The Anamika Navatman Project

India has over eight classical dance styles and hundreds of folk styles which have made an impact on the world of dance. This two-day intensive presented by the Ailey Extension, The Anamika-Navatman Project, and The Sa Dance Company, will engage the dancer in a myriad of movements ranging from the rich techniques of Indian classical styles to the festive and energetic nature of folk and Bollywood. The intensive will include eight introductory level classes taught by master teachers from around the world such as Maya Kulkarni, Sridhar Shanmugam, Uttara Coorlawala, Pooja Narang, and Sarina Jain. Students will gain insight into the beauties and intricacies of South Asian dance and music through instructors who have shown to be inspirational teachers within their field.Brunch Performance Series
July 17, 2011

Featuring Mohan Kulasingam and Aditi Dhruv, Pratibha Vuppuluri and Co, Rajiv Purohit, and Malini Srinivasan and CoBhinna Pravaaha: Memories of a Performing Artist - Maya Kulkarni
Premiere: June 10, 2011

You've seen them stun audiences on stage. You've felt them take your breath away. You've moved with them as they turned sounds into emotions and actions into art.

Now sense them in a way you never have before as they reveal the moments in their lives that made them who they are today.

The artists in this series come forth to share the answers to these questions: if they had only one performance and one chance to inspire, what stories would they tell? What advice would they pass on? What pieces would they bring forth?

The kick off artist for this series (created and conceptualized by The A-N Project) was Maya Kulkarni. The collaborating musicians were Murali Balachandran, Kedar Havaldar, Samarth Nagarkar, Shobana Ram and Vivek Rudrapatna
Movie Night: Sita Sings the Blues
Premiere: June 3, 2011

In June, The Anamika-Navatman Project introduced donation based movie nights, starting with the quirky animated film Sita Sings the Blues!
Tālavya and Jin Won in Drums and Dance of India
Premiere: April 29, 2011

The famed Tālavya (formerly known as Tabla Ecstasy) and Jin Won return in their newest production! Imbibed with the nuances and richness of classical, molded with the look and flavor of contemporary, Drums and Dance of India is today's incarnation of classical tabla and the classical dance style of Kathak. Conceptualized by world-renowned tabla maestro Pandit Divyan Vakil, Drums and Dance of India combines the power of percussion, precision of dance postures and passion of the performers to enchant and excite its audiences.Beginners Odissi Workshop ~ Rahul Acharya
Premiere: April 26, 2011

Rahul will provide a workshop for dancers of all levels that emphasize the unique aspects of odissi including the tribhanga and stance. It will include a warmup that Rahul has designed that is great for dancers of all styles. There will also be some insight into Odissi contextually, its technical aspects starting from the basic warm ups to steppings and also the theoretical grammar including Hasta Mudras, Viniyogas, Bhedas, etc...Navatman Dance ~ The Rhythm Within
Premiere: April 15, 2011

Navatman Dance premiered its second full length production in spring of 2011, basing this work on the emotional structure of a bharatanatyam program rather than its piecewise structure. The main piece, inspired by the relationship between the nayaka/nayika (lord/lady) in Indian classical dance and our own relationships in the 21st century, interweaves poetry by Govardhana (200 - 800 B.C.) and Bhanu-Datta with musical pieces composed by Elizabeth Burke; addressing the timeless problematics, laments, and ultimately, wonders of love.
Rahul Acharya ~ Odissi Concert
Premiere: April 1, 2011

Rahul Acharya's performances are treasured all over the world for their beauty, artistry, technical skill, and spiritual force with which they are imbued. Rahul began his study of Odissi at the tender age of 4 with Guru Durga Charan Ranbir - the foremost torch bearer of the Guru Deb Prasad Das style. In 2009, Mr. Acharya was the first male odissi dancer to be honored with the Ustad Bismallah Khan Yuva Puraskar award from the Government of India. Internationally renowned as a virtuosic artist, he has performed all over the globe and now finally joins us in Manhattan for an intimate solo performance!Brunch Performance Series
Premiere: February 20, 2011

Yes, you heard right. Starting from February, The Anamika Navatman Project has been putting together a Manhattan tradition - Sunday brunch - with South Asian dance. Patrons savored pancakes and mimosas (amongst other goodies) followed by a performance featuring different artists in the field. South Indian Percussion Workshop with Ganesh Kumar
Premiere: February 5, 2011 Lunar Celebrations: Navaratri/Diwali 2010
Premiere: October 23, 2010

Queens, New Jersey, Long Island, upstate New York - all of these areas have vibrant and festive Navaratri and Diwali celebrations. Why not Manhattan?

Enter Anamika-Navatman: with an eye on creating and fostering community and the South Asian arts, providing artists and patrons with phenomenal experiences, and with our kick off celebrations due for the fall of 2010, we had the ingredients for the perfect storm. With a sold out venue at Ailey Studios on October 23, 2010; and everyone dancing, this event was a huge success and will continue on as The Anamika-Navatman Project's annual gala.



	ABOUT Mission Contact Donate Directors Anamika, Inc EVENTS Upcoming Events Past Events Press Tickets EDUCATION Classes Classes (Pre-K) Schedule Teachers Workshops/Lectures NAVATMAN DANCE Dancers Productions/Bookings Upcoming Works Music CONSERVATORY For Artists		Kalari Payattu Workshop February 19, 2012 Pradhuman Nayak returns to take us through an intense workout involving the martial arts form of Kerala. Navatman Dance Workshop February 18, 2012 Sahasra Sambamoorthi teaches a workshop concentrating on alignment of the aramande. Brunch Performance February 5, 2012 Featuring: Sonali Skandan and dancers (Bharatanatyam), Debanjali Biswas (Manipuri), Preethi Ramaprasad (Bharatanatyam), and Dancers from The Kathak Ensemble & Friends : Tara Chowdhury, Sandhya Menon, Sowmya Viswanath (Kathak) Navatman Dance Studio Showcase Premiere: December 17, 2011 Navatman Dance returns with a small studio showing including old favorites from The Rhythm Within and new choreographies from Dance of the Animals! Anamika-Navatman Student Concert Premiere: November 13, 2011 Every few months students will be giving small studio showings in order to present for their friends and family and also to gain some valuable insight into their work. Join us for Anamika-Navatman's first studio showing, featuring Bharatanatyam, Carnatic vocal, and Kathak! Anatomy of a Concert Premiere: November 11, 2011 Ever wondered why the structure of a concert is the way it is or what to look for when a percussionist takes on his solo? Within this showing, you'll find the answer. Interspersed throughout an evening of music, teachers of The Anamika-Navatman Project will offer fun and thought-provoking insights into the anatomy of a concert. Instrumental Jugalbandi Premiere: November 5, 2011 The exceptional artists Arun Ramamurthy (violin), Jay Gandhi (bansuri), Nitin Mitta (tabla), and Akshay Anantapadmanaban come together for an explosion of Hindustani and Carnatic pleasure.Their daring compositional work, vast knowledge-base, and duality of presence in both Eastern and Western spheres makes this one evening you won't want to miss. Mayuri Dance Group ~ Bollywood Concert Premiere: October 25, 2011 Russia comes to US by way of India! These incredibly talented dancers have spent their lives training in a number of different styles in India and put them together in their own unique vision of Hindi film dances. Check them out at: www.youtube.com/reshmarussia. Indo-Persian Fusion Concert Premiere: October 24 and 25, 2011 To mark the Metropolitan Museum of Art's new Islamic art wing, Anamika-Navatman put together an Indo-Persion fusion concert, received to great acclaim. Brunch Performance Premiere: October 16th, 2011 The brunch is back! Starting from February, The Anamika Navatman Project has been putting together a Manhattan tradition - Sunday brunch - with South Asian dance. Come enjoy a performance featuring different artists in the field. Beginner's Odissi Intensive Premiere: October 15th, 2011 Sonali Mishra, one of our local favorites, returns to NYC one more time before permanently moving to India to give some of our odissi lovers the workshops they have been craving - a three day beginners intensive! Sonali has performed and taught extensively, including lec/dems and workshops at NYC's famous Fall for Dance Festival, University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon. Register for the workshop early to take advantage of heavy discounts, especially before October 13th! Lunar Celebrations: Navaratri/Diwali 2011! Premiere: October 8th, 2011 The whispers are back: where will you be celebrating the Indian holiday season? At Anamika-Navatman, we've done it again: we're bringing back the fun, excitement, and vibrance of raas/garba, bhangra, and bollywood to celebrate one fabulous year of The Anamika-Navatman Project. Be prepared, as this year, we plan on even more food, dancing, drinks, and socializing. And as always, don't know how to use those dandiyas? No problem. With tons of experienced dancers around these guys will help show you how it's done. Pandit Subroto Roy Chowdhury ~ Sitar Concert Premiere: September 25, 2011 Pandit Subroto Roy Chowdhury will be accompanied by Naren Budhkar on the tabla. He is an exponent of the rare style of veen-kar sitar. Taking inspiration from his guru, Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Khan Dagar, Subroto maintains the dhrupad tradition in his playing. His performances are marked by aesthetic balance and vigor of rag-dar, exploring the instrument to its full potential. Malini Srinivasan ~ Bharatanatyam Concert Premiere: September 24, 2011 Malini Srinivasan provides us with a new solo performance and a very rare treat: live music. Musicians: Akshay Anantapadmanaban, Eric Fraser, Shobana Ram, Mithun Radhakrishna, Kadhambari Sridhar. Rukmini Vijayakumar ~ Bharatanatyam Concert Premiere: September 11, 2011 Rukmini Vijayakumar performed in The Anamika-Navatman Project's Solo Performance Series! She is an extensively educated dancer/actress/choreographer who has gained her BFA from the Boston Conservatory in ballet and modern dance and has studied acting at the NY Film Academy, and is in the midst of obtaining her Fitness Training Certification at UCLA, and her MFA in Bharatanatyam at the Shastra University, Chennai under Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam. Prince of Dance Premiere: September 9, 2011 "Prince of Dance" was Anamika-Navatman's first all-male classical dance show. Full of vigor and power, these fabulous dancers show us the joy of the male form with 4 different choreographers, 10 different dancers, and 3 genres of Indian dance.In Collaboration with AAICM: Sanjoy Banerjee ~ Hindustani Vocal Concert Premiere: August 21, 2011 Listen to beautiful morning ragas rendered by Sanjoy Banerjee, the next generation of torchbearers of Abdul Karim Khan's lineage of the Kirana Gharana. Recipient of the prestigious Surmani award from Bombay Sur Singar Samsad amongst many others and a consistent artist of All Indian Radio and Doordarshan TV, Sanjoy has trained as a senior scholar at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata, under the able guidance of Late Vidushi Malabika Kanan and Late Pandit A.T.Kanan. Currently he is a much loved and well-respected guru at AAICM, New York. What better way to spend a Sunday morning?In Collaboration with IAAC: Mandakini Trivedi ~ Mohiniattam Concert Premiere: August 17, 2011 Mandikini is an accomplished performer, teacher and choreographer and finds passion in deconstructing Indian dance to lay bare the principles of Yoga embedded therein. She is the creative head of the Nateshvari Dance gurukul and is working towards creating awareness about approaches to dance as a means of self evolution. Her vast knowledge has allowed her to author two books on Indian dance as well.Little Stars: Tejas Tope, Curren Tipnis, Rohan Misra, and Priyanka Tope To be rescheduled The Anamika-Navatman Project reveals a new series, celebrating the young but highly accomplished artists of the upcoming generation. Come watch Tejas (tabla), Curren (harmonium and vocals), Rohan (sarangi), and Priyanka (vocals) reveal their talents in a free show.Ta Ka Di Mi: Exploring South Asian Dance Premiere: August 13, 2011 India has over eight classical dance styles and hundreds of folk styles which have made an impact on the world of dance. This two-day intensive presented by the Ailey Extension, The Anamika-Navatman Project, and The Sa Dance Company, will engage the dancer in a myriad of movements ranging from the rich techniques of Indian classical styles to the festive and energetic nature of folk and Bollywood. The intensive will include eight introductory level classes taught by master teachers from around the world such as Maya Kulkarni, Sridhar Shanmugam, Uttara Coorlawala, Pooja Narang, and Sarina Jain. Students will gain insight into the beauties and intricacies of South Asian dance and music through instructors who have shown to be inspirational teachers within their field.Brunch Performance Series July 17, 2011 Featuring Mohan Kulasingam and Aditi Dhruv, Pratibha Vuppuluri and Co, Rajiv Purohit, and Malini Srinivasan and CoBhinna Pravaaha: Memories of a Performing Artist - Maya Kulkarni Premiere: June 10, 2011 You've seen them stun audiences on stage. You've felt them take your breath away. You've moved with them as they turned sounds into emotions and actions into art. Now sense them in a way you never have before as they reveal the moments in their lives that made them who they are today. The artists in this series come forth to share the answers to these questions: if they had only one performance and one chance to inspire, what stories would they tell? What advice would they pass on? What pieces would they bring forth? The kick off artist for this series (created and conceptualized by The A-N Project) was Maya Kulkarni. The collaborating musicians were Murali Balachandran, Kedar Havaldar, Samarth Nagarkar, Shobana Ram and Vivek Rudrapatna Movie Night: Sita Sings the Blues Premiere: June 3, 2011 In June, The Anamika-Navatman Project introduced donation based movie nights, starting with the quirky animated film Sita Sings the Blues! Tālavya and Jin Won in Drums and Dance of India Premiere: April 29, 2011 The famed Tālavya (formerly known as Tabla Ecstasy) and Jin Won return in their newest production! Imbibed with the nuances and richness of classical, molded with the look and flavor of contemporary, Drums and Dance of India is today's incarnation of classical tabla and the classical dance style of Kathak. Conceptualized by world-renowned tabla maestro Pandit Divyan Vakil, Drums and Dance of India combines the power of percussion, precision of dance postures and passion of the performers to enchant and excite its audiences.Beginners Odissi Workshop ~ Rahul Acharya Premiere: April 26, 2011 Rahul will provide a workshop for dancers of all levels that emphasize the unique aspects of odissi including the tribhanga and stance. It will include a warmup that Rahul has designed that is great for dancers of all styles. There will also be some insight into Odissi contextually, its technical aspects starting from the basic warm ups to steppings and also the theoretical grammar including Hasta Mudras, Viniyogas, Bhedas, etc...Navatman Dance ~ The Rhythm Within Premiere: April 15, 2011 Navatman Dance premiered its second full length production in spring of 2011, basing this work on the emotional structure of a bharatanatyam program rather than its piecewise structure. The main piece, inspired by the relationship between the nayaka/nayika (lord/lady) in Indian classical dance and our own relationships in the 21st century, interweaves poetry by Govardhana (200 - 800 B.C.) and Bhanu-Datta with musical pieces composed by Elizabeth Burke; addressing the timeless problematics, laments, and ultimately, wonders of love. Rahul Acharya ~ Odissi Concert Premiere: April 1, 2011 Rahul Acharya's performances are treasured all over the world for their beauty, artistry, technical skill, and spiritual force with which they are imbued. Rahul began his study of Odissi at the tender age of 4 with Guru Durga Charan Ranbir - the foremost torch bearer of the Guru Deb Prasad Das style. In 2009, Mr. Acharya was the first male odissi dancer to be honored with the Ustad Bismallah Khan Yuva Puraskar award from the Government of India. Internationally renowned as a virtuosic artist, he has performed all over the globe and now finally joins us in Manhattan for an intimate solo performance!Brunch Performance Series Premiere: February 20, 2011 Yes, you heard right. Starting from February, The Anamika Navatman Project has been putting together a Manhattan tradition - Sunday brunch - with South Asian dance. Patrons savored pancakes and mimosas (amongst other goodies) followed by a performance featuring different artists in the field. South Indian Percussion Workshop with Ganesh Kumar Premiere: February 5, 2011 Lunar Celebrations: Navaratri/Diwali 2010 Premiere: October 23, 2010 Queens, New Jersey, Long Island, upstate New York - all of these areas have vibrant and festive Navaratri and Diwali celebrations. Why not Manhattan? Enter Anamika-Navatman: with an eye on creating and fostering community and the South Asian arts, providing artists and patrons with phenomenal experiences, and with our kick off celebrations due for the fall of 2010, we had the ingredients for the perfect storm. With a sold out venue at Ailey Studios on October 23, 2010; and everyone dancing, this event was a huge success and will continue on as The Anamika-Navatman Project's annual gala.