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Dance, Actually! (odissi by Sutra Student-Dancers) 4 & 5 August, 2023
Dear Friends, Dance, Actually! went smoothly on the 4th & 5th of August - even the weather conspired to give the audience the most magical garden experience at Amphi-Sutra. The two groups of student-dancers from the Air-Panas Kriyalakshmi Gurukul and Sutra Academy...
Jaya Ram 3.0 (Odissi)
Dear friends, After two successful seasons in Malaysia and impactful presences in four international festivals in India & Singapore (Konark, New Delhi, Khajuraho & SIFAS), Jaya Ram is presently poised once again for its 3rd season in Kuala Lumpur. The week...
Dance, Actually! (Dancing Sutra IV)
Dear Friends, ‘Dance, Actually!’ is in fact a vital dance laboratory for Sutra student dancers to test their acquired ‘power’ of expressivity. We are sharing with you their development in a studio performance this weekend. With your input and encouragement, they will...
Trans-formation (Dancing Sutra V) – Odissi by Navineesh & Jayden Roy
Dear Friends, Navineesh and Jayden, two young boys, met through chance encounter with Odissi, became friends and are about to embark on a ‘serious’ performance which will transform their lives. After their colleague, Hareen had assailed his solo performance with...
Hareen Loganathan’s Successful ‘Yearning for The Beloved’
Dear Friends, Hareen Loganathan assailed his solo Odissi recital ‘Yearning for The Beloved’ with panache and style. The 4 narrators Nishah Devi, Rajavel/Vickneshwaran, Geethika Sree & Ramli Ibrahim added drama and depth to the recital. The three-day program was...
KHAJURAHO, Surreal, Sensual & Sublime – Photography Exhibition by S Magendran
Dear Friends, The last time Sutra was invited to grace the famous Khajuraho Dance Festival in 2004, almost 20 years ago, the well known Indian dance film-maker, Sunil Mehra, followed us with his crew. He created a most compelling 40-min documentary of our journey and...
Tanjore Quarter Diaries by Ishwar Muthkumaran
Dear Friends, Ishwar Muthkumaran sent a strong message to the young generation to continue investing in the knowledge passed on by genuine keepers/gurus of our traditions. He specifically voiced the need to heed the intangible legacy pertaining our classical dances....
Final Performance of Yearning for The Beloved tonight!
Dear Friends, We had an amazing performance last night to a full house audience. Final performance of Yearning for The Beloved by Hareen tonight! Last couple of seats left, Book Now! 019-333 1092 https://youtu.be/OoPdeewguts
Yearning for The Beloved Premieres Tonight
Yearning for The BelovedDancing Sutra Series III 21, 22 & 23 July, 20238.30pm, Sutra House Dear Rasikas, Hareen Loganathan undergoes his last rehearsal before performing his trial by fire. A solo is an intense rite of passage that all Indian classical dancers...
Yearning for The Beloved – Solo Odissi by Hareen Loganathan
Dear Friends, Hareen Loganathan, an accomplished young dancer of Sutra Dance Outreach Program, assails his coming solo Odissi recital with some of the most challenging classic repertoires of the late Debaprasad Das. Through Dance, Hareen has discovered and cultivated...
Dinner Reception Programme for H.E. Shri Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence (India) – 10 July 2023
Dear Friends, Sutra Foundation was privileged to perform together with Swaralaya and Sugam Karnatica, for the dinner reception in honour of the Defence Minister of India, H.E. Shri Rajnath Singh. The function was held at The Mandarin Oriental on 10 July, 2023 and...
Tanjore Quartet Diaries – Fully Booked
Dear Friends, We are delighted that some of you are able to partake in Ishwar Muthkumaran's lecture-demonstration at Sutra Studio. He will speak on an interesting subject with regard to the Tanjore Quartet parampara, having experienced the Guru-Sishya parampara...