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IAAC to present “ERASING BORDERS”

and “INDIA@75” Dance Festival on

August 6-8 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater

OUR BUREAU
ternality of time? In this work, time
New York, NY has been conceptualized as sakhi
(friend).
he Indo-American Arts Coun- • Kavya Ganesh is a disciple of
cil (IAAC) has announced
Tthe always eagerly anticipated Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee
Smt. Rama Vaidyanathan. She has
dance performances, this year in- performed across India, USA and
cluding special events to celebrate Europe in solo performances as
the 75th anniversary of India’s In- well as group ensembles. Some of
dependence Day, August 15. The her notable performances include
celebration will feature two live per- Konark festival, NCPA Mumbai’s
formances, August 6 & 7 at the Ailey Mudra Festival, Natyanjali Festi-
Citigroup Theatre, and a virtual Au- val, Esplanade Singapore, SWEAT
gust 8th streaming with artists from Festival Hong Kong, et al. She is
India, Canada, Singapore and the currently selected for the ‘Conser-
U.S. Since its founding 15 years ago, vatory for Actors’ summer drama
the Indo-American Arts Council has program at Yale University.
distinguished itself with its presenta- • Solo Kuchipudi by Bhavana Reddy
tions dedicated to embodied living with introductions by Raja Reddy
practices of the arts of South Asia.
Narasimhavataram
INDIA@75 • This is a story of one of Vishnu’s av-
atars that of Narasimha. Hiranya-
Program A: kashyapu, a demon king worship-
Saturday August 6, 7 pm featuring per of Shiva, sought a boon from
Brahma, to be unvanquishable by
• Sanjib Bhattacharya and Lagan- any weapon, by any man or animal,
nath Lairenjam in inside or outside, by day or by night.
• Manipuri-Pung Cholom (Drum Shubhamani Chandrashekar, Bhattacharya is the Artistic Di- • Nijagadha sa yadu Nandane (Jaya-
Dance) Athul Balu rector of Movements in Motion; deva’s ashtapadi)
• Kavya Ganesh in contemporary Saturday Aug 6, 2022 7-9PM where he continues to teach, per- • Jathiswaram is a tapestry of rhythm
Bharatanatyam form and collaborate internation- and melody which are given visual
• Bhavana Reddy in Kuchipudi with 1. Sapta, Manipuri-Pung Cholom ally on landmark productions. form with dance on the brass plate.
introductions by the legendary (drum dance) • Jagannath Lairenjam started train- • Bhavana Reddy is an internation-
Raja Reddy. • Performed by Sanjib Bhattacharya ing from the age of eight in Pung ally acclaimed Kuchipudi dancer.
and Jagannath Lairenjam (Manipuri drum) under Guru Her career started at the tender age
Program B: • Sapta, meaning seven, is an at- Mani Singh. Later, he trained and of 4 under her illustrious parents
Sunday August 7, 7 pm featuring tempt to paint the canvas of time, performed with various gurus in Drs. Raja and Radha Reddy with
using 3 sets of 7 beats. Manipur and Kolkata including a Los Angeles Times review head-
• Jin Won in Kathak with live music • 12 minutes of time is celebrat- Guru Bipin Singh. His key perfor- line! As a solo performing artist,
• Ailey II in “Saa Magni” ed through three ornate sets of 7 mances include the Ratha Yatra, she has presented workshops and
• Mythili Prakash in contemporary matras (beats), each set depicting Puri; India Lokranga Festival, Jai- concerts for prestigious organiza-
Bharatanatyam a significant tradition of Manipuri pur; Sana Leibak Festival, Mum- tions, Embassies and Consulates
• Erasing Borders Dance Festi- Classical Dance. bai; Khajuraho Festival, Uttar of India across the world and for
val-virtual • Sanjib Bhattacharya is a renowned Pradesh and at various events in SpicMacay, Temple of Fine Arts
dancer, choreographer and teach- the US. Malaysia, National Museum Co-
Program C: er who has won numerous awards 2. Time the Elusive Friend, contempo- penhagen, Kennedy Center Wash-
Monday August 8, premiers at 7 pm. across the world, including awards rary Bharatanatyam ington DC; Mudra Festival NCPA,
by former Presidents of India in • Choreographed and performed by Mumbai; Yagnaraman Festival
• Streaming is available until 2006 and 2011. He trained profes- Kavya Ganesh Krishnagana Sabha, Chennai. She
August 22 sionally in both Manipuri Classical • Music courtesy- Smt. Rama Vaidy- has just completed a tour in Eu-
• featuring choreography by and Contemporary Indian Dance anathan rope where, as the ‘Artist-in-Res-
• Tanya Saxena techniques under world-renowned • Music composition- GS Rajan idence’ she choreographed with
• Tanveer Alam dance icons Guru Bipin Singh, • Mentored by Smt. Rama Vaidya- Leo Spreksel for India Dans Fes-
• Liz Lea and danced by Subastian Padmasree Darshana Jhaveri, nathan tival, Korzo Netherlands; and with
Tan and Shahrin Johry Kalavati Devi, Manjushree Cha- • External time is a linear dimen- Prof. Ronan Guilfoyle, Director,
• Mythili Maratt Anoop ki Sircar and Mamata Shankar. sion-ticking along in a constant, School of Jazz Performance, Dub-
• Deepali Salil with Nilava Sen, Currently based in the US, Sanjib singular rhythm. What about the in- lin City University, Ireland.

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