Tuesday, October 12, 2004

BHARATANATYAM - NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

A BHARATANATYAM DANCE PERFORMANCE
by Sharlini Rajasingham and Sangeetha Manoharan
Disciples of Suganthy Thayaseelan
Sydney Kalabhavanam Fine Arts


A very popular dance form from South India, Bharatanatyam is said to be the oldest of all classical dance forms in India. Described as the dance of mind and soul, it is extremely traditional and known for its grace, purity, tenderness, statuesque and sculpturesque poses. It uplifts the dancer and the beholder to a higher level of spiritual consciousness. The dancer is considered as a worshipper of the Divine and is an embodiment of beauty, charm and gracefulness.

The general interpretation for the name is
BHAva (expression) + RAga (music) + TAla (rhythm) + NATYAM (dance) = BHARATANATYAM.

followed by

SCREENING OF MR. & MRS. IYER
a film in English
(126 minutes)
Directed by Aparna Sen


An award winning film about a conservative Tamil Brahmin (Hindu) housewife Meenakshi Iyer’s confused religious and cultural identity which is triggered off by a sudden burst of communal strife. During a bus journey she meets a young, affable and dependable wildlife photographer Raja (Rahul Bose) who turns out to be Muslim. Mr & Mrs Iyer is a finely woven love story about the two unlikely travelling companions drawn to each other under stressful, harrowing circumstances.
In this movie, Aparna Sen takes on the issue of communal conflict with a surging humanism, painting words on celluloid.
(Excerpts from a review by Subhash K. Jha)

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
NETPAC award for best Asian film, Young Jury Award at 55th Locarno International Film Festival 2002, Hawaiin Bank Golden Maile award for Best Reature Film at the Hawaii International Film Festival 2002.
INDIAN NATIONAL AWARDS
Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Film on National Integration.


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