Performing Unit/Outreach

Report of activities

January to June 2015

Kathak Kendra:

Kathak Mahotsav paid a special tribute to Kathak legend- Dr Maya

Rao and a unique audio visual feature titled- “Maya- Links and

Echoes” with her signature Kathak centric works was performed by

the NIKC.

Manipur SNA fest – Maya links & echoes:

A unique audio visual feature titled- “Maya- Links and Echoes”

featuring Dr Maya Rao’s choreographies from 1959 to 2014 were

presented interspersed with multiple media imagery elucidating

her creative process.

Indo German meet: A newly designed showcase featuring German & Indian literature inspired movement montages

for Bosch

Choreographies in the Kathak and contemporary Indian dance idioms for the SNA festival in Thrissur

Madhu Nataraj speaks at a seminar on ‘Collaborative Art’ at the Khajuraho Festival, co sponsored by SNA, New Delhi

Global Exchange Summit – West meets East: India from tradition to modernity showcased at the international

corporate seminar hosted by CISCO

Kathak through ages as an opening act for the annual showcase.

Performances for Salarpuria Sattva, Jindal steel and more.

August to December 2015

The company toured the United States and performed at various

locations.

The Kampni presented a specially designed performance for ‘Connect India’

TED talk by Madhu Nataraj at MSRIT with a performance by the Kampni on the topic – ‘Illusion of success’

ICCR aided tour to Russia, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyztan.

Celebrating Light – A uniquely curated, interactive evening of dance to herald the festival of lights - Deepawali

January to June 2016

Uttarapurvi Evam Dakshini, Festival of Indian Dance at Sirsi, Karnataka conducted by SNA

"Mahadev – in the cave of the consciousness” premiered at the Khajurao Dance Festival.

Premiere of "Like Camphor on Fire” , a production based on Basrur Subba Rao’s book -Lingayata Phliosophy.

Prayatna festival of contemporary arts - The Kampni created a new feature - The Moving Verse and on day 2 Madhu

Nataraj spoke about Dr Maya Rao’s life and works at the Pune Film Institute.

Kathak workshop by Madhu Nataraj at Mamangam school of dance, Kochi

Film/performance art with German artiste-in-residence, Katerina Valdivia in collaboration with Goethe Institut.

July to December, 2016

Choreography workshop by Madhu Nataraj at ‘Angikam’ festival for choreographies in Kathak (training), Toronto

Global spirituality meeting - “Taandav” and “ Sufi Ecstasy” were featured at this global meet.

Creativity workshops led by Madhu Nataraj for Symbiosis Institute, Bangalore

" Suvarna Karnataka" presented at the Ranna Mahotsav, Belagavi , Directorate of Kanadda and Culture, Govt of

Karnataka.

From Darkness- A mixed media performance in collaboration with JAAGA featuring light installations with Dance for

the UFO( Under The Flyover) public service project.

January to June 2017

Specially designed performance for the Indian Air Force on 27th Jan, 2017

‘Aakash' – a new aerial work & excerpts of Kampni choreographies

presented at the Drishti National Dance Festival

Defying Gravity – a unique production for the

NASSCOM awards in Mumbai.

Mysore Dasara Utsav, Govt of Karnataka

A specially designed Kathak feature exploring the attributes of the Universal mother- MA Durga to commemorate

the 8 the day- Ashtami of the Maha Navarathri, celebrated with aplomb

in the Royal stage of Mysore.

Ravindra Kalakshetra’s 50th Anniversary

A performance celebrating two iconic institutions for the performing

arts in Bangalore:

Dr. Maya Rao & Ravindra Kalaksehtra.

July to December 2017

Lecture-demonstration at our Studio for the students of Lyon University, France

Mysore Dussera (2017) - A specially designed Kathak feature exploring the attributes of the Universal mother- MA Durga to commemorate the 8 the day- Ashtami of the Maha Navarathri, celebrated with aplomb in the Royal stage of Mysore.

Work-in-progress

- Jangam – dance stimuli on unicycles – specially designed choreography on unicycles in collaboration

with Jaaga.

- Site specific performance designed to inaugurate ‘Under the Raintree’ – a women’s multi-arts cultural

festival.

- Premiere of Ramaanubhava - retellings of the Ramayana through the spectrum of Indian classical and

operatic forms.

- Bangalore lit Fest Madhu Nataraj introduced author Radhika Vaccahni’s “Just Breath”- a book on yoga

and wellness (2017)

- India Foundation – Kampni presented a dance feature titled india – co-exsisting with tradition &

modernity at the India foundations annual conference in Goa

January to March 2018

Madhu Nataraj conducted workshops on Kathak & its contemporary interpretations for Gurukul, Dubai. Performance celebrating 50 years of partnership between the twin cities of Mumbai and Stuttgart 11th Feb 2018: "Aikyam- Invoking equipoise" for the Dhauli Kalinga Mahotsav in Bhubaneswar

Introduction to India's living Dance heritage - Lecture demonstration for students of the George Washington University

‘Sanjog’ – dialoguing with tradition and modernity through Kathak for the antaran festival presented by Aakruti Kathak Kendra, Hyderabad