Swarn Nritya Pratibha

FESTIVAL OF YOUNG 2004

17 - 21 February 2004

Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh

The Sangeet Natak Akademi is glad to present Swarn Nritya Pratibha, a national-level festival of young dancers in Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Chandigarh Administration and the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi. The festival is part of a series of events flagged off during the Akademi’s Golden Jubilee Year 2003. The Akademi completed 50 years of its distinguished service  to the nation as the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama on 28 January 2003 and since then several important events have been held in different parts of the country to celebrate the Swarn Jayanti.

The dance festival in Chandigarh is designed to bring forth some of the best talents from the younger generation who will have the responsibility of carrying forward the tradition of India’s different dance styles as taught to them by distinguished masters. The event is particularly focused on dancers of the northern region of the country. With a view to bringing in greater variety and representation of different dance styles as also to impart a national character to the event, a few dancers from other regions have also been included. The emphasis is mainly on promising soloists. 

A notable feature of the event is presentations by some of the dance teachers with their disciples during the morning from 18 to 21 February. Their participation and interaction would create a better awareness of dance activities in their respective places. 

The Sangeet Natak Akademi is thankful to the Administration of Chandigarh and the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi for their support and hopes that  the Swarn Nritya Pratibha will receive enthusiastic response from the rasikas of the Union Territory.

Dated: 17 February 2004                                                                                

Jayant Kastuar

Secretary

Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi

Programme

6.00 pm daily.

17 FEB.           Inauguration

                        Uttar Kamalabari Sattra, Majuli SATTRIYA (Gayan Bayan)

                        Kapil Sharma & Aditi Rao, Delhi, Bharatanatyam

                        Gunjal Dikshit, Lucknow Kathak

                        Yamini Reddy, Delhi Kuchipudi

18 FEB.           Naren Chandra Baruah, Guwahati Sattriya

                        Sadanam Srenathan, Delhi Kuchipudi       

                        Sukanya, Delhi Odissi

                        Mala Sharma, Lucknow Kathak

19 FEB.           Manipuri Nartanalaya, Kolkata with Sanjeev Bhattacharya, Gurgaon Manipuri

                        Vani Bhalla, Delhi Mohiniattam

                        Anuradha Venkataraman, Delhi Bharatanatyam

                        Parmita Dobhal, garhwal Kathak

20 FEB.           Fanishwar Bhaskar, Mahendra Rawat & Meenakshi Chopra, Delhi

Contemporary Dance

Purvadhanashree, Delhi Bharatanatyam

Mayur Art Centre, Bhubaneswar Mayurbhanj Chhau

Trainees of SNA Chhau Project, Delhi Seraikella Chhau

Purva Koser Puri, Samira Koser & Anuradha Arora, Chandigarh Kathak

21 FEB.           Divya & Diksha Upreti, Delhi Kathak

                        Narayan Nrtyalaya, Delhi Pung Cholom / Dhol Cholom

                        Mitali Kamat, Mumbai Odissi

                        Sukanya Venkataraman, Delhi Bharatanatyam

                        Kathak Kendra Group, Delhi & Harish Gangani Kathak

Demonstration by Teachers with Disciples

10.30 am daily

18 FEB.           Smt. Preeti Phoolka, Chandigarh

                        Smt. Jaswinder Kaur, Chandigarh

19 FEB.           Smt. Daisy Walia, Patiala

                        Smt. Sneha Nanda, Chandigarh

20 FEB.           Smt. Rashmi Nanda, Amritsar

                        Smt. Santosh Vyas, Jallandhar

21 FEB.           Smt. Suchitra Mitra, Chandigarh

                        Shri Madhukar Anand, Dehradun