Salangai Pooja – Anjali Gopal

Suchitra Sairam is pleased to present her student Anjali Gopal in her first public performance. Traditionally, the Salangai Pooja (prayer for the bells) is conducted after the dancer achieves a base level of competency, and is the first occasion on which a dancer wears her bells in public performance. The brief prayer will be followed […]

Vijayadasami – Natya Sadhana 2006

Kala Vandanam celebrates a year of learning in its annual Vijayadasami event. Vijayadasami is the most auspicious day of the year to celebrate learning, and to honor ones teachers.

Varunapuri Kuravanji

Stafford Civic Center 1415 Constitution Ave, Stafford, TX, United States

Suchitra Sairam performs one of the lead roles as the “kurathi” (gypsy) in the dance drama Varunapuri Kuravanji. The production is presented as a part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Nritya School of Bharatanatyam, founded by one of Suchitra’s gurus, Smt. Padmini Chari.

Vijayadasami – Natya Sadhana 2005

Kala Vandanam celebrates a year of learning in its annual Vijayadasami event. Vijayadasami is the most auspicious day of the year to celebrate learning, and to honor ones teachers.