Madhuvanthi Kikkeri performed her Bharatanatyam Arangetram at the Granville Arts Center in Garland, Texas on Oct. 1st, 2011. She learned the art of Bharatanatyam dance from Guru Revathi Satyu at the Arathi School of Dance. This was Revathi aunty’s 100th Arangetram.
It was a fitting end to Aishu’s Arangetram last weekend when Madhusri aunty’s current and former students surprised her from behind and showered flowers on her. This was Madhusri aunty’s 50th Arangetram and was as beautiful and spectacular like all her 49. I had the privilege and honor of photographing 9 of her 50 Arangetrams...
I was very excited to shoot my very first Kuchipudi Rangapravesham two weeks back. Rangapravesham is equivalent to Arangetram in Kuchipudi (pronounced as ‘Koochipoodi’). I was told by several people about the speed of this dance, due to which I had prepared myself for a tough shoot. It was Bhaskari’s Kuchipudi Rangapravesham. Bhaskari Burra started learning Kuchipudi...
An extremely talented Pranati Ahuja performed her Bharata Natyam Arangetram on July 10th, 2011 at the Eisemann Center in Richardson, Texas. But it was not a regular Arangetram performance. She not only impressed everyone by her prowess on stage but her commitment to take this opportunity to ask for help, for a greater cause. She...
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