Classical dance festival in Delhi from Monday
October 15th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) A Delhi-based cultural organisation will host a five-day classical dance festival here from Oct 19, an official said Friday.
The SEHER will organise the ninth annual dance festival Ananya at Purana Quila in association with the Delhi government and the Sahitya Kala Parishad, the cultural wing of the state government.
The show will run from 7 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. every day. Odissi dancer Sharmila Biswas, Bharatanatyam performer Geeta Chandran, national award winner Kathakali performer Sadanam Balakrishnan will perform at the festival.
Ananya is an attempt to revive and popularise the intangible heritage of the country’s classical arts among the younger generation.
- Medley of Indian classical dances as ode to rivers - Sep 23, 2011
- For Indian classical dance lovers, here comes a feast - Sep 30, 2009
- Lessing, Shakespeare, Blake in dance-theatre on Commonwealth stage - Oct 12, 2010
- Hema Malini, daughters to perform at Khajuraho festival - Jan 31, 2011
- Indian classical dance now a global heritage (Feature with images) - Aug 08, 2010
- How about corporate cultural responsibility, asks Geeta Chandran (Interview) - Jun 17, 2010
- Be in Bangalore for daylong dance fiesta (April 29 is World Dance Day) - Apr 26, 2012
- Kathak by Chinese, kathakali by German at global fest (With Images) - Jul 23, 2010
- Foreign feet on India's traditional dance floor - May 01, 2011
- IGNCA to celebrate 24th Foundation Day on Thursday - Nov 18, 2009
- IGNCA to celebrate 24th Foundation Day today - Nov 19, 2009
- Jasraj, Lagoo, Amonkar get Sangeet Natak Akademi awards - Sep 28, 2010
- Culture odyssey: The eclectic journey of Indian dance (Feature, With Images) - Jul 22, 2011
- Delhi's winter arts calendar a riot of colours, creativity - Nov 25, 2010
- Delhi arts fest to kick off with ode to Tagore - Oct 30, 2011
Tags: ananya, annual dance, classical arts, classical dance, dance festival, dancer, delhi government, intangible heritage, kala, national award winner, New Delhi, quila, seher, state government, younger generation