s presentation will be guided by a great and living legend Achaarya in that particular form of Naatya. So that he or she could trace back the training system from few decades onwards to present day. 

Each day’s deliberations and presentations will be recorded (audio and video) for archival purposes.

 

A tentative schedule is drawn  (subject to dates alterations) as under:  (Every day 10 am to 12.30 with a 15 mts tea break) First half devoted to Training method & second half repertoire/performance:

26-12-2011  Yakshagana of Karnataka

27-12-2011  Koodiyaattam of Kerala

28-12-2011  Manipuri Nartana of Manipur

29-12-2011   Mohiniaattam of Kerala

30-12-2011   Chow Nartana of Orissa/West Bengal

31-12-2011  Centenarian Naatyaachaarya Vazhuvoor Ramayya Pillai – a special feature on Vazhvoor style of Bharatanaatyam. Living legends pay tribute to the great Achaarya.

For further details please contact me at this address:

Shanta Dhananjayan (Convener Naatya Kala Conference 2010-11)

6, Jeevaratnam Nagar, Adyar, Chennai. 600020

Phone: 044+24911125  Email: bkalanjali@gmail.com / nkc.skgs@gmail.com

Soliciting every one’s help and co-operation for making the 31^th Naatya Kala Conference yet another  great success and useful to the art enthusiasts around the globe.

Shanta Dhananjayan