Performances

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FULL LENGTH WORKS

Solo performance ‘Muranpatta Mugangal’ is a choreography work with the modern Tamil women poems, Singapore 2003

‘Avvaikku-p-pinnum aangaange’ a solo dance performance choreography work done in Chennai with Modern Tamil Poems by women poets, Chennai 2001

Choreographed and performed experimental dance ballet ‘Srishti Geetham’ in India and France with modern dancer Virgine Male in 1998

A composition portraying the thought ‘Modern India’ of Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyar, Chennai 1994

OTHER SHORT CREATIONS

Choreographed invocatory items, Jatheeswaram, Varnam, Padam, keerthanam, Javali and Thillana for students in India, Singapore and Toronto since 1992 to date

Choreographed the idea of creation & destruction with the lyrics of Tamil poems Endless Beginning “Anna-Antham”, Toronto, 2010

Worked on movements of reflecting sunlight “Suriya Oli” for a group of young dancers in Toronto, 2009

Created movements of birds in Bharatanatyam “Dancing Birds” for a group of young dancers in Toronto, 2007

Choreographed many folk dance items for school children to perform in India, Singapore and Toronto since 1992 to date

Worked on the theme “Forest Fire” and choreographed it in Bharatanatyam based movements with a group of performers in India, 1998

Worked on the musical swaras and created an exploration of Swara movements in traditional Bharata Natyam format named as “Swara Nritta” for a group of performers in India, 1998

PERFORMANCES

India Day celebration - PANORAMA INDIA, Toronto, 2012

‘Anna-Antham’ - MADRAS ARTS AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION, Toronto, 2010

‘Kiamppen’ - 27th PENGAL SANDIPPU [27th Tamil women’s meet] Toronto 2008

Telugu Association Toronto 2007, 2008

Human resource South Asian, Toronto 2008

‘Marangal’ - Tamil Language week, Toronto, 2007

Navarathri festival Toronto 2006

TAMBARAM MUSIC CLUB Chennai 2003

Brugadishvarar temple Tanjor, The South zone cultural center April 1999

Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Kodaikanal Oct 1998

Bhavan’s Gandhi Vidyashram Kodaikanal May 1997

Barathiya Vidaya Bhavan, Kodaikanal, April 1997

CHIAMBARAM Natiyanjali March 1995

Barathiyar Palkaai Koodam, Pondicherry day celebrations, Delhi, Nov’ 1994

Barathiyar Palkaai Koodam, Mrs. Indira Gandhi celebration, Delhi Nov 1994

Cultural exchange program, Barathiyar Palkaai Koodam, by Sangeetha Natak Academy, Himachal Pradesh, March 1994

MANGADU KAMAKSHI AMMAN TEMPLE, Chennai in Jan’ 1994

N.S.S celebration, Pondicherry in Dec’ 1993

Sangeetha Laya Surthi , Pondicherry in September 1993

Fete De Pondicherry Pondicherry Art and Cultural Department and South Zone Cultural Center, August 1993

Alliance François in June 1993

‘Kaikeyi Manamatram,’ Kambhan Vizha in Pondicherry in May 1993

Snageetha Laya Sruthi, Pondicherry May 1993

MARUNDERSWARAR TEMPLE Chennai, April 1993

Kamban Kalai Arangam Pondicherry March 1993

Snageetha Laya Sruthi, Pondicherry February 1993

Tamil Esai Sangam October 1993

Ooty flower Festival May 1992

I.I.T CHENNAI 1991 and 1992

BHASKAR’S ARTS ACADEMY SINGAPORE

‘ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM’ – Taking performing arts to schools, Nrityalaya Aesthetics Society & National Arts Counsel Gov.’ of Singapore 1999 to 2004

NAVARATHRI and KRISHNA JAYANTHI festivals Singapore 1999 to 2003

Theru-k-koothu ‘DHRUPATHI VASTHRABAHARANAM’ By Poorasai Sampantham September 2004.

‘POORNA CHANDRIKA’ Dance drama By Srilatha Vinodkumar April 2004

‘RASA DWANI’ By Santha Bhaskar 2003

THE QUEST’ Dance drama by Dr. Saraswathi May 2003

‘AUM MURUGA’ dance drama, Santha Baskar, January 2003

‘VIKRAMORVASIYAM’ Sanskrit theater by Kavalam Narayan Panikar , August 2002

‘AND I SHALL BE ME….’ Dance Theater based on the PANCHA THANTRA stories By Santha Bhaskar, August 2001.

‘CROCODILE TEARS’ Dance Theater based on the PANCHA THANTRA stories By Santha Bhaskar, April 2001.

‘SHREE RAMA CHARITHAM’ Dance drama, November 2000.

‘KALPANA’ Dance drama By Santha Bhaskar Aug & Oct 2000.

OTHER WORKS

Charity performance - Senior’s residents, Orphanage, under privileged schools, Differently-Abled children’s home, Chennai 1998, 2001, 2004

Charity performance – Senior’s residents, Singapore, 2002, 2003

“Bharatham Purithal” Co-Author, Book on dance in Tamil, 2003

Conducted Theory workshop ‘ABHAI’ 1994

AWARDS

‘Nritya Kala Nipuna’ by Bhaskers Arts Acadamy, Singapore, 2003

TV PERFORMANCE

Sun TV 1996

Doordarshan, Chennai 1993 & 1994

TV INTERVIEWS

Doordharshan-Chennai, Morning Show, December 2003.

Jaya TV, ‘Kalai Malar’ December 2002.

Sun TV, ‘Vanakam Tamizhagam’ December 2001.

Written Articles published [In Tamil]:

Solvanam – 2012

Podhupunal – 2010

Yugamayini - 2009

Chennaionline - 2001

Aramthinai - 1998/99