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ANNAPURNA INDIAN DANCE COMPANY OFFERS:
Indian dance demonstrations, Indian Storytelling from the ancient myths and legends, Indian Dance Workshops, Indian Drumming workshops and Combined Arts Projects with Indian Dance

ANNAPURNA INDIAN DANCE COMPANY has a strong and unrivalled record of dance work in Education especially in Yorkshire. The Company is renowned for celebrating traditions of India in style through dance and for offering opportunities to learn beautiful ideas for movement, expression and building confidence. In Education all projects promote greater understanding and appreciation of the cultural traditions from India through innovative ways and aim to increase awareness of racial cultural and social issues . The wonderfully rich and vibrant images of the Indian subcontinent are brought to life through dancing and storytelling using artefacts, colourful costumes, masks, puppets and visuals providing a great stimulus to most areas of the curriculum .

“The quality and exuberance of the performance left us all gasping.......” Ian Bretherton, Head Teacher, Alne Primary School York

INSPIRATION INDIA

Annapurna Indian dance is extremely proud to present INSPIRATION INDIA - our brand new project with an ambition to bring alive India 's powerful stories through dancing, storytelling and puppetry .

Please contact us 01422 365103 or 209906 for more information.

"I am delighted that Leeds schools have had the opportunity to work with this wonderful company. Annapurna Indian Dance are truly professional and they bring all the vibrancy and magic of Indian culture into school. The company use dance, masks and drumming to tell very powerful traditional stories that engage both children and adults. Teachers have really benefited from the company's training sessions, learning new ideas and simple techniques which they can use in the classroom. The feedback from teachers has always been extremely positive. For anyone who hasn’t worked with this company – I recommend they do."

Sarah Westaway
Arts Manager
ArtForms – Education Leeds

Previous Projects...

The Mangalam Project 2006:-

Mangalam is that feeling of auspiciousness when everything is right in your world –you can achieve anything and are at peace with everyone.

MANGALAM was funded by West Yorkshire Grants and toured schools across West Yorkshire . Mangalam took the popular story of RAMA and SITA (from Ten Incarnations) and explored the issue of bullying and the need to curb the greed for power.

The project message aimed to highlight the importance of peace and harmony in the world.

Sanjeev Suvarna

Artists included renowned dancer Sanjeev Suvarna who performed energetic folk dance called YAKSHAGANA (popular in Karnataka State of India) and also Ramya Chitlur, a Bharata Natyam dancer and singer from Bangalore . Principal dancer and storyteller was Navya Rattehalli . Sanjeev Suvarna also played the hypnotic drum called Chande in the shows. (Dancer Devika Rao also assisted the project)

Mangalam has original music composed with guidance by artist Chandra Shekhar Navda, Mangalore, India.

Photos were taken by Chris Lord and Amanda Crowther and flyers designed by Harmeet Senbi.

Ramya Chitlur &
Navya Rattehalli

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