Tridhara and Ankur 2010

From a novice to a performer: a dancer's journey

Brindar - Ranan's Kathak training wing - presents its students in their annual programme on 9 September 2010 at Gyan Manch, Calcutta. The following day we present ‘Ankur’, Ranan’s 6-year old national platform for emerging talent in classical dance. In effect, the two days exemplify a journey: learning the craft of dance to young dancers who stand on the threshold of their careers.

Thursday, 9 September 2010:

Tridhara
 
Conceived, choreographed and conducted by Debahree Bhattacharya. Performed by Brindar students

Friday, 10 September 2010:

Ankur 2010

1. Short Kathak solo by a Debosmita Roychoudhury, senior Brindar student
2. Kathak by Somdatta Banerjee, Kolkata - disciple of Smt. Rani Karnaa
3. Kuchipudi by Prateeksha Kashi, Bangalore - disciple of Smt. Vyjaiyanthi Kashi

The two day event will also showcase an exhibition pertaining to the performance created by Brindar students.

All are welcome to both these events
Contacts: 9830673030 / 9831256730 / rananindia@gmail.com

This two-day programme is supported by
* Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi
* Open Doors Event Management, Calcutta
* Uma Baleshwar Charitable Trust, Patna

9 September programme: Tridhara

MOJARU

A writer like Sukumar Ray is rare in the literature of the world. Pure, spontaneous laughter and joy is hard enough to find in the grind of our daily lives, without trying to discover it in our psyche. In his Abol Tabol, Ray effortlessly managed to communicate this mirthful delight through just pure fun, without relying on plots or narratives of any sort.

The young students of Brindar discover, experience and share this innocent enjoyment and fun through their dance and five poems from Ray’s Abol Tabol. 

BADOL KOTHA

The Monsoon was Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore’s favourite season. A large majority of his lyrics in the ‘Prakriti’ section of his songs reflect the many moods of the rains – joy, awe, melancholy, majesty and more. These varied personas find expression in this presentation choreographed to a selection of Tagore’s songs.

PANCHABHUTANI

Our five senses are held spellbound by the countless resonances that surround us, nature’s incomparable beauty, the world we inhabit tinted in myriad shades and hues. All created and sustained by the five fundamental elements that make up the physical world – earth, water, fire, air, space. The unity of these five elements connects our inner universe and spirit to that of the external cosmos in a constant dance of eternal life.

10 September programme: Ankur 2010

DEBOSMITA ROYCHOUDHURY (Kolkata) – Kathak

Debosmita has been undergoing Kathak training under Debashree Bhattacharya for nearly a decade. She has also trained in Creative Dance and Rabindra Nritya under Tapas Das and Polly Guha. She has participated in various dance presentations choreographed by Debashree Bhattacharya and Smt. Rani Karnaa. Her solo performances have won her a Scholarship from the Tagore Foundation as well as the first position in a dance programme on E-TV Bangla. She is a member of Ranan Repertory and a cast member of Ranan’s dance and theatre production, Equus.

SOMDATTA BANERJEE (Kolkata) – Kathak

Somdatta has been a disciple of Smt. Rani Karnaa training with her in Kathak for the last seventeen years. She has performed with her Guru in several festivals in India and received several State level awards for her proficiency in Kathak notable among them being from the Rajya Sangeet Academy and Rajya Yuva Utsav. In 2009, she was awarded the National Scholarship for Dance from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. She performs as a part of Samskritiki Shreyaskar (Smt. Karnaa’s academy) productions, and has also performed occasionally with Ranan, especially in the revival of Shunya Se in 2008. 

PRATEEKSHA KASHI (Bangalore) – Kuchipudi

Prateeksha is the daughter and a senior student of Guru Vyjayanthi Kashi. She has been learning the nuances of Kuchipudi under her tutelage from the age of five. She has performed in various regional and national festivals in Bangalore, Aurangabad, Bhopal, Mumbai, Myore and New Delhi, playing many of the prominent roles in Kuchipudi dance dramas. Prateeksha has also performed at some venues internationally. At the age of thirteen, she topped the Karnataka state Kuchipudi dance exams. She was Secretary of the Indian Dance Association of Mount Carmel College. A graded artist of Doordarshan Kendra, Bangalore for Kuchipudi, Prateeksha is a recipient of Nalanda Nritya Nipuna, an award instituted by the Nalanda Dance Research Centre.