It's good to see Bharatnatyam dances explore other themes aside from the usual religious ones! Frankly I'm quite tired of the same routines and same stories told again and again.
Continued :- She became the "Authority" with the Arts Council & (although i appreciate Shobana has done her dues as a Bharatnatyam Dancer in the UK) She is the right "image" for the Arts Council. Union dance tried to get her to "fuse" and she absolutely refused . Then within a couple of years she was being Lauded and Championed as an innovator in Indian/ Contemporay fusion ! History will be a lie as Union ( Corinne) & also Race Apart dance Company were the true pioneers & as is common ripped off
I DO feel your frustration. When I was learning myself my teacher would often say about how BN dancers have to do contemporary dance fusions as there was little audience for BN. My teacher was trained in Kalakshetra style in London, her guru was/is Balasundari who was a classmate of the Dhananjayans at Kalakshetra in the 50s & 60s.
@tripmonk0 Thanks for your reply Nick & your opinion, i appreciate it. I am long past frustration and lolloing around in apathy with the way Indian Music/Arts has (not) been developed fairly and non racically in the UK over the last 30 -40 years. Bhilaj
This is NOT Bharatanatyam dance ! I shall explain why i Shobana is a hypocrite I have nothing personal against Shobana but she has learned to play the "game" in this country (say no more) I worked with her in 1985 with the newly formed Union Dance Company & then She was totally against anything except Bharatanatyam & stuck pure to it only . Corinne Bougaard formed Union to Fuse Dance styles (Contemporary) & after Shobana saw this was a success she stole the idea as Bharatnatyam had no audience
It's good to see Bharatnatyam dances explore other themes aside from the usual religious ones! Frankly I'm quite tired of the same routines and same stories told again and again.
angelialvares 1 year ago
Continued :- She became the "Authority" with the Arts Council & (although i appreciate Shobana has done her dues as a Bharatnatyam Dancer in the UK) She is the right "image" for the Arts Council. Union dance tried to get her to "fuse" and she absolutely refused . Then within a couple of years she was being Lauded and Championed as an innovator in Indian/ Contemporay fusion ! History will be a lie as Union ( Corinne) & also Race Apart dance Company were the true pioneers & as is common ripped off
bhilaj 1 year ago
I DO feel your frustration. When I was learning myself my teacher would often say about how BN dancers have to do contemporary dance fusions as there was little audience for BN. My teacher was trained in Kalakshetra style in London, her guru was/is Balasundari who was a classmate of the Dhananjayans at Kalakshetra in the 50s & 60s.
Nick
tripmonk0 1 year ago
@tripmonk0 Thanks for your reply Nick & your opinion, i appreciate it. I am long past frustration and lolloing around in apathy with the way Indian Music/Arts has (not) been developed fairly and non racically in the UK over the last 30 -40 years. Bhilaj
bhilaj 1 year ago
This is NOT Bharatanatyam dance ! I shall explain why i Shobana is a hypocrite I have nothing personal against Shobana but she has learned to play the "game" in this country (say no more) I worked with her in 1985 with the newly formed Union Dance Company & then She was totally against anything except Bharatanatyam & stuck pure to it only . Corinne Bougaard formed Union to Fuse Dance styles (Contemporary) & after Shobana saw this was a success she stole the idea as Bharatnatyam had no audience
bhilaj 1 year ago