Our beloved, long-time Bharatanatyam student, Ms. Irina Schnider, would now like to perform her learned Bharatanatyam repertoire on November 4th, 2023 on the Nateschwara stage, in front of a selected audience, her family, her acquaintances, the Nateschwara students, and also their parents. We look forward to welcoming you in large numbers to this Rangapravesha. (The…
Vidushi Girija Ravishankar – Vocal Concert, Jeysri Balaji – Violin and S.G. Balakrishna – Mridangam The Nateschwara Academy is pleased to present this special vocal concert. Smt. Girija Ravishankar will give a comprehensive Carnatic concert, featuring a variety of Kritis (compositions) of different composers. It will include compositions dedicated to the Devi as part of…
Arushi Bhatacharya -Bharata Natyam Ranga Pravesha Arushi was born and brought-up in Switzerland. At the age of eight she began taking piano lessons. Under her teacher, Mr. Stephan Langenbach, she took part in numerous competitions and achieved first place at the Aargau Music Competition and a place among the top three at the Swiss Youth…
THE YOUTH FESTIVAL PROJECT Since 1997 the Nateschwara Theater has staged and hosted innumerable events of Indian dance and music. For the first time in Switzerland Vijaya Rao is initiating a cultural festival for the youth routed in the two cultures, Indian and Swiss. With the “Youth Festival” project, Vijaya Rao and the Nateschwara Theater would…
Lea Nufer is multi-talented. She has devoted herself to Indian dance with great interest and tireless commitment. Under Smt. Vijaya Rao, she has completed an integrated Bharata Natyam study with dance, music (Carnatic singing – on the level of Keertane) and Sanskrit. It is a pleasure for the Nateschwara Academy to again award a Student with…
On the occasion of his 95th Birth Anniversary we honor the great teacher, choreographer, poet, composer and gifted singer and Nattuvanar, Guru Shri Pathagudi S. Ramaswamy, Doyen of Cheyyur Bharata Natyam Tradition with a special dance performance. Vijaya Rao and her Nateschwara Dancers perform a bouquet out of his master composition on Swaminatha, “Om Sharavana…
A Tribute to Rukmini Devi; Bharata Natyam performance by Dr. Pranitha Kamat and Groupe. In 1936 Rukmini Devi founded the legendary Kalakshetra Bharata Natyam instutute (Kalakshetra Foundation) in Chennai. Dr. Pranita Kamat and her group of dancers offer their Tribute through performing the traditional Maargam in Kalakshetra Bharata Natyam Stile. All the Artist are Swiss…
DIVYA – From Heaven to Earth A dance spectacle by Vijaya Rao, featuring Vijaya Rao, the Nateschwara Dancers and their Indian music ensemble. Special appearance: Dr. Sharmila Rao. We take the opportunity with our musicians from India to pay homage to Nateschwara on its 42nd anniversary and to our Gurus Shri Pathagudi S. Ramaswamy and Shri…
‘Danced Music’ is a performance project that has its roots in a dance program created by my teacher, Shri Pathagudi S. Ramaswamy. Shri Ramaswamy was a master of improvisation. For a dancer that was a big challenge, for example he often changed the program shortly before the performance, or he suddenly sang a composition in…
India is known for the two classical music forms that developed largely independently in the past, the Hindustani music of North India and the Carnatic music of South India. The Hindustani music is known in particular for its instrumental style, while the Carnatic music is mainly characterized by its vocal pieces composed by numerous musicians…
