ANNOUNCING ... An extraordinary weekend to learn about Devadasis and their dances from our DEW scholar!

SADIR CHOREOGRAPHIES, SONGS & HISTORY
by 
Dr. SWARNAMALYA GANESH
(Fulbright Scholar, Performer & Dance Historian)

Students will learn live in the 65-acre Chinmaya Naada Bindu (CNB) Gurukul-Ashram for 2 days and be engaged in full day sessions in learning:
- A Nrtta & an Abhinaya composition in the Sadir style 
- History of Sadir & Bharatanatyam (talks & discussions) 
- Dancing music
- Sacred chanting

SADIR is the ancestral original of modern Bharatanatyam. The classical music and dance of South India have their memories firmly in it. Sadir was preserved by the Devadasis and Nattuvanars. 

SUGGESTED DONATION:
Rs, 2,700 (triple sharing accommodation) 

Arrival - July 10, 2015 (after 4pm) 
Sessions - July 11, 7am to July 12, 5pm
Depart - July 12, 2015, 6pm

DEW is FREE for Monsoon Dance Intensive students. 
MDI is a 21 day residential dance intensive designed and taught by Ramaa Bharadvaj (Director-Dance, CNB) with invited guest teachers. For full MDI details: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1539245056347862/

Contact:
reachus@chinmayanaadabindu.org
+91 96898-89153

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"DEW" is a residential nurturing program conceptualized by Ramaa Bharadvaj. Students stay in the Ashram and study with world renowned master artists, scholars & choreographers.