Murugan Temple of NorthAmerica
&
Ragamalika School of Music
Sangeeta Natak Utsav 2015
Celebrating Indian Art Forms.
May 9th 2015 (Performance Schedule)
May 9th 2015 Time : 10:00am – 7:00pm
Venue - 6300 Princess Garden Pkwy, Lanham, MD 20706
Nrithyanjali
Bharatanatyam
Dance School
Taala Vadyam
Directed By J.Shivakumar
Kalavaridhi Centre for
Performing Arts
http://kalavaridhi.com
Nrityananda School of
Bharatanatyam & Music
http://nrityananda.com
Vaadya Vrinda
http://www.jayamangala.org
Students Of Sri. Vijay Ganesh
Ragamalika School of Music
www.ragamalika.net
Food/Snacks will be available at a nominal cost throughout the day.
Song List
Accompanists
Time
Invocation
None
9:45am -9:55am
Kalyani Varnam & Shivami
Ranjani Parthasarathy
9:55am-10:15am
Srikar Chittari
Sri Jalandhara
Paripahimam
Shobhillu
Ranjani Parthasarathy
Dharini
Tiruparam Kundra Vela
Kandanal
Ranjani Parthasarathy
10:15am 10:40am
Srikar Chittari
10:40am11:10am
Srikar Chittari
END OF FIRST SEGMENT.
Names of Participants
Amrith Sankaran, Vaishnavi Desabatla &
Adarsh Bharatdwaj.
Sneha Dasari, Kavitha Rajendran, Srinidhi
Sankararamann, Shruthi Sankararaman,
Neha Krishnakumar, Mahathi Malladi,Nitya
Rajaram, Harita Pisupuleti
Asha Krishnamukar, Akhila Kondaka, Aparna
Ramanan, Maya Ramani, Pradyuta
Padmanabhan, Himavarsha Yerraguntla,
Riya Nag Dabbi, Aditi Ramakrishnan
Malathi Rao, Rohini Ravada, Lavanya
Ramakrishnan
Vadya Vrinda
A bouquet of various kinds of instruments.
Introduction and Stage setup – 11:10am-11:25am
Performance time-11:25am-12:00pm
INSTRUMENTALISTS
• VIOLIN- DILIP TYAGARAJAN
The Vadya Vrinda program has been designed by Jagadisan
Shivakumar, a musician and a musicologist based in Northern
Virginia. J.Shivakumar is the founder and artistic director of the
Gamakam school of Music.
• VIOLIN- RANJANI PARTHASARATHY
• VIOLIN-VIKRAM SHIVAKUMAR
• FLUTE- NANDAN SRINIVASA
• VEENA- HARI KAPPIYOOR
• GHATAM- SAMYAKTA SREERAM
• MRUDANGAM- SRIKAR CHITTARI
Song List
Accompanists
Time
Names of Participants
Nekkurugi
Seetamma Mayamma
Ranjani Parthasarathy
Srikar Chittari
12:00pm-12:30pm
Shriya J Iyer
Sabhapathikku
Anuragamule
Ranjani Parthasarathy
Srikar Chittari
12:30pm-1:00pm
Somasekhar, Sinduja, Adarsh M,
Aishwarya C, Teja V, Harini V, Adarsh B,
Vaishnavi D, Hamsini, Dhanya, Marali,
Dyuti, Tanushree , Prasidha, Varshini,
Tulasidala
Nekkurugi
Ranjani Parthasarathy
Srikar Chittari
1:00pm-1:30pm
Gopika, Manvi, Varada, Ananya M, Divya,
Rhea B, Anvitha G, Mridula, Shivani V,
Shreya Muscu, Shweta, Shruthi C, Joseph,
SaiKeerthana
END OF SECOND SEGMENT.
NRITYANJALI BHARATANATYAM DANCE SCHOOL
Contact: Shanthi Ashok at sha_ash04@yahoo.com
Introduction and Stage setup – 1:30pm-1:45pm
Performance time-1:45pm-2:30pm
Will be updated soon.
Song List
Accompanists
Time
Names of Participants
Sriganatha, Kundagoura,
Keraya Neeranu
Ranjani Parthasarathy
Ganesh
2:30pm-2:45pm
Laya, Akshara, Shruthi G, Rhea Rajamanna,
vijay, Nithya V, Medha, Adhithya Shankar,
Akshansha, Akshadha, Mahima, Arushi,
Srilasya, Pranav, Rhea G, Anya Majji
Raravenu
Samba Shiva
Raveme
Ranjani Parthasarathy
Ganesh
2:45pm-3:00pm
1st Row-Amrith, Arjun, Shrika,
Srivaishnavi, Srivatsa, Sindhura, Megha,
Ananya Chari
2nd Row-Chinmaya S, Rhea Rejive, Pragna,
Apoorva, Chakrika, Chinmayee Y,
Manasaa D, Snigdha
Seetamma
Saravana Bhava
Ranjani Parthasarathy
Ganesh
3:00pm-3:20pm
Jhanavi, Anvitha N, Madhu, Sanjana,
Supraja, Shreya M, Tarun, Tanvi, Vinitha V,
Roshni, Harini S, Diksha, Keertana Y,
Sahithi
Raravenu
Ranjani Parthasarathy
Ganesh
3:20pm-3:30pm
Praveen, Yashashree, Nivitha, Geetha,
Ramya, Shilpa, Shreya Ram, Raghav
Song List
Accompanists
Time
Names of participants
Mayateeta
Samaja Varada
Ranjani Parthasarathy
Ganesh
3:30pm-4:00pm
Aishwarya S, Shriya R, Amritha R, Anvitha R, Satvika,
Pranavi, Shriya Ramaka, Omkar, Akhil, Shruthi
K,Saipriya, Alekhya, Nimisha, Reva, Nikita Lavisetty
END OF THIRD SEGMENT.
Bharatanatyam - Jayamangala Dance School
Introduction and Stage setup – 4:00pm-4:10pm
Performance time- 4:10pm-4:40pm
Pieces being Performed
• Pushpanjali
• Panimadhi mukhi
(Swatitirunal Padam)
• Gale Bhujanga
Performers
• Aditi Bhandari
Jayamangala is a non-profit organization in Maryland dedicated
to promoting classical dance and music through performances,
workshops, lectures, and Master classes. Under the guidance
of Shobha Subramanian, dedicated students have traveled across
the US, India and southern Africa to share their art with diverse
audiences. Today's program includes dances in Bharatanatyam
& Mohiniattam styles by beginner & intermediate level students.
• Sejal Sinha
• Radhika Kansangra
•
Dharika Kansangra
• Aloka Chakraborty
• Lakshmi Santosh
• Anuradha Swatantra
• Neha Raikar
Song List
Accompanists
Time
Tirupugazh
Ranjani Parthasarathy
Ganesh
4:45pm-5:00pm
Semi Classical Music
J Shivakumar
5:00pm-5:30pm
END OF FOURTH SEGMENT
Names Of Participants
Krittika Ramanathan
Bharatanatyam - Kalavaridhi Dance group
http://kalavaridhi.com/
Introduction and Stage setup – 5:30pm-5:45pm
Performance time- 5:45pm-6:30pm
Pieces Being Performed
• Todayam
• Shyamale Meenakshi
• Devarnama
• Ganesha Vandanam
• Shabdam
• Kanchadalaya
Sheela Ramanath underwent initial training under Smt. Sridevi Thirumalai in Bangalore in the
Vazhuvoor style. Sheela’s deepening interest led her to renowned dancer and scholar, Guru
Bhanumati of Nrityakalamandiram, Bangalore. Under her able guidance, Sheela focused on
advanced aspects of nritta, abhinaya, and choreography. She continues to receive guidance
from her mentor Sri Pappu Venugopala Rao who is a renowned scholar and musicologist.
Sheela’s professional career began as a member of the renowned troupe Bharatanjali,
founded by Guru Bhanumati. Sheela has to her credit numerous shows in India, the USA, and
the UK, both as a soloist and as part of Bharatanjali. Some major performance venues include
the Hampi Utsav in Karnataka, India; Indian national television; International Children’s
Festival at Wolftrap; the National Theater in Washington, DC, Interfaith Conference, DC etc.
After moving to the United States, Sheela started her own dance school, Kalavaridhi in 2001.
She builds upon her gurus’ teaching methods, creatively adapting them to each student.
Through lecture-demonstrations and illustrated recitals, she strives to mold young artists into
versatile dancers. Her manner is gentle and unhurried, yet uncompromising on quality. She
inspires her students to constantly better themselves. Sheela believes that teaching has in
turn taught her so much more. She aims to imbibe a sense of mutual appreciation in her
students, which she considers essential in every artist.
Sheela served as a faculty member at the Academy of Indian Culture and Arts (AICA) in
Sterling, Virginia. She is currently an empanelled artist of Fairfax County's Creative Arts
Program.
Murugan Temple of NorthAmerica
&
Ragamalika School of Music
Sangeeta Natak Utsav 2015
Celebrating Indian Art Forms.
May 10th 2015 (Performance Schedule)
May 10th 2015 Time : 10:00am – 4:00pm
Venue - 6300 Princess Garden Pkwy, Lanham, MD 20706
Nrithyanjali
Bharatanatyam
Dance School
Taala Vadyam
Directed By J.Shivakumar
Kalavaridhi Centre for
Performing Arts
http://kalavaridhi.com
Nrityananda School of
Bharatanatyam & Music
http://nrityananda.com
Vaadya Vrinda
http://www.jayamangala.org
Students Of Sri. Vijay Ganesh
Ragamalika School of Music
www.ragamalika.net
Food/Snacks will be available at a nominal cost throughout the day.
Song List
Accompanists
Time
Names Of Participants
Vinayaka
Sriguruguha
Swaminathan
Srikar Chittari
10:00am-10:20am
Kavita, Rama, Latha,Madhavi, Gayathri, Medhini,
Revathy, Venkatesh, Krishna, Rajan Kodandaraman,
Madhuri D, Karuna, Kalpana, Srividhya, Sangeetha,
Madhuri M
Parvathy Patim
Vinave
Swaminathan
Srikar Chittari
10:20am-10:40am
Varun, Rishi, Aarush, Manasaa, Harshini, Ananya
Raghu, Janinna,Abhirama, Sriram, Vishnu,
Aashwath, Rajsri, Tanya, Hemu, Neha C
TALA VADYA Katcheri
Students of Sri.Vijay Ganesh
Introduction and Stage setup – 10:40am-11:00am
Performance time- 11:00am-11:30am
WILL BE UPDATED SOON
Song List
Accompanists
Time
Chandrasekharam,
Malmaruga,
Tirupugazh,
Mayil Meedu
Swaminathan
Srikar Chittari
11:30am-12:15pm Sandhya Ramanth & Usha Ramnath
Inimel Ayinum,
Paratpara,
Mahadeva
Swaminathan
Srikar Chittari
12:15pm-12:45pm Shanthi, Vijaya, Bharathi, Indra,
Vyshalini, Sunitha
Kanchadalyadakshi,
Sarvavighna
Swaminathan
Srikar Chittari
12:45pm-1:15pm
END OF SECOND SEGMENT
Names Of Performers
Rajan, Krishna, Rekha, Sriram, Sudha,
Shailaja
Nrityananda School of Bharatanatyam & Music
http://nrityananda.com
About the Teachers
Vibha has over 14 years of experience in Bharatanatyam and is a proponent of the famous “Vazhuvoor”
style. She started her dance training at the age of seven with Smt. Girija Rajendran in Dubai, U.A.E. Under
Smt. Rajendran's tutelage, she not only gained a solid foundation of Bharatanatyam but was also exposed to
other classical South Indian dance styles such as Mohiniatam and Kuchipudi. Vibha danced all over the
United Arab Emirates and won several awards at regional dance competitions in the U.A.E. Vibha was
featured as a promising young artiste in the Dubai based publication “Junior News” for her outstanding
performances. She continued her dance training under Smt. Padmini Ravi at Pradhan Dance Center,
Bangalore, where she fine tuned her dance skills and was introduced to dance theory as well as
Carnatic music. Vibha teaches Bharatanatyam at the IIS center in Chantilly, VA.
Sangeetha Agarwal has over 13 years of training in Bharatanatyam and has given over 64 performamces
locally in Chennai in various venues before moving to the US. One of the noted performances is where she
protrayed the role of Valli in a dance drama called Valaikaram, which was presided by the Legislative
Assembly Speaker, Hon'ble Thiru K. Rajaram. She has continued to practice the dance form and is also faculty
member at the India International School (JCC location) in Fairfax, VA. Hailing from a musical family,
Sangeetha also has a strong background in Carnatic music. She pursued music for several years
under Smt. Vijayam, a local artist in Chennai. Sangeeta's forefathers adorned the court of Sivaganga as
Asthana Vidwans. One of her forefathers was the famous Periya Vaidhyanatha Iyer from Tanjore. Sangeetha
is a successful Software Manager by professional.. She hopes to spread the art forms of dance and music
with her passion for the arts and a natural flair for teaching.
WILL BE UPDATED SOON
Song List
Accompanists
Time
Names Of Performers
Sriganatha,
Kundagoura,
Keraya Neeranu,
Vara Veena
Rishi Swaminathan
2:30pm-2:45pm
1st Row- Emaya, Nanda, AnanyaSri, Shriya, Tejasvi,
Rhidhi, Shreya Reddy
2d Row- Advika, Harika, Aarshya, Akshaya, Ananya K,
Madhumita, Shivani T (ONLY VARAVEENA)
Shakti sahita,
Santatam,
Vande meenakshi
Rishi Swaminathan
2:45pm-3:10pm
Gautam, Anya H, Anisha, Saanvisri, Swara, Ansi,
Sanjeev, Sandhya, Anjali, Zara, Monica, Anudeep,
Emma, Nihitha, Rhea Nair, Shreya Nair, Samhita
Mada, Madhav, Sneha V, Samhita Reddy, Prithvi,
Nikitha Seri, Neha Kanagarla, Manideep
Tirupugazh
3:15pm-3:25pm
Thillana
3:30pm-3:45pm
Vote of Thanks – 3:45pm-4:00pm