Suchitra Sairam, Author at Kala Vandanam

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Entries by Suchitra Sairam

#natyamnaatak – “I don’t believe you.”

June 24, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

It was an unseasonably sultry day in the Twin Cities (temp 97F, felt like 100F), and our non-air conditioned studio started to feel a wee bit warm, by late afternoon. […]

#natyamnaatak – “You Need Some Child Supervision…”

June 3, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

There is no doubt that adults get a lot of things wrong. We’d like to think that we know more than kids, but they remind us daily that is a […]

Day 1 at Kala Vandanam

June 2, 2022 in Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

By Devi Vijayakumar Sept 28th 2009 – was our family’s Day 1 at Kala Vandanam. For the past 13 years, we’ve evolved and grown with Kala Vandanam. The culture embodies long term value […]

#natyamnaatak – So much for non-violence in art

May 13, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

Students are learning hasta viniyoga (the usages for each hand gesture), and we arrive at mushti hasta (a fist), 9th in the series of single handed gestures. Usually, before we […]

#natyamnaatak – ““The President is in Town!”

May 6, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

Group class time, and we usually start with general “what’s new with you” conversations. It’s also time for students to share a lot of “gyan” (knowledge, wisdom) about a variety […]

#natyamnaatak – “You Can’t Say That About Yourself”

April 21, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

Learning Bharatanatyam is hard work, no matter what you are learning. But some adavus (steps in basic technique) are particularly taxing. Cue kuddittu mettu adavu variations, which will make the […]

#natyamnaatak – The Adavu Formerly Known As…

April 15, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

Kala Vandanam students are always thinking creatively, and this certainly extends to the names for certain adavus (basic movements in technique). Over the years, they have taken it upon themselves […]

#natyamnaatak – A Bindi Like Woody

April 8, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

While we don’t have uniforms for classes at Kala Vandanam, we do have a simple dress code – just as a habit and to create positive energy and mindset for […]

#natyamnaatak – Who do ya think you’re fooling? APRIL FOOLS!

April 1, 2022 in #natyamnaatak, Blog /by Suchitra Sairam

After being on the receiving end of a variety of April Fools jokes at the hands of students over the years, I decided to up the ante a bit a […]

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