BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:A family-friendly event\, we are pleased to offer you an aftern oon performance of Bharatanatyam\, an art form used to tell stories throug h classical dance in India. Dr. Sudha Raj will direct her students as they tell stories and end the program by asking you to try out Bharatanatyam i n an interactive way and learn how you can tell your own stories through d ance!Bharatanatyam is an ancient form of Indian Classical Dance. It derive s its name from Bharata Muni\, the author of “Natya Shastra” (treatise on dance)\, written between the 2nd Century BC and 2nd Century AD. The name “ Bharatanatyam” signifies three basic concepts: “Bhava” (expression)\, “Rag a” (a musical note)\, and “Tala” (rhythmic beat). It is a blend of “Nritta ” (the rhythmic movement of the body without any expression of emotion)\, “Nritya” (the combination of rhythm with expression through the eyes\, han ds\, and facial movements)\, and “Natya” (the dramatic element). All dance s are structured around the “Nava Rasas” (the nine common emotions of happ iness\, anger\, disgust\, fear\, sorrow\, courage\, compassion\, wonder\, and serenity). The dance is accompanied by South Indian Carnatic music.Dr. Sudha Raj started her early training in Bharatanatyam under Guru Soudhami ni in Pune\, Maharashtra\, in Pandanallur style. In 1976\, she started int ensive training under the guidance of Guru Adyar K. Lakshman in the Kalaks hetra style. In addition\, she has taken lessons with Jayalakshmi Easwar i n Delhi and Rangashree of Kinkini in Bangalore. Sudha has been training st udents in Bharatanatyam in the Syracuse area since 1982. She has been invo lved in lecture demonstrations and workshops\, offered through Syracuse Un iversity’s South Asia program in the interest of creating an awareness and appreciation for Bharatanatyam dance. She is also instrumental in bringin g several well-known dance and music artistes from India to perform in Syr acuse. In 2011\, Sudha was also involved in the choreography and performan ce of George Bizet’s “Pearl Fishers” staged by the Syracuse Opera. Several of Sudha’s students have successfully performed their Arangetram (Graduat ion recital) and continue to excel in academia and various professional ca reers. \;MORE INFOFree to the PublicSponsored by: South Asia Center\, Moynihan Institute of Global AffairsPart of the Ray Smith Symposium—in con junction with Syracuse Symposium For more information contact Emera Bridge r Wilson at \;elbridge@syr.edu \; DTEND:20190428T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260515T175743Z DTSTART:20190428T190000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Come Dance with Us! UID:RFCALITEM639144502632657852 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

A family-friendly event\, we are pleased to offer you an afternoon performance of Bharatanatyam\, an art form used to tell stories through classical dance in India. Dr. Sudha Raj will direct her students as they tell stories and end the program by asking you to try out Bharatanatyam in an interactive way and learn how you can tell your o wn stories through dance!
Bharatanatyam is an ancient form of Indian Cl assical Dance. It derives its name from Bharata Muni\, the author of “Naty a Shastra” (treatise on dance)\, written between the 2nd Century BC and 2n d Century AD. The name “Bharatanatyam” signifies three basic concepts: “Bh ava” (expression)\, “Raga” (a musical note)\, and “Tala” (rhythmic beat). It is a blend of “Nritta” (the rhythmic movement of the body without any e xpression of emotion)\, “Nritya” (the combination of rhythm with expressio n through the eyes\, hands\, and facial movements)\, and “Natya” (the dram atic element). All dances are structured around the “Nava Rasas” (the nine common emotions of happiness\, anger\, disgust\, fear\, sorrow\, courage\ , compassion\, wonder\, and serenity). The dance is accompanied by South I ndian Carnatic music.Dr. Sudha Raj started her early training in Bharatana tyam under Guru Soudhamini in Pune\, Maharashtra\, in Pandanallur style. I n 1976\, she started intensive training under the guidance of Guru Adyar K . Lakshman in the Kalakshetra style. In addition\, she has taken lessons w ith Jayalakshmi Easwar in Delhi and Rangashree of Kinkini in Bangalore. Su dha has been training students in Bharatanatyam in the Syracuse area since 1982. She has been involved in lecture demonstrations and workshops\, off ered through Syracuse University’s South Asia program in the interest of c reating an awareness and appreciation for Bharatanatyam dance. She is also instrumental in bringing several well-known dance and music artistes from India to perform in Syracuse. In 2011\, Sudha was also involved in the ch oreography and performance of George Bizet’s “Pearl Fishers” staged by the Syracuse Opera. Several of Sudha’s students have successfully performed t heir Arangetram (Graduation recital) and continue to excel in academia and various professional careers. \;MORE INFO
Free to the Pu blic

Sponsored by: South Asia Center\, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
Part of the Ray Smith Symposium—in conjunction with Syracuse Sy mposium

For more information contact Emera Bridger Wilson at&nb sp\;elbridge@syr.edu \;

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