Abhivyakti Spiritual Festival

Abhivyakti spiritual festival

in association with

Isckon Sri Jagganath mandir

Bangalore

to celebrate Janmashtami

on 23rd and 24th August 2019 - 6 pm onwards

at Multiple venues: IISC on 23rd (Prayer hall) and 24th Palace grounds (Gate 4)

Sri Krishnarpanam

An amalgamation of prayers through classical dance

conceptualized by Manasi Pandya Raghunandan

Performed by:

Shweta Patel, Ipshita Pandya, Sherali kavani, Bharatanatyam, Baroda (Disciples of Dr Guru Sharad Pandya, Purva) 24th at Palace grounds

Aditi Padaki, Amitha Sharma, Poorna, Prema, Bharanatayam 23rd at IISC

Sonia k, Samhita K 24th Palace grounds, Laasya C, Vaishnavi 23rd at IISC

Kshitija Kasaravalli, Bharatiyanritya - 24th palace grounds

Moumita Sasmal Mohinitaam- 24th at palace grounds

Zuriya Mouli Bharatanatyam - 24th at Palace grounds

Yashaswini Shivaraman Kathak - 24th at palace grounds

Preethi Prashanth Menon Mohiniattam - 23rd at IISC

Krupa Ramachandran Bharatanatyam - 24th at Palace grounds

Shweta Patel, Ipshita Pandya and Sherali Kavani will be presenting Bharatanatyam. They are disciples of Dr Guru Sharad Pandya from Vadodara Gujarat studying Bharatanatyam at Purva School of Bharatanatyam. They are also members of the core committee of Purva International classical dance festival. They have performed extensively at several festivals in India and abroad. They will be presenting choreography of Dr Guru Sharad Pandya at Abhivyakti spritual festival 2019.

Abhivyakti cultural trust Bangalore

Disciples of Smt. Manasi Raghunandan, Sonia K, Smt Samhita Vinay will be presenting Odissi duet in the seniors category, They have bagged scholarships and have been teaching faculty as well. Laasya C, Vaishnavi Arun will also be performing Odissi. They have been performing Odissi and representing Abhivyakti at festivals of national and international repute.

Disciples of Guru Shri Raghunandan S, Adithi s Padaki, Amitha Sarma, Purnashree, Prema, Naina J.R have excelled in state and national exams, and have performed at festivals of national and international repute.

Yashaswini Shivaraman

Born on 13th January 1991, Yashaswini had always shown an inclination towards dance. Yashaswini got her initial training in Kathak from Natya Institute of Kathak & Choreography under the able guidance of Guru. Smt Maya rao and Guru Smt. Chitra Venugopal. She is presently getting her advance training in Kathak under the guidance of Guru Sri. Mysore B Nagraj. She is among the senior most and prominent dancers of the Articulate India and has performed extensively as a soloist and also with the troupe. In addition to it, Yashaswini hones her skills as a soloist under the able tutelage of Guru.Smt.Radhika Ramanujan in Classical Bharatanatyam and a Graded Artiste of Bangalore Doordarshan. Yashaswini is a rank holder in her Master degree – Dance from Bangalore University. Yashaswini has performed extensively on stage as a soloist and has won accolades all over. Memorable appearances have been at – Indian Habitat Center at New Delhi, Karur Natyanjali Festival at Karur, Puducherry Natyanjali at Pondicherry, Hosur Natyanjali at hosur, Shilparamam at Hyderabad, Yuva Sourabha by Dept. of Kannada and Culture, Monthly concert series such as Articulate Festival at Mysore, Kadambari Utsav by Kadambari Kalakshetra and various dance festivals in Bangalore, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Mumbai, Goa and Orissa.

Moumita, hails from West Bengal. She entered the world of dance at the tender age of five and Since then she has learnt various dance forms like Bharatanatyam, Rabindra Nritya from Kolkata kalamandalam under guidance of Smt. Sandhya pal disciple of Guru Thankamani Kutty .

After her 12th class, She continued her Bharatanatyam study from kalai kaveri college of fine arts . currently actively learning Mohiniyattam in Monisha Arts under the tutelage of, Karnataka and Kerala Kalashree Guru. Smt. Sreedevi Unni science 2013 & pursuing her career in dance as performer and teacher in the Delhi Public school(east), Bangalore. Moumita is been embraced by several opportunities to perform on prestigious stages which helped her to develop confidence & hunger for such profound dance art “Mohiniyattam” further.

Krupa Ramachandran

Krupa Ramachandran daughter of C.K Ramachandran and S. Rajalakshmi showed unique talent in Dance, recitation of Slokas and Sanskrit Language. She started to learn the divine art of Bharathanatyam at a very young age from her mother.

Krupa underwent training from Vidushi Smt. Soundarya Srivatsa for a brief period and her journey continued with the strong grounding in the Kalakshetra Style under Dr. Ranjani Ganesan Ramesh. Krupa is currently training under Guru N.Srikanth Natarajan and she has over 100 performances to her credit. She has performed in various cities across India and has also performed in the USA, China, Dubai and Singapore.

Krupa has completed in distinction the Junior & Senior Diploma in Bharathnatyam conducted by the Bangiya Sangeetha Parishad, Kolkata ( Affiliated to the Rabindra Bharati University) also securing the titles “Sangeet Manjari”, “Sangeet Sree”, “Sangeet Bivakar” and “Sangeet Probar”. She has also been accredited as a B grade artist of Prasara Bharathi, Bangalore. With the blessings and training from her gurus, she also supports on the Nattuvangam for various performances and Arangetrams.

Smt. KSHITHIJA KASARAVALLI

• Bharatanritya and Kuchipudi Performer and Choreographer.

• Graded Artist of Bangalore Doordarshan.

• Performed in Doordarshan (Chandana), Udaya TV, Sri Shankara TV, Karna Viniyoga Malika DVD, Natya Tantra series in Sri Shankara TV and Puthuyugam - A tribute to Saint Thyagaraja

• Has given more than 500 dance performances in prestigious dance festivals all over India, Singapore, Indonesia (Bali), Philippines (Dumaguete, Amlan, Negros, Manjuyod) and Nepal (Kathmandu) She is born in Kasaravalli family having members and relatives well - known nationally and internationally in the field of Film, Stage, Music, Literature and Photography.

She has been in this field for more than 2 decades. Initially started learning Bharata Natya dance under Guru Dr. GEETHA ANANTHANARAYAN and later persuaded under Karnataka Kalashree Guru B. BHANUMATHI. She has learnt Bharata Nritya (Karanas) from Guru (Late) Smt. SUNDARI SANTANAM (disciple of PADMABHUSHAN Dr. PADMA SUBRAMANYAM) She learnt Kuchupudi from Smt. Dharani T Kashyap and at present pursuing under Guru Smt. Sudha Sridhar.

Pratibha Puraskar - Bengaluru, Naatya Tarang Award - Vishakapatnam, Kala Jyoti Award - Nanded, Natya Choodamani Award - Hyderabad, Natya Kala Bharathi Award - Chennai ,Nritya Bibhushan Award - Cuttack, Inspiring Talent of India Award - Bali Indonesia, Natyakala Prathibha - Ernakulam, Nrithyaupasak - Bengaluru, Bharath Gaurav Sanman - Nepal, Nritya Nalin Samman - Bengaluru, Kalamani - Hosur, Nritya Upasana - Bengaluru, Shikar Nritya Shiromani Samman - Ujjain, Padmavati Rastriya Yuva Pratiba Puraskar - Bhubaneswar

Accompanied Vidhushi Smt. Sundari Santhanam as a Natuvangist to various dance programmes. Conducted Dance Workshop in Philippines - Dance Xchange International Dance Festival-2018. Director of a traditional dance school “NRITYA KSHITHI” in Bangalore for past 15 years imparting knowledge and culture of Bharatanatya to more than 50 students. Guided students for examinations conducted by Karnataka Secondary Education and Examination Board and Gandharva Mahavidhyalay Examinations. Choreographed Dance Dramas: Samudramantana, Punyakoti, Panchabhootha Parikramana.

Zuairiyah Mouli, Bharatnatyam dancer from Bangladesh. Learning Bharatnatyam from the last 17 years, initiated in Chhayanaut under Belayed Hossain Khan and Kolpotoru Dance School under Sri Amit Chowdhury.

Currently, as an ICCR Scholar, She has completed MA in Bharatnatyam in Bangalore University and has been attending advanced training under Srimati Kirti Ramgopal in Bangalore.

She has performed in prestigious dance venues India and Bangladesh including, Khajuraho Dance festival" (Khajuraho), Abhai Pravasi Uthsavam- 2018" (Chennai), "Girnar Mahotsov-2018" (Gujrat), "Aura Aurangabad" (Aurangabad) "Paithikam- 2018" (Kerala), "Hosur Natyanjali- 2018" (Thamilnadu), “Sai Nrityotsov-2018” (Bangalore), "Bengal Classical Music Festival- 2017", (Bangladesh), "Starts of Tomorrow- 2014" (Kolkata) to name a few.

Smt Preethi Menon is the founder/ director of Eashwaramba school of dance. She has been imparting training to students in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. She is also a teacher at Prashanti natyakalakshetra and kavyanjali school of dance

She is a visiting faculty with NPS group of schools Smt Preethi Menon began her training at the age of six in Bharatanatyam and Mohiniattam under kalamandalam krishnakumari and performed her arangetram in 2004 and has given several performances over the years. She recently completed her diploma in kuchipudi from Reva University and continuing to learn this art form under Dr vasant Kiran. In November 2017 she learnt and performed to a full margam under the tutalege of Vidwan Sri Raghunandan. Her quest to learn the various classical forms then led her to Abhivyakti dance centre to understand and learn odissi under the guidance of odissi exponent Guru Smt Manasi Raghunandan. She is also currently pursuing her master's in Bharatanatyam from Annamalai University.

Abhivyakti Bangalore artists and Artists of Purva, Baroda