Category: Folk Dance
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Ghoomar – The Rajasthani Folk Dance
The beauty of Rajasthan has enthralled the world since centuries. The folk music and dances of Rajasthan leave audiences mesmerised. With the much awaited Padmavati releasing on 1st December 2017, we are excited to witness this gorgeous art form come to Indian cinema as Deepika Padukone who essays Rani Padmavati…
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Nritya Aangan – Festival of Indian Dance
Nritya Aangan is proudly presented by the South African Indian Dance Alliance supported by The Playhouse Company and Consulate General of India, Durban. The Nritya Aangan – Festival of Indian Dance aims to bring Indian dance to the forefront of the performing arts in SA, creating an awareness and appreciation…
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Krishna Legends: The earliest form of Kathak
Kathak is a form of Indian classical dance. The dance style in its formative phase was inseparably linked with Krishna legend. The word Kathak comes from the word katha which means story or tale – Kathak has always been closely associated with Krishna’s legends. The earliest mention of Kathak as an…
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NDA: Bajirao Mastani’s Mohe Rang Do Laal
Bajirao Mastani is storytelling filled with opulence and grandeur . The film is beautiful, lavish, opulent and stylish in every frame and this story is filled with tons of emotion and soul. Bajirao Mastani restores ones faith in eternal love. The chemistry is magnetic and that in itself is heart-warming experience.…
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Nateshwar: The Journey – Highlights
Nateshwar Dance Academy presented our annual school show Nateshwar The Journey featuring our students at The Playhouse Company on 28 November 2015. Photography Style: Journalistic/ Documentary by Keshlan Nadasen Photography |Lens 3 | Event coverage: Tempest Media . Images may not, under any circumstances, be published, altered in any way including but…
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Nateshwar The Journey | School Show 2015
It’s officially Showtime! An opportunity for students to show off their talent at our annual school show. The title of the show is “Nateshwar … The Journey” – a glimpse of our 35 year journey of Dance. Tickets available from Computicket.
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NDA Feature: The Art of Lavani | Pinga by Deepika Padukone & Priyanka Chopra
After the exquisite launch of Deewani Mastani from the much anticipated Bajirao Mastani. Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has now released a Marathi Lavani Folk Dance to the track Pinga which depicts the films leading actresses Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra dressed in traditional Lavani attire consisting of a sari draped…
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NDA: Kathak & the Mogul Era revisited in Deewani Mastani
The Mughal era & Kathak The Mughal invasion and occupation of undivided India not only enriched and enhanced the Kathak tradition, but it also added elements of fusion and versatility to it. As a result, the single largest influence of this era on Kathak was its migration from a purely…
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NDA : Navratri feature- Garba & Dandiya Raas
Garba This feature is about the origin and history of Garba & Dandiya Raas. Garba is a Gujarati folk dance celebrated during Navratri, a celebration lasting nine nights. Garba songs typically revolve around the subjects of Lord Krishna or the nine goddesses. The word Garba comes from the Sanskrit word for…
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NDA FEATURE: Exploring the Manipuri Dance forms of northeast India
History of Manipur and Manipuri Dance. In the Ashwamedha Parba of the Mahabharata, it is referred Manipur a splendidly beautiful, the people are well cultured and religious minded exclusively attached to Lord Vasudeva Krishna who is always in their thought. The people are simple and happy. They speak sweet words.…
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