It is rarer occasion to see four classical styles in one day in Sydney. Whilst some bemoan that this is too much dance in a day, for many others it is slowly becoming a Madhuram Academy of Performing Arts [MAPA]…
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Parramasala 2017
by Sumathi •
Parramasala 2017 starts this year on the Friday 10 March 2017 at 6:30pm with the multicultural parade. The Parade shall commence at Town Hall Square Parramatta and culminate at the Prince Alfred Park. Parade features many different migrant cultures and communities…
Day Two of Sydney Dance Festival 2014
by Sumathi •
Day Two of the Festival commenced with Sydney Kuchipudi dance teacher Aruna Iyengar and her students from the Shakthi School of Indian Dance presenting Anubhandhu, exploring relationships was their central theme, they brought to life important features of Kuchipudi in the…
Sydney Dance Festival
by Sumathi •
About the Festival and Organisers Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Australia and Madhuram Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA) the organisers of the Sydney Dance Festival are for the first time in Sydney bringing international and local artists together in a two day festival that is dedicated…
Strong and Vibrant Shakthi and Ojas
by Hamsa Venkat •
“A woman is like a tea bag. She only knows her strength when put in hot water.” said Nancy Reagan, and three women very passionate about their art form, Indian classical dancing, came together on the 4th of May at…
Two Feet, An Eyebrow and a Storm
by Sumathi •
At the end of the day, the canvass for a dancer is the body. Attention it pays to every part equally should automatically make for a better dancer, a better performance. Is that true ? or is it only the…
Parramasala – Dance Among the Gum Trees
by Sumathi •
As Classical Indian Musicians and Dancers explore the world we move into an era of healthy artistic and aesthetic exchanges. We move away from the cocooned interpretations of the artform and plunge into the lap of the undefined borderless zones…