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“ Give yourself the chance to soar…”

A workshop designed to stir creative instincts. Using a series of interactive exercises she will help the you unleash an astonishing exuberance.  The results can be cathartic, liberating, and enlivening! 

They will experience –

Grace, earned not at the expense of freedom but alongside.  

Art, unfettered by tenacious forms.

 Heightened awareness, lending clarity to all activities.

Education, stamped all over with delight.

Confidence, presence of mind, comfort in social situations.

The program unfolds and uncovers in the participant the inherent movements that come in response to the environ, the sounds that come from within us, speech unhindered by social stigma, and as a result, art felt from within. The workshop is for everyone and not just those intending to be artists. It is a means of expression and a honing of skills.

Art is for all…

Art was an intrinsic part of society a means of expression of human sentiment, of joy, sorrow, fear, anger and more. In weddings, in celebration, in death, in war all forms of art have always been used as a means of expressing emotion. Art helps people alleviate stress and aids them in being expressive

Life today has altered and the fast pace has deprived us of this great stress buster, this source that nurtures creativity, builds confidence and enhances personality. Today art is only a means of entertainment and it has become an expression only to the exclusive section of “artists.”

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Bharatanatyam, a classical dance form of India has it's roots in the Natyashastra an ancient  Indian text of dance and Theater. Bharatanatyam is tied to the Indian culture and intertwined with Indian Spiritual concepts. The dance is a medium through which the concepts of spiritual oneness is depicted through "Puranic" (Indian Mythology) stories. In the vedic times in India, dance was an integral part of all worship in the temples. It was considered a way through which one could unite with the supreme consciousness.  This workshop will teach a introductory/ advanced (depending on the class level) Bharatanatyam movement techniques and will explore the significance of the Classical Indian style and it's connection to the spiritual concepts that are depicted in the Abhinaya (expressive stories) of Classical Indian Dance Arts.

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A classical traditional Bharatanatyam piece that has nritta (pure dance) sequences as well as Abhinaya (expressive) pieces. A piece on the cosmic dancer, Nataraja, whose ornaments have symbolic puranic stories behind each of them. And another piece that depicts the concept of Radha and her oneness with the supreme consciousness, symbolized in Krishna. 

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I can do this piece with the mask dancer that you suggest I collaborate with. I can only come up with a concept once I meet with him. I will do modern in this piece. It allows for more freedom of movement exploration. If we are able to do this piece on the last day of the festival or maybe the 4th, it will give us atleast 3 or 4 days to come up with something. I am arriving on the 29th.

If this piece is not possible, I can do a modern piece collaborative with Balinese instruments as an alternative. As a last choice, I can do a modern piece that I have already choreographed.

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