Nrityagram - Lterally means Village of dance and thats exactly what the place is!
India's first modern Gurukul (residential school) for Indian classical dances and an intentional community in the form of a dance village,[2] set up by Odissi dancer Protima Gauri in 1990. The residential school offers training in Indian classical dance forms, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali and Manipuri, eight hours a day, six days a week for seven year, following the ancient Guru-shishya tradition.[3] Designed by Gerard da Cunha, the community is situated near Hesaraghatta Lake 30 km away from Bangalore (Source
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If you are a dance enthusiast, this place should definitely figure in your itinerary the next time you are in Bangalore or its vicinity! I was there sometime last year and was definitely bowled over by this quaint little place......
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| Cottages at NrityaGram |
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| Entrance into Nrityagram..... |
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| Beautiful sculpture isn't it.... |
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| You are not allowed to click the pics of dancers in action! This is the picture of a picture |
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Very beautiful ! loved the images, and the informative, thanks for sharing.. my daughter loves to dance, if there is opportunity for a course, I would love my daughter to attend. I have been so many times to bangalore, never heard of this, thank you for sharing !
ReplyDeleteThere was a time when I dreamt of going to one..but then life took over!
ReplyDeleteN for Nauseated-Random Thoughts Naba
Lovely post lovely pics . Been there a couple of times for the Vasanta Habba, the all night music and dance fests till they got unruly and infested with drunks :)
ReplyDeleteLovely post, lovely place, lovely pics Meena. I went to the night long Vasanta habba ages ago a few times, at the Nrityagram. What a woman/danseuse Protima Bedi
ReplyDeleteI would surely want to visit here... I love dance and watching any of its form will be a delight!
ReplyDeleteLong back I saw a TV play of Hema malini in which this type of place was shown as a dance school....lovely
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely place. This is definitely going on my list to visit places whenever I visit Bangalore! Thanks Meena for sharing about it. The pictures of the place are lovely, what beautiful ambiance!
ReplyDeleteBeauty Interprets, Expresses, Manifests the Eternal
Wow, that looks awesome! Great pics!
ReplyDeleteShawn from Laughing at Life 2
not allowed to click pics of dancers in action? wonder y!! n abt d place, i wud giv anythn to go der. my dream frm childhood was to learn dance bt due to sum reasons, i was sent to music classes!
ReplyDeleteWOW cool place! ♥
ReplyDeleteWow!! I want to not just visit but stay and learn Bharatnatyam here!! Lovely! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see a country that respects its folklore dance and songs as national treasures. Too many countries ignore the past or decide it doesn't fit with their religious dogmas.
ReplyDeleteI had never heard about this, but I am a big dance fan - so yes, adding this to my wish list.. It looks soo nice. Thanks for sharing:-)
ReplyDeleteAs usual, wonderful snaps :) And the sculpture looks elegant. The whole place looks artistic !
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures and great post.
ReplyDeleteIts such a peaceful and beautiful place na?!
ReplyDeleteI loved our visit and even to this day wish I could at least spend a few days dancing there :)