A repertoire of brisk Bharatanatyam pieces with an engaging discussion of context. This free event will conclude with a workshop on story-telling with Bharatanatyam geared toward youth.
Bharatanatyam is a South Indian genre of classical dance that is at once graceful and angular, light and grounded. It is performed to Carnatic music, a genre of classical music that is also from the South of India.
Nitya Nritya Foundation presents a sequence of brisk Bharatanatyam pieces danced by an ensemble of Utah dancers in an intimate setting. Each piece is contextualized with a discussion of the background, form and content to enable an informed appreciation of it.
This presentation will conclude with a workshop on storytelling with movement (rooted in Bharatanatyam) geared toward youth.
Entry is free and all are welcome!
Saturday, 12th July (6:30 – 8:30 PM)
South Salt Lake Community Center
Dancers:
Jyothsna Sainath is the artistic director of the Nitya Nritya Dance Company, a dance performing and training company based in Salt Lake City and the President of the Nitya Nritya Foundation.
Jyothsna was awarded the 2024 Fellowship for Dance by Utah Division of Arts & Museums as a mark of recognition of her sustained artistic work.