Unveiling our new logo

Unveiling our new logo

In line with recent restructuring of NTDA, we are proud to unveil our new logo. This new logo nicely represents values that we hold close to our heart – innovation, simplicity and elegance. We hope you like it.
EMPOWER”MEN”T through Bharata Natyam

EMPOWER”MEN”T through Bharata Natyam

Also Published at Nartaki.com Empowering men through Bharata Natyam? We have male dancers throughout the world, some in the modern dance field, others in hip hop, and many in popping and locking. Whenever I watch a talent dance show, the male dancers, all in their...

Alarippu Part 6

Notation for Alarippu Last part Talam: Tisra Eka (3 beats)   I3 1 (clap)2 (little finger)3 (ring finger) Third speedTam DhitTam TaiTat Tai8X TahatJhamTari Ta  Jham TariJaga TariTai  Tadi ginaTom TakaTadi Gina  Tom...
Good to Know: Pushpanjali

Good to Know: Pushpanjali

View this post on Instagram Pushpanjali When Bharata Natyam was performed in temples as a ritual and a sign of respect to the temple’s deity, the dancer would begin the performance with a prayer and an offering of flowers – The Pushpanjali. Eventually, this short...
Good To Know: Guru

Good To Know: Guru

View this post on Instagram Guru Purnima commemorates the goodness of spiritual gurus and teachers. Devotees/students worship and thank their gurus for enlightenment on that day. ‘Gu’ means darkness and ‘ru’ means destroyer, thus Guru means the destroyer/dispeller of...
Good To Know: Mārgam

Good To Know: Mārgam

View this post on Instagram Mārgam Mārgam means a path. It is one full clear course where Bharatanatyam dance items are performed in a traditional order. The items that are included are Alarippu, Jatiswaram, Shabdam, Varnam, Padam, Tillana and Shloka. However,...
Mareech : Birth of the pearl islands 2019

Mareech : Birth of the pearl islands 2019

Annual Show 2019 28 September 2019 Serge Constantin Theatre, Vacoas SYNOPSIS Folk stories are tales and legends originating among a people and typically becoming part of an oral tradition. As in many oral epics, multiple versions of the Ramayana survive. In...