Kumudini Lakhia was her effervescent self and her passion for her art was evident as she spoke of her journey in dance. She said, “At one point, I was so full of technique, chakkars and pirouettes that I realized I had lost my dance.”
Posted in Archive, Dance Events, Dance India, Events Based, Sub Brands | Tagged Anjana Anand, Apsaras Arts, Bharatnatyam, C V Chandrashekar, CVC, Dance India, Dance India Asia Pacific, Esplanad, Professor Chandrashekar, Selfies, Singapore | Comments Off on Dance India Asia Pacific: Days 6 & 7 #DIAP16This year, the shawls presented to the participants and awardees were an aesthetic delight. Ordered specially for the occasion from Kalakshetra Foundation, they received many an admiring eye!
Posted in Archive, Dance Events, Dance India, Events Based, Sub Brands | Tagged Anjana Anand, Apsaras Arts, Aravinth, Bharatanatyam, Dance India, Dance India Asia Pacific, Kathak, Leela Samson, Liverpool, Milapfest, Music for the Mind and Soul, Singapore, Sruti Magazine, vocal, Young talent | Comments Off on Dance India Asia Pacific: Day 5 #DIAP16The last event for the evening was a talk organized at the Temple of Fine Arts – one of the oldest institutions teaching dance and music in Singapore. The presentation was ‘Bhakthi Bhava in Dance’ by Lakshmi Vishwanathan, Bragha bessel and Priyadarsini Govind.
Posted in Archive, Dance Events, Dance India, Events Based, Sub Brands | Tagged Apsaras Arts, Bharatnatyam, Choreography, CVC, Dance India, Dance India Asia Pacific, DIAP, Professor Chandrashekar, SIFAS, Singapore, Temple of Fine Arts | Comments Off on Dance India Asia Pacific: Day 4 #DIAP16Professor C.V. Chandrasekhar took the students on a nostalgic journey of his choreography over the past 40 years. He spoke about his move away from story telling to subjects of nature through poetry.
Posted in Archive, Dance Events, Dance India, Events Based, Sub Brands | Tagged Apsaras Arts, Bharatnatyam, C V Chandrashekar, Dance India, Dance India Asia Pacific, DIAP, Indian Dance, Lakshmi Viswanathan, NAtional Arts Council, Singapore, Singapore indian association | Comments Off on Dance India Asia Pacific: Day 3 #DIAP16The day started with a buzz as participants entered their respective classes with enthusiasm and trepidation. For many, it involved months of planning …
Posted in Archive, Dance Events, Dance India, Events Based, Sub Brands | Tagged Apsaras Arts, Bharatnatyam, carnatic music, Dance India, Dance India Asia Pacific, gauri krishnan, Goodman Arts Centre, Indian Dance, Indian Music, Singapore, soshma | Comments Off on Dance India Asia Pacific: Day 2 #DIAP16Dance India – a flagship project of the core artistic output of Milapfest (UK) has brought its unique dance camp to Singapore in partnership with Apsara Arts. Dance India Asia Pacific celebrated its fifth year and inaugurated the seven-day camp at the beautiful Goodman Arts Centre.
Posted in Archive, Dance India, Dance News, News Based, Sub Brands | Tagged Apsaras Arts, Asia Pacific, dance, Dance India, Dance India Asia Pacific, DIAP, Goodman Arts Centre, Indian Dance, kathakali, Singapore | Comments Off on Dance India Asia Pacific: Day 1 #DIAP16Warm up sessions are lead by our faculty tutors, and we start early at 8am with Mythili Prakash’s style of warm up and exercise routine. Preparing the dancers for the day ahead, tailored movements helped to give our participants ideas on some of the basic processes of our professionals.
Posted in Archive, Dance India, Sub Brands | Tagged 2014, Apsaras Arts, Asia Pacific, Bharatanatyam, Dance India, Dance India Asia Pacific, Dhananjayans, Indian Dance, Indian Music, July, Kathak, Lakshmi Vishwanathan, Liverpool, Mythili Prakash, Singapore, Young talent | Comments Off on #DIAP14 Day One: June 7thThe umbrella event under which both solo performances took place, Dance India, is the brainchild of Milapfest, who, for seven years running, have coordinated in the UK an intensive summer learning experience for dancers worldwide, creating for advanced and intermediate students alike the opportunity to learn from eminent gurus.
Posted in Archive, Dance India, Sub Brands | Tagged Apsaras Arts, Dance India, Dance India Asia Pacific, Kumudini Lakhia, Leela Samson, Milapfest, Sruti Magazine | Comments Off on “Dance India Asia Pacific off to elegant start” (Sruti Magazine)