Virasat-2011 in Rajasthan:-Ms Lavanya Ananth (Bharatnatyam)

•   Lavanya Ananth represents the graceful picturesque  Vazhuvoor style of Bharathanatyam. Initiated into the art at the tender age of four, she has had the advantage of learning under doyens like Gurus Sri S.K.Rajarathnam Pillai, Smt K.J.Sarasa and Padmabushan Smt Kalanidhi Narayanan.

•     She started her performing career at the age of six by donning the role of little Ganesha and thereafter performed  in several  dance productions choreographed by her Guru Sri S.K.Rajarathnam Pillai and also performed with her elder sister Shobana Chandrasekhar during her dance recitals.

•      Lavanya Ananth had her arangetram when she was 10 years old at the Rani Seethai Hall at Chennai and was blessed by leading artists like the Dhananjayans, Smt Chitra Vishveshvaran and Smt Lakshmi Vishwanathan.

   

•   Lavanya Ananth moved to Guru Kalaimamani Smt K.J.Sarasa at the age of 16 and underwent training at an advanced level for more than a decade with her.

•  She learns the nuances of abhinaya from Padmabushan Smt Kalanidhi Narayanan and Smt Bragha Bessel.

•   Lavanya Ananth takes the guidance of Smt Nandini Ramani,an exponent of the Balasaraswathi style of Bharathanatyam.

•     Lavanya Ananth has trained under Sri Ramamurthi Rao for Carnatic vocal, Sri Mayavaram Somu for techniques in rythm and Sri J.Suryanarayana murthi for nattuvangam.

•    Lavanya Ananth has also learnt Kuchupidi briefly under Sri Vempatti Chinna Sathyam as a child.

•     Over years of performing with a sense of commitment and sincerity , Lavanya Ananth has emerged as a vibrant performing artiste and has carved a niche for herself in this field of art with her soulful subtle abhinaya and neat impressive nritta.

•    A critically acclaimed artiste of merit, she has enthralled audiences with her aesthetic and creative performances in India and abroad.

•    A creative choreographer , her dance reflects her rich experience of working with her Gurus, mentors and dancers from other styles without diluting her own, resulting in a happy blend of dance.

•   She is a busy performing artiste and also runs an academy of Indian classical dance "Natya Sameekshana" which focusses on training selected students from India and abroad in the performing art of Bharathanatyam.

Travelling Plan

Date Place

27-Sept Pilani School (Morning)

27-Sept Pilani BITS (Evening)

28-Sept Lakshmangarh

29-Sept Fatehpur

30-Sept Ajmer

1-Oct Jalor

2-Oct Sirohi

3-Oct Udaipur

4-Oct Kota

5-Oct Kota

Thanks and Regards

Ankita Sharma Alok Khandelwal

Coordinator State Coordinator

SPIC MACAY SPIC MACAY

Resource Center Rajasthan Rajasthan

9166244740 9672977907

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Virasat-2011 in Rajasthan:-Vidushi Shobhana Narayanan Ji

Guru Shovana Narayan

(Kathak Maestro)

 (Padmashri)

Source_http://www.shovananarayan.com/

An exquisite diamond of her art style, intense and passionate, elegant yet vibrant, effortlessly spanning centuries of Kathak heritage as she does her dance space, Shovana Narayan is sheer poetry and sublime joy transcending boundaries. She is not only India’s most celebrated Kathak Guru and Maestro of the present age but she has also become a living legend who has blazed a trail in Kathak, re-defining the ethos and vocabulary of Kathak bestowing it with dignity and enriching it with a deeper and wider canvas of expression and dimensions. Every fibre of her body lives and breathes dance. Her performances are intimate yet pristine. A consummate artiste and choreographer, a revered guru to her disciples and an intellectual, she combines artistry with keen observation and humanism. She has also worked in collaborations with nationally and internationally known Indian and western dancers and musicians. She has performed before several Heads of States and Governments all over the world.

In her career spanning several decades that has seen her mesmerizing audiences all over the world in several prestigious national and international festivals, she has been conferred with numerous awards, outstanding among which are the Padmashri Award for excellence and outstanding contribution to dance by the President of India in 1992 and yet again the Sangeet Natak Akademi award by the President of India in 1999-2000. Some of the other awards won by her include Delhi Govt’s Parishad Samman, Rajiv Gandhi Puraskar, Bihar Gaurav Puraskar, Indira Priyadarshini Samman, Kelvinator’s GR8Award, Rotary International Award, International Congress of Women and Japan’s Oisca Award.

Shovana is a dancer with a cause. Deeply committed, involved and aware of people and their problems, she was deeply involved with the organisation and presentation of the first artists’ sensitive outpourings and endeavor to help the families affected by the Kargil war and the Tsunami. She is a regular and most ardent champion of issues related to women’s problems and the ‘specially abled’. She is the first dancer to have conceived, conceptualised and brought out a dance video on the philosophy and legend of the immortal Khajuraho temples called ‘Dance of the Temples’.

Shovana’s keen interest in research have led to the discovery of an ancient 4th century BC Prakrit text (in Asokan Brahmi Script) describing the dance of the Kathaks at Varanasi and also the existence of three Kathak villages near Gaya (Bihar). She has authored several (10) books and numerous articles on the subject of dance and is also a visiting lecturer to several Universities in India and abroad. She has also guided research students for award of PhD degree in the field of dance.

Shovana is a guru of standing whose disciples are adorning the world of classical dance. She also holds two annual festivals 2 well known annual Festivals for the past several years, one featuring the famous maestros and the other Festival ‘LalitĀrpan’ providing a platform to the young, unknown but talented future torch-bearers of the tradition. Shovana’s Asavari group is credited with many path-breaking works.

Extremely versatile she not only holds two MPhil degrees, one in Defence & Strategic Studies and second in Social Sciences & Public Administration but she is also a Masters in Physics. She is the first person to balance two parallel professional careers, one as a very senior civil servant (IAAS 1976 batch) and as a nationally and internationally awarded classical dancer of the country. Presently she is holding the onerous responsibility of Ceremonies & Culture as Special Director General in the Organising Committee, Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi.

Shovana Narayan is a classical example of a true Kathak, multi-faceted and dynamic, and presents a challenge to today’s spectator. Her life, her works, her dignity and demeanour have made her a role model and peer for millions of girls of the younger generation of today.Rare are artists who can rule the stage for decades. Seldom still are souls who pour their entire being to nurture life and society. Shovana Narayan belongs to both the categories.

Travel Plan 

Date City

16 Sept Neemrana

17 Sept Alwar

18 Sept Pilani

19 Sept Lakshmangarh

20 Sept Jaipur

21 Sept Kota

22 Sept Ajmer

Thanks and regards Alok Khandelwal

Ankita Sharma State Coordinator

Coordinator SPIC MACAY

SPIC MACAY Rajasthan

Resource Center Rajasthan 09672977907

09166244740

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