Program List

Friday - April 20 2012 – 6:00 PM

Inauguration – Shloka Thrayee by Soorya Performing Arts

Rachana Madhav Rao (Mangalore, India) - Bharathanatyam

Shipra Avantica Mehrotra (Houston, TX) - Odissi

Anwesha Das (Bhubaneswar, India) - Bharathanatyam

Prashant Shah (Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India) - Kathak

Anu Samrat & Vinod Menon (STL, Chicago) - Mohini Attam & BN Jugalbandhi

Saturday April 21 2012 – 9:30 AM

Youth Dance Series 1 - Mr. Mohan Ram – Young Male Dancer (San Antonio, TX)

Seminar 1 - Teaching Methodology of Indian dances: Challenges and Opportunities

Youth Dance Series 2 – Ms. Pranamya & Pranhuthi - Kuchipudi Duet (Dallas, TX)

Seminar 2 - Role of Teachers and Parents in Indian Classical Dances

Saturday - 4:00 PM

Mrudanga – Center for Performing Arts - Enakshi Sinha (Ontario, Canada)

Three Aksha Dance Company - Guru Viji Rao (Philadelphia, PA)

Natyanjali Kuchipudi School - Guru Srilatha Suri (Dallas, TX)-Sri Krishna Parijatham

Sri Chakra – Guru Sushma Mohan (Los Angeles, CA) – Mystic Dances

Pampa Dance Company - Guru Nirmala Madhava (San Jose, CA) – UTSAVA

Nrithyanjali Institute of Dance – Guru Ramya Ramnarayan (N. Bruswick, NJ) - Marga Darshana

Sunday April 22 2012 – 9:30 AM

Youth Dance Series 3 – Ms. Shyama Iyer (Louisville, KY)

Seminar 3 - Collaborations & new traditions of Indian & Western Dance Styles

Youth Dance Series 4 – Ms. Deepti Yogananda - Bharathanatyam (Indianapolis, IN)

Seminar 4 - Certification in Dance Training

Sunday - 2:30 PM

Tagore-Shakespeare–Angelou – Poetical Bharathanatyam – Soorya Dance Company

2012 - LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - Padmabhushan Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan

Reflections of Master – Shreya Desikan – Disciple of Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan

Music Within- Savitha Sastry (San Francisco, CA)–A solo Bharathanatyam Experience

Bhava Nrithya -Radhika Prabhu (Bangalore, India)- Kannada Bhavageethe Nrithyagalu

Lasya Sudha Dance Company – Dr. Sudha Kalavagunta (Bloomington, IL)-Kuchipudi

Odissi Natya Sala – Mrs. Anita Babu (New Delhi, India)

Nritya Dance Company - Guru Hema Sharma (Kansas City, KS)

Keshava Nrithya Shala - Vidya Venkatram (Bangalore, India)

Ganga & Mississippi - Prathiba Natesan & Lily Sloan

Seminar Future of Indian Dances in USA/CANADA

Saturday April 21 2012 9:30 AM - Seminar 1 - Teaching Methodology of Indian Classical Dances: Challenges and Opportunities Moderator: Guru Kamala Lakshman

1. Teaching Odissi in Canada – The challenges and rewards – Guru Enakshi Sinha (Ontario) 2. Cultural & religious Issues – Shri Prashanth Shah 3. Influence of Language and literature – Smt. Anwesha Das 4. Location, Location and Location! – Guru Sujatha Vinjamuri / Shylaja

11:00 AM - Seminar 2 - Role of Teachers and Parents Moderator: Sushuma Mohan

1. Economic Issues of teacher and the parents – Guru Asha Prem (St. Louis) 2. Challenges faced by the second generation youth in learning Indian Classical Dances – Shipra Avantica

Mehrotra (Houston) 3. Expectations of teachers and parents – Guru Smita Rajan (St. Louis)

Sunday April 22 2012 9:30 AM - Seminar 3 - Collaborations & new traditions Moderator: Viji Rao

1. Influence of other dance styles on Indian Classical Dance – Dr. Prathiba Natesan (Denton, TX) 2. Role of Indian Classical dances in enriching dance scene of USA – Srilatha Suri (Dallas, TX) 3. Bharathanatyam - connections of a classical art form to modern times - Savita Sastry (San Jose) 4. Dance collaborations in India – by Anita Babu (New Delhi), Vidya Venkat Ram (Bangalore), and Radhika Prabhu (Bangalore)

11:00 AM - Seminar 4 - Certification in Dance Training Moderator: Dr. Sudha Kalavagunta (Ph.D. in Kuchipudi)

1. Need for an evaluation /certification system for Indian Classical Dances in USA – Guru Ramya Ramnarayan (N. Brunswick, NJ)

2. Participants of the system - teachers, organizations, students & parents –Guru Viji Rao (Philadelphia, PA) 3. Practical Challenges of Certification through a USA based system - Guru Nirmala Madhava (San Jose, CA) 4. Expansions of Indian universities into USA – Guru Padmaja Kelam (Atlanta)

Special Observer : Aroon Shivdasani, Exe. Director, Indo-American Arts Council Inc., New york

Open Forum or Panel Discussion to address the setup of an evaluation/certification system in USA – Expected Teachers attending this conference include - Guru Kamala Lakshman, Savita Sastry, Srilatha Suri, Dr. Prathiba Natesan, Guru Enakshi Sinha, Guru Smita Rajan, Shipra Avantica Mehrotra , Guru Asha Prem, Guru Sushuma Mohan, Guru Sujatha Vinjamuri / Shylaja, Smt. Anwesha Das, Shri Prashanth Shah, Guru Ramya Ramnarayan, Guru Hema, Guru Akhila Iyer and others.

Our Special Invitees from India RADHIKA PRABHU; ANITA BABU;YUDHISTHIR NAYAK; VIDYA VENKATRAM

Enakshi (From Canada) ; Srilatha (from Dallas, TX); Shipra (Houston, TX) ; Anwesha (San Fransisco, CA)

Ramya (New jersey); Viji Rao(Philadelphia);Nirmala(San Jose, CA); Anu (St. Louis); Vinod (Chicago, IL)

Prathibha Natesan & Lily Sloan(Denton, TX); Sudha (Bloomington, IL); Padmaja (atlanta, GA), Asha Prem, Smita Rajan

Our Young Artists: Shreya (New York); Shyaama (Louisville, KY); Bharath (San Antonio, TX); Deepthi (Indianapolis, IN)

The festival will be held on April 20, 21, 22 - 2012

in Clayton High School Auditorium, #1 Mark Twain Circle, St. Louis, MO 63105. 314-397-5278 / 314-853-1100 / 386-237-5347 / info@sooryadance.com / www.sooryadance.com

Tickets are available through www.sulekha.com/stLouis and at Seema Enterprises on Page and Manchester