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Charis and Adavu Exploration
February 27, 2023 - February 28, 2023
Adavu Explorations
Rukmini Vijayakumar, the Director of Raadha Kalpa will teach a class that will be a fun exploration of the practise of Adavus and their usage in choreography, according to the idea of neutrality and layering in the Raadha Kalpa Method.
How do we use adavus in korwes and jathis?
How do we think of the dynamics in each movement?
How do we innovate within the tradition of movement?
Eligibility: Minimum of 5 years of regular training in bharatanatyam.
Charis & Abhinaya (Open to all styles)
The first hour of the workshop will introduce the movements from the Natyashastra known as the Chairs. These are the building block for Karanas, as reconstructed by Dr Padma Subrahmanyam. The Charis will be shared and used as a warm-up for the class so students are exposed to the type of dancing that used to exist in India.
The second half of the workshop will explore tools for Abhinaya, and work with some exercises that will be beneficial to all genres of dance. All styles can implement what they assimilate in their respective techniques and aesthetics. “