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The art of movement

Last Updated 27 April 2016, 18:32 IST

Dance, as an art form, brings about peace, harmony and cordiality. ‘World Dance Day’ is celebrated on April 29. It is a day dancers across the world share their experiences in dance. 

The date was chosen to commemorate the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, born in 1727, a French dancer, a ballet master and a great reformer of dance.

Shristi Center of Performing Arts is celebrating the occasion with a 10-day festival titled ‘Shristi World Festival of Dance Drama and Music’.

The festival will showcase  the integration and relationship among dance, drama and music in dance, and also explore the therapeutic values of dance by conducting a dance therapy workshop from May 1 to 8 at Ravindra Kalakshetra. It is also organising a dance appreciation workshop from May 1 to 8, at Ravindra Kalakshetra, on various classical dance forms and the art of light and stage craft. 

On April 29, there will be an odissi dance recital by Sarita Mishra, kathak by Nandini Mehta and group and a veena recital by Dr Suma Sudhindra at Ravindra Kalakshetra. A drama titled ‘Mysore Mallige’, directed by B V Rajaram, will also be staged.

On May 1, Dr Satyanarayana will present his own creation ‘Mahan Buddha’ — a one-man dance feature where he will portray some important characters — at Bengaluru Gayana Samaja.

On May 2, celebrated as Kathak Day, Kathak artistes from across the country will perform at Ravindra Kalakshetra.

On May 5, Shristi will confer the ‘Shristi National Achievement Award for Dance’ to Padmashri Darshana Javeri, a Manipuri dancer, followed by her performance and a ‘Mahan Buddha’ dance feature by Shristi at Ravindra Kalakshetra.

Artistes from across the country, including cities like Bengaluru, Thrissur, Chennai, Hyderabad, Nanded, Pune, Mumbai, Surat, Delhi and Kolkata, will be performing at the event. For details, visit www.dance­therapyindia.com or email dancetherapyindia@gmail.com

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(Published 27 April 2016, 16:39 IST)

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