Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama New Delhi and Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram, Chennai host 'Nritya Pratibha' - a festival of young dancers from August 8 to 12, 2005 in Chennai.
The festival presents a selection of young artistes mainly from southern region and a few from other regions of India, representing various styles of dance like Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniattam, Kathak, Kathakali, Nangiarkoothu, Odissi, Sattriya, Chhau and Pung Cholom.
The fest will be inaugurated by senior dance guru Kalanidhi Narayanan. Concerts begin at 6.30 pm daily and will be held at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's main auditorium, Mylapore, Chennai.
Here's the schedule:
8 August 2005
• Shafeekudeen B.K., Mahe - Bharatanatyam
• Shobha Lalithambika, Vanchiyoor - Mohiniattam
• Rajashri Praharaj and Rajib Bhattacharya Bhubaneswar - Odissi
• Renjini Krishna and Priyanka, Chennai - Kuchipudi
9 August 2005
• Aruna Subbiah, Chennai - Bharatanatyam
• Anwesha Mahanta, Guwahati - Sattriya
• M. Komala Babu, Ch. Murthy, V. Satyavaraprasad and Group Kuchipudi - Kuchipudi
• Sudeshna Maulik, Ahmedabad - Kathak
10 August 2005
• Geetha Ganesan, Hyderabad - Bharatanatyam
• Sushree Mohanty, Pondicherry - Odissi
• Kalamandalam Krishnendu, Pallakad - Nangiarkuthu
• Govt. Dance College, Manipur - Pung Cholom, Basanta Ras
11 August 2005
• Suryanarayana Rao. P, Mangalore - Bharatanatyam
• Acharya Chhau Nrutya Bichitra, Seraikella - Chhau.
• Kalamandalam Shanmukhan, Alappuzha - Kathakali
• Sudha Daniel Banerjee, Warangal - Kuchipudi
12 August 2005
• Aparna Kolar and Ramya Nagaraj, Bangalore - Kathak
• Kalamandalam Mukundan, Cheruthuruthy - Kathakali
• Govt. Dance College, Manipur, Dhol Cholom - Geet Govinda
• Bhargavi and K. Shanmuga Sundaram, Chennai - Bharatanatyam
• Artists of Akademi's Chhau Project, Mayurbhanj - Chhau
Invitations / passes are available at Eyal Isai Nataka Mandram, Chennai. Contact, Ph: 2493 6848.
