| About V.
Anuradha Singh
(Classical Kathak Dance Exponent)
In the history of dance, we find every now and
then a supreme artist who dominates the field for a generation,
enriching the existing tradition, providing a corrective to current
practices and setting standards for generations to follow. And today
in India V Anuradha is one. The great dancer, the really great dancer,
is perhaps an even rarer phenomenon than great musicians or painters
or sculptors. This is because the dance is the consummation of all
the arts. The dance, in addition to the qualities that pure dancing
demands must be sensitive to and have an uncanny feeling for music.
He or she should have an artist's sensibility to the significant
line and a sculptor's approach to form. She should have a practiced
actor's response to a dramatic situation. Rarely does one come across
all these attributes in one and the same person. But when one does,
and V Anuradha has one does, and V Anuradha has a generous measure
of all these, the result is greatness.
V. Anuradha singh is today among the most recognized
name in the field of Kathak. She trained under the renowned Kathak
Maestro Pt. Birju Maharaj Ji after being selected for scholarship &
fellowship by "Ustad Allauddin khan Sngeet Academy" run
by the Government of M.P.
V. Anuradha
Singh is one of today's foremost exponents of Solo Classical
Kathak Dance Style. She has been recognized for her innovative,
collaborative and traditional works in technique, rhythmic
understanding, ability to improvise with rhythms and subtlety
& delicacy of movements. By blending the style of Lucknow
and Jaipur Gharana beautifully, in her style she evolves a
refined, forceful and sophisticated classical kathak form
which is based on fast speeds, swift intensifying turns, mind
thrilling percussive footwork, delicacy of movements and impressive
expressions of divine thoughts with clarity, precision &
spontaneous maneuvers to live music |
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In her
style of dance the technique of Kathak mainly characterized
by fast rhythmic footwork set to complex time cycles. The
footwork is matched by the accompanying percussion instrument
tabla. The interpretative portion, based on tales of Radha
and Krishna and other mythological lore, contains subtle gestures
and facial expressions where the interpretative and rhythmic
aspects were refined to a high standard. She worked hard at
refining its dramatic and rhythmic aspects, delighting elite
audiences with the mastery over rhythm and the stylized mime.
The dance movements include numerous pirouettes executed at
lightning speed and ending in statuesque poses. |
Distinguished and highly energetic
classical kathak exponent of India, Anuradha the most eminent
dancer in the domain of classical kathak dance, with the
long list of solo participation in many reputed stage of
India and abroad which are full house enthralled audience
and assertion from connoisseurs and stalwarts of Indian
classical dance. All her kathak performances display more
than half a dozen unique high energetic classical compositions,
which have intricately woven the classical elements of pure
Nritta and expressive Nritya.
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She
got Master's degree in kathak dance with Merit (Gold-medal)
from Indira Kala Sangeet University, dist. Khairagarh, Chhatisgarh
state. She got scholarship & fellowship in Kathak dance
from Govt. and trained under the guidance of late Pt. Kartikramji,
Pt. Ramlalji & late Pt. Durgalalji (Jaipur Gharana).
Anuradha, with her
enchanting stage presence has earned acclamation for her
intense, sensitive and graceful kathak dance presentations.
With her own efforts she has made the kathak form richer
by adding new dimensions to the dance form with varying
music creating expressive sections in pure dance. |
Anuradha, a renowed artist
of Kathak Dance has performed internationally and in India more
than 50 highly reputed festivals organized by Government in the
recent years. Some of her recent main performances are : |
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Pradesh |
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Khajuraho
Dance Festival
Vindhya Utsav
Bhojpur Utsav
Vidhan Sabha,
Bharat Bhavan
Pachmarhi Festival |
| Uttar Pradesh |
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Uday shankar dance & ballet Festival
'Ganga' Festival
International
Taj Festival
Lucknow Mahotsav |
| Rajasthan |
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Rajasthan
Day, Albert Hall
Kathak Samaroh Jaipur
Udai Shankar Dance Festival
Maharana Kumbha Samaroh Udaipur |
| Chhattisgarh |
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'Rajyotsav' Chhattisgarh
Foundation day
Khairagarh Mahotsav
Bhoramdeo Mahotsav
Chakradhar Samaroh Raigarh |
| Uttaranchal |
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'Virasat' Festival
Badri-Kedar Festival |
| Goa |
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Classical Dance Festival
Goa |
| Maharashtra |
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'Kalidas' Festival
Pune Festival
Ellora-Ajanta Festival |
| Bihar |
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International Buddha Mahotsav |
| Andaman & Nicobar
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Island Tourism Festival Portblair |
| Kerala |
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Malabar Mahotsav |
| Karnatka |
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Navraspur National Dance
Festival |
| Chandigarh |
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The Festival of Chandigarh |
| New Delhi |
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India International Center
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| West Bengal |
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Udai shankar Festival Kolkata |
| Andhra Pradesh |
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Golconda Music and Dance Festival, Hyderabad |
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For more information
E-mail : vanuradhasingh@yahoo.co.in
Website : www.vanuradhakathak.com
Address - 292, Rachna Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh , India - 462023
. Phone - +91 755 4260123, Fax +91 755 2601123, Mob.- 09893037766 |
