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Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

YUVA NARTAN UTSAV: CLASSICAL INDIAN DANCE AT CURVE, LEICESTER

22nd October 2019

Last Updated on 20th November 2023 by Bejal

I have been a fan of Indian classical dance for as long as I remember and thus you can imagine my joy when Curve theatre in Leicester had a production of Nurpur Arts’ Yuva Nartan Utsav. It  was part of the New Work Festival, which took over spaces around the Curve, with theatre productions and activities for all ages.

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  • THE NEW WORK FESTIVAL
  • NUPUR ARTS
  •  YUVA NARTAN UTSAV: THE PERFORMACE
  • TABLA SOLO
  • GANESH VANDHANAM
  • KANAKA MAYAM
  • BHAMAKALAPAM
  •  UTSAV
  •  SHYAM TORI
  • ENA KAVIPADINALUM
  • BADARWA
  • LEELA NIDI HAI
  • HARI TUM HARO
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THE NEW WORK FESTIVAL

Leicester’s Curve theatre has curated the New Work festival to both support and showcase the most dynamic and exciting talent from the Midlands. The line-up included several performances direct from runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer, plus informal gigs, musical comedy, dance, drama and more.

Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

Yuva Nartan Utsav is an Indian classical dance and music showcasing quality work and performances by several emerging artists from around the country. This nationally recognised festival ‘Utsav’, meaning festival or celebration in Marathi and the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit, celebrates youth and provides a platform for them to thrive and display their talent.

NUPUR ARTS

Nupur Arts was established 25 years ago, back in 1991 by Artistic Director Smita Vadnerkar. Smita is a professional artist in the South Indian classical dance style of Bharat Natyam.

Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

Photo Courtesy: Pukaar Magazine

Through outreach workshops and performances, now over 200 students learn at the classes and over the 25 years many young leaders following Smita’s backing and dedication, have been involved in production, script-writing, teaching, media documentation, composing and administration of the classes and productions. Through Nupur Arts, hundreds of young people have become culturally aware, confident, creative and energetic adults making a positive contribution to Leicestershire and beyond.

Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

Weekly dance classes are regularly run throughout term time at local venues and popular stage productions and performances are delivered several times a year.

Smita was awarded The Special Vishva Lanka Award for her outstanding contribution to dance in the community 2010.

 YUVA NARTAN UTSAV: THE PERFORMACE

TABLA SOLO

The evening opened with a tabla performance from Pulkit Sharma, who was accompanied by Saurav Bellary providing melodic complement by Harmonium, Pulkit educated the audience on the selection of compositions he played within a defined time-cycle, which is also known as Taal. A truly talented and classical start to the show.

Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

Photo Courtesy: Curve, Leicester

The rest of the evening showcased different classical Indian dances comprising of solos and group with nationally recognised talent from around the country as well as those from Leicestershire.

GANESH VANDHANAM

A duet by Pallavi Anand and Daniella Varghese. The duet performance was On Namo Bhagavathey, a prayer to Lord Ganesha. A beautiful display of synchronicity and artistry.

Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

Photo Courtesy: Curve, Leicester

KANAKA MAYAM

Pallavi and Daniella treated us to a second piece where they impersonated two devotees at a festival, watching a procession of an unknown deity.

Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

Photo Courtesy: Curve, Leicester

BHAMAKALAPAM

This was a kuchipudi performance by a group from Nupur including, Shreya Vadnerker, Shree Savani, Sakshi Vadya, Alisha Vaghela, Deepa Nair and Nidhi Joshi.

Bhama Kalpa, is an ancient and iconic traditional form of the Kuchipudi dance and tells the romantic love quarrel between Lord Krishna and Satyabhama. It depicts the unity of the south and the great spirit. An uplifting and happy dance and a true feast of colour and joy for the audience.

 UTSAV

A stunning and charming  solo Kathak performance by Parbati Chaudhury

Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

Photo Courtesy: Curve, Leicester

 SHYAM TORI

A Bharatanatyam performed by the compere of the evening, Swati Seshadri, this dance depicted the tale of swapping places of Radhika and Shyam, a devotee to Lord Krishna.

Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

Photo Courtesy: Curve, Leicester

ENA KAVIPADINALUM

Another group dance performed by Shreya Vadnerkar, Sakshi Vaidya, Alisha Vaghela, Deepa Nair, Shree Savani and Nanditha Raghavan, is a Bharatnatyam about a poet who questions his faith and can be related to modern times.

Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

Photo Courtesy: Curve, Leicester

BADARWA

Parbati Chaudhury performed another Kathak about the monsoon and the imminent union of love between two beloveds.

LEELA NIDI HAI

An Odissi solo performance by Elena Catalano was a perfect penultimate piece, showing us of the secretive and tender relationship between a young Radha and Lord Krishna. Elena truly showed the romantic nature of Radha, a mythological woman in Indian history.

Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

Photo Courtesy: Curve, Leicester

HARI TUM HARO

The show closed with a solo performance by Shree Savani, specialising in BharataNatyam, performing a powerful story from the ancient India scripture of Mahabharata about Draupadi. Shree is one of many talents here and was the winner of BBC young dancer 2019 in the South Asian Categories.

Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

Photo Courtesy: BBC Young Dancer 2019

 

A truly skill full and captivating evening showcasing the talent of Indian dance in the UK and the tireless efforts of Nupur Arts and its founder Smitha. Have a look out on Nupur Arts website for more productions as they celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2020.

Yuva Nartan Utsav: Indian Classical Dance at The Curve, Leicester

Disclaimer: I received a press invite for the performance of Yuva Nartan Utsav, however all views and opinions are my own therefore remain a copyright of be-lavie

Photography was kindly provided by The Curve in Leicester (unless otherwise stated) and should be reproduced by obtaining consent from the press office.

 

Tell  me, have you ever experienced Indian classical dance? 

 

The Curve

60 Rutland Street

Leicester

LE1 1SB

Box Office Tel. 0116 242 3595

The performance of Yuva Nartan Utsav was a one-off on Saturday 19 October 2019. You can still book tickets for other performances who are part of the New Work Festival up until 26th October 2019 on the Curve website

 

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Bejal

I’m Bejal aka Be, an ex-scientist turned travel writer and digital content creator. I have travelled to 6 continents, visited 70 plus countries, including an around the world trip, making me quite the expert in crafting intricate itineraries. I love to discover some of the world's more remote destinations and stay in some incredible hidden location eco-hotels. My aim is to transport you, my audience, to inspirational and cultural global spots that are less visited and allow you to see the 'real' and authentic side of destinations through detailed guides with a sprinkling of luxury. The spotlight is on eco-friendly responsible experiential travel with lifelong memories.

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  • Binny
    23rd October 2019

    Loved watching my friends do this when we were younger!

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    • Bejal
      Binny
      23rd October 2019

      It’s a really beautiful dance form isn’t it? Looks quite regal

      Reply
  • thetravelsofmrsb
    4th November 2019

    Sounds like a beautiful performance!

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    • Bejal
      thetravelsofmrsb
      4th November 2019

      It really was so elegant and utterly beautiful with the gorgeous costumes.

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