Program List Friday - April 20 2012 6:00 PM Inauguration Shloka Thrayee by Soorya Performing Arts Rachana Madhav Rao (Mangalore, India) - Bharathanatyam Shipra Avantica Mehrotra (Houston, TX) - Odissi Anwesha Das (Bhubaneswar, India) - Bharathanatyam Prashant Shah (Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India) - Kathak Anu Samrat & Vinod Menon (STL, Chicago) - Mohini Attam & BN Jugalbandhi Saturday April 21 2012 9:30 AM Youth Dance Series 1 - Mr. Mohan Ram Young Male Dancer (San Antonio, TX) Seminar 1 - Teaching Methodology of Indian dances: Challenges and Opportunities Youth Dance Series 2 Ms. Pranamya & Pranhuthi - Kuchipudi Duet (Dallas, TX) Seminar 2 - Role of Teachers and Parents in Indian Classical Dances Saturday - 4:00 PM Mrudanga Center for Performing Arts - Enakshi Sinha (Ontario, Canada) Three Aksha Dance Company - Guru Viji Rao (Philadelphia, PA) Natyanjali Kuchipudi School - Guru Srilatha Suri (Dallas, TX)-Sri Krishna Parijatham Sri Chakra Guru Sushma Mohan (Los Angeles, CA) Mystic Dances Pampa Dance Company - Guru Nirmala Madhava (San Jose, CA) UTSAVA Nrithyanjali Institute of Dance Guru Ramya Ramnarayan (N. Bruswick, NJ) - Marga Darshana Sunday April 22 2012 9:30 AM Youth Dance Series 3 Ms. Shyama Iyer (Louisville, KY) Seminar 3 - Collaborations & new traditions of Indian & Western Dance Styles Youth Dance Series 4 Ms. Deepti Yogananda - Bharathanatyam (Indianapolis, IN) Seminar 4 - Certification in Dance Training Sunday - 2:30 PM Tagore-Shakespeare Angelou Poetical Bharathanatyam Soorya Dance Company 2012 - LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - Padmabhushan Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan Reflections of Master Shreya Desikan Disciple of Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan Music Within- Savitha Sastry (San Francisco, CA) A solo Bharathanatyam Experience Bhava Nrithya -Radhika Prabhu (Bangalore, India)- Kannada Bhavageethe Nrithyagalu Lasya Sudha Dance Company Dr. Sudha Kalavagunta (Bloomington, IL)-Kuchipudi Odissi Natya Sala Mrs. Anita Babu (New Delhi, India) Nritya Dance Company - Guru Hema Sharma (Kansas City, KS) Keshava Nrithya Shala - Vidya Venkatram (Bangalore, India) Ganga & Mississippi - Prathiba Natesan & Lily Sloan
Seminar Future of Indian Dances in USA/CANADA Saturday April 21 2012 9:30 AM - Seminar 1 - Teaching Methodology of Indian Classical Dances: Challenges and Opportunities Moderator: Guru Kamala Lakshman 1. Teaching Odissi in Canada The challenges and rewards Guru Enakshi Sinha (Ontario) 2. Cultural & religious Issues Shri Prashanth Shah 3. Influence of Language and literature Smt. Anwesha Das 4. Location, Location and Location! Guru Sujatha Vinjamuri / Shylaja 11:00 AM - Seminar 2 - Role of Teachers and Parents Moderator: Sushuma Mohan 1. Economic Issues of teacher and the parents Guru Asha Prem (St. Louis) 2. Challenges faced by the second generation youth in learning Indian Classical Dances Shipra Avantica Mehrotra (Houston) 3. Expectations of teachers and parents Guru Smita Rajan (St. Louis) Sunday April 22 2012 9:30 AM - Seminar 3 - Collaborations & new traditions Moderator: Viji Rao 1. Influence of other dance styles on Indian Classical Dance Dr. Prathiba Natesan (Denton, TX) 2. Role of Indian Classical dances in enriching dance scene of USA Srilatha Suri (Dallas, TX) 3. Bharathanatyam - connections of a classical art form to modern times - Savita Sastry (San Jose) 4. Dance collaborations in India by Anita Babu (New Delhi), Vidya Venkat Ram (Bangalore), and Radhika Prabhu (Bangalore) 11:00 AM - Seminar 4 - Certification in Dance Training Moderator: Dr. Sudha Kalavagunta (Ph.D. in Kuchipudi) 1. Need for an evaluation /certification system for Indian Classical Dances in USA Guru Ramya Ramnarayan (N. Brunswick, NJ) 2. Participants of the system - teachers, organizations, students & parents Guru Viji Rao (Philadelphia, PA) 3. Practical Challenges of Certification through a USA based system - Guru Nirmala Madhava (San Jose, CA) 4. Expansions of Indian universities into USA Guru Padmaja Kelam (Atlanta) Special Observer : Aroon Shivdasani, Exe. Director, Indo-American Arts Council Inc., New york Open Forum or Panel Discussion to address the setup of an evaluation/certification system in USA Expected Teachers attending this conference include - Guru Kamala Lakshman, Savita Sastry, Srilatha Suri, Dr. Prathiba Natesan, Guru Enakshi Sinha, Guru Smita Rajan, Shipra Avantica Mehrotra, Guru Asha Prem, Guru Sushuma Mohan, Guru Sujatha Vinjamuri / Shylaja, Smt. Anwesha Das, Shri Prashanth Shah, Guru Ramya Ramnarayan, Guru Hema, Guru Akhila Iyer and others.
Our Special Invitees from India RADHIKA PRABHU; ANITA BABU;YUDHISTHIR NAYAK; VIDYA VENKATRAM Enakshi (From Canada) ; Srilatha (from Dallas, TX); Shipra (Houston, TX) ; Anwesha (San Fransisco, CA) Ramya (New jersey); Viji Rao(Philadelphia);Nirmala(San Jose, CA); Anu (St. Louis); Vinod (Chicago, IL) Prathibha Natesan & Lily Sloan(Denton, TX); Sudha (Bloomington, IL); Padmaja (atlanta, GA), Asha Prem, Smita Rajan Our Young Artists: Shreya (New York); Shyaama (Louisville, KY); Bharath (San Antonio, TX); Deepthi (Indianapolis, IN) The festival will be held on April 20, 21, 22-2012 in Clayton High School Auditorium, #1 Mark Twain Circle, St. Louis, MO 63105. 314-397-5278 / 314-853-1100 / 386-237-5347 / info@sooryadance.com / www.sooryadance.com Tickets are available through www.sulekha.com/stlouis and at Seema Enterprises on Page and Manchester