| Upcoming Events |
1) 29th September, 2006 -
Durga Pooja Festival of Classical Music and Dance at Patna (Gandhi Maidan at 7pm)
2) Interview discussion on All India Radio - I as a poet
3) 5th and 6th October, 2006 -
ARPAN Festival 2006 - India Habitat Centre, Stein Auditorium at 7 pm (organised by me to promote future torch bearers of the classical performing arts tradition)
4) 7th October, 2006 -
Talk on Indian Performing Arts to participants of 74th International Training Programme at ICISA, Noida (2pm)
5) 10th October, 2006 (7pm) -
Performance for International Conference at the Indian Agriculture Research Institute, Pusa, Delhi
6) 11th October 2006 (7pm) -
performance at PSK, East Delhi
7) 12th October 2006 (7pm) -
performance for the International Conference, Physics Dept, University of Delhi
8) 17th October 2006 (7pm) -
performance at Mayfairs, Quatb, New Delhi
9) 25th October 2006 (7pm) -
performance at ISKCON Temple, Vrindaban
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| Press Reviews |
“Her feet dance, her eyes and hands do the talking….. fascinating experience as she executed aamad, that, tode, tukde and paranas with an electrifying display of footwork, body gestures employing the eyes, neck, chest, lips, hands in perfect coordination….through a mesmerizing dancing spell….”
(S.D.Sharma, Indian Express, Chandigarh) |
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Excerpts from Select Reviews
“Shovana's eloquence is as mesmerizing as her dance……” |
| (Alka S. Pande, Lucknow) |
| “Shovana Narayan is one of the few artistes who has gone beyond the level of technical expertise in search of truth, beauty and spiritualism in her dance” |
| (H.E. Shiv Shankar Mukherjee quoted in The Himalayan Times, Kathmandu, Jan 2006) |
| “As the audience sat enthralled, Narayan was able to sway them to her tempo with her narratives and movements” |
| (The Himalayan Times, Kathmandu, Jan 2006) |
| “Shovana Narayan's Kathak spellbinds audience” |
| (Dhaka, February 2, 2006) |
| “Mesmerizing evening of Kathak” by Shovana |
| (New Age Ti, Bangladesh, February 2, 2006) |
| “Kathak's Taal to Chopin Track” |
| (The Pioneer, Feb 21, 2006) |
| “Dancing her way into the Heart” ….. celebrated artiste, Shovana Narayan displayed exceptional skills showcasing music, love and dance in a unique experiment with western music and Indian classical dance form.” |
| (Delhi Mid Day, Feb 24, 2006) |
| “Poignantly and sensitively handled…By addressing the topical issue of untouchability, Shovana has successfully exposed the malignant disease still eroding our social fabric…” |
| (Sunday Times, Ahmedabad) |
| “Quest of a dancer….her social consciousness was reflected in this sensitive dancer's dance…….” |
| (Rakhee Bakhshee,The Hindustan Times) |
| “…Her abilities as an actress are on par with her virtuoso Kathak performance…Shovana proves her mettle as an actress with a strong portrayal of emotions reminding one of similar intense scenes from films which starred Smita Patil and Shabana Azmi in the past….” |
| (The Statesman) |
| “A sensitive portrayal… We are accustomed to seeing her prancing like a young gazelle to the rhythmic intricacies of Kathak, portraying bewitching nayikas in love. How did film maker Ashi Manohar rope her in to play an old woman living in abject poverty who ultimately awakened Akbar to the needs of the subject. But Shovana Narayan has virtually lived this unusual role….” |
| (Evening News) |
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