Purva International classical dance festival

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ATTENTION DEAR ARTISTS, PURSUING INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCES, DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR Jan 2019 Festival Edition-

5th PURVA INT. CLASSICAL DANCE FESTIVAL IS Nov 20th 2018.

A Multi City event,
which will be hosted in 3 cities.
The Inaugral being in Vadodara/ Baroda (The cultural Capital of Gujarat)

FURTHER DETAILS BELOW.

INDEX:

About Purva school of Bharatanatyam
About Purva festivals
About the founder- director
Contact details
Application procedure
Other festival details regarding 2016 edition
Pictures and video links

About Purva school of Bharatanatyam

“PURVA” School of Bhartanatyam is a leading dance institute in Baroda. The renowned dance teachers Guru Shri Sharad Pandya Smt. Niru Pandya founded “PURVA” in 1983 with the aim of promoting the rich art and cultural heritage of India. It fulfills this aim through proper and intensive training of young talents, thereby bringing the essence of Bharatanatyam style of Classical Dance. “PURVA” has also been working for the purpose of the cultural upliftment of classical dance of India.

It is affiliated to Nalanda Dance Research Centre Mumbai, a college recognized by Bombay University. “PURVA” School of Bharatanatyam is recognized as one of the leading highly professional dance institutes from around the world, by International Dance Council, and is a registered member of CID, UNESCO.

“PURVA” has two teaching centers in Baroda. It also consists of two sections, The first section is related to teaching and training and another section is that of the performing group.

“PURVA” also has a junior troupe of upcoming artists who are trained in a disciplined manner and have given several small but important performances in shows hosted by “PURVA”. This helps in increasing the confidence in the junior artists and they are thus encouraged to further participate in similar functions.

Over and above teaching dance “PURVA” believes in educating students regarding the cultural heritage and traditions of India. It is a institution of incomparable credibility in imparting training in Bharatanatyam dance style.

Under the inspiring guidance of Guru Shri Sharad Pandya the performing group has given innumerable national and international performances and have been widely appreciated. The troupe has performed for various charitable and social organizations also. PURVA frequently invites and felicitates the renowned artists of this field thereby making the coming generation aware of such artists.

Lecture as well as demonstrations related to various other facets of Indian Art is also arranged at “PURVA” Workshops & cultural exchange programmes are also conducted by “PURVA”

It has maintained and served the sanctity and the purity of the dance form, style and technique. It has made innovation in the Bharatanatyam choreography keeping intact the basic features of the dance.

“PURVA” believes in helping out various educational and social institutes through its performance and feels that dance can be much more than just a medium of entertainment. It helps the society with complete devotion and feels proud in playing a small but vital role in doing so. The students of PURVA pursue dance as their hobby but they are trained in a professional manner with sheer discipline.

It also truly follows the ‘GURUKUL PARAMPARA’ of Indian culture. Students find a home away from home here in Purva. Till this date“PURVA” has trained about 1500 students who are now stationed around the globe. In this manner it has been discharging the stupendous task of enabling the heritage of India to reach around the globe.

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2. About Purva festivals

Vadodara, The cultural capital of Gujarat, is proud to have the Festival which is the brain child of Guru Sharad Pandya. It is designed to celebrate the sprit of promotion of classical dance & exchange of creativity between Indian as well as foreign classical dance artists in a true & live sense. The festival is organized with the aim of spreading awareness that the Indian Classical Dances percolates and penetrates the man-made boundaries & that they are so rich containing great beauty that people from around the world have accepted & appreciated it.

The objectives of the festival were:

• To promote international exchange of knowledge and ideas in classical dance

• To educate the public specifically the younger generation in the classical dance.

•To give a platform to foreign artists practicing Indian classical dance

• To provide artists from abroad, an opportunity to explore Indian culture & tradition closely, especially in Vadodara – the cultural capital of Gujarat.

It was felt that by bringing together these artists, we would be able to present to the audience, an experience that aesthetically enriches them and further highlights the devotional bend of these artists towards

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3. About the founder- Director in brief

GURU SHARAD PANDYA

An exponent of Bharatanatyam

It is our proud privilege to assay an amazing personality like Guru Sharad Pandya. We had a wonderful experience of seeing the maestro in action training his disciples with utmost sincerity & strict discipline.

Guru Shri Sharad Pandya is the founder-Director of “Purva School of Bharatanatyam”. An internationally acclaimed artist, he has been a wonderful cultural ambassador, representing Indian Performing Arts at several countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Kampuchea, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Mauritius, Pakistan, U.S.S.R & USA. He has enthralled the audiences at several festivals and has received many awards & honors. He is the author of the book “Nrity-Shashtra” and has been teaching Bharatanatyam for over 30 years following the “Gurukul” parampara attracting students from different parts of Gujarat & India as well as many countries like Russia, Brazil, America, France, Austria, Spain & Mauritius. As a choreographer par excellence he has presented several performances like “Mahishashur Mardini Strotram”, “Nala Damyanti”, “Krishna Leela”, ‘Prakruti Varnan” etc. As an astute organizer he has given some memorable events such as “International Classical Dance Festival”, “National Festival of Classical Dance Drama”, “Festival of Lesser known Classical Dances of India”, “World Environment Day” & “World Dance Day” celebrations etc. Purva School is recognized by International Dance Council-UNESCO-France & has been affiliated to Nalanda College-Mumbai & World MIFA-Italy.

Having been invited thrice to Pakistan to showcase the rich Indian Culture, he has made subtle attempts to bridge the gap between the people of the two countries. He has demonstrated his sensitivity to social issues by helping institutions during natural calamities and creating means to help needy students. He strives to provide a platform to his disciples to showcase their creativity.

On the 15th August, 2015, Guru sharad Pandya has been awarded with Senior Fellowship to outstanding persons in the field of Culture from the Ministry of culture, Govt of India.

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Contact details

PURVA SCHOOL OF BHARATANATYAM

"PURVA FESTIVAL 2016"

62/C SATYEN SOCIETY, 2 VIP ROAD, KARELIBAUG, VADODARA 390018

purva.festivals@gmail.com / guru.sharadpandya@gmail.com

+91. 0 94275 38997 / 09743448300 (Please do call only if there are any clarifications required)

www.purva-bharatanatyam.org

www.purva-festivals.blogspot.in

Deadline to apply: November 20 2018, 11.45 PM.

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Application procedure

Application deadline – November 20th (By post, hard copies / or via email)

Announcement of results – December 20th 2018 (on this blogsite as well as via email to those who have been selected)

Festival dates – January 27th At Vadodara, and 28th and 29th 2018.

Venue – Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA

Airport – Vadodara / Baroda (code BDQ) nearest – In the city, domestic airport

Railway station – Vadodara / Baroda railway station (Code – BRC)

Nearest International airport – Ahmadabad

Other connecting city International airport – Mumbai

Previous festival artists feedback: bottom of the page on: www.purvafestivals.blogspot.in

Information: Since ‘Purva School of Bharatanatyam’ is a non-profit making organization & is working solely for the upliftment of classical dance, we DO NOT charge any participation fees and at the same time we do not provide any remuneration. We give only comfortable local hospitality, stage, lights and sound, 3 meals a day, high tea, local commutation and publicity related to the festival, Pick up and drop from Baroda city airport / railway station. Additionally, we also take the artists to a one day sight seeing of the city and around.

Also, we would not be able to provide very luxurious facilities during the festival for the participants, such as sty at either a guest house, flats, service apartments or penthouses. Still, the hosts will make sure to provide simple but comfortable local hospitality and of course an experience to cherish.

SELECTION PROCEDURE: Only those applications would be considered who submit their applications on time along with all the materials required by post or email before Nov 20th 2018..

The selection will be made on the basis of: choreography, theme, presentation style and other technical aspects. Also, as it is a classical festival, the performance has to be classical in form.

· Applications with poor quality of VCD / DVD/ youtube link recording would not be taken into consideration
You should perform on a music CD/ DVD. Live music not allowed. However, the audio quality should be very professional.

· Results once declared will be final & would not be changed in any case.

· The jury decision will be final & no discussions regarding the same will be entertained.

· Artists practicing any classical dance form, residing outside India are welcome to apply.

RULES:

- All international expenses as well as expenses to reach to Baroda city (Airport/railway station) are on the part of the participants themselves.

-In no case, the festival is responsible for anything or any expense OUTSIDE BARODA CITY.

- Each participant is expected to be present in Baroda city at least one day prior to their scheduled performance.

- Selected participants would be expected to give their arrival & departure schedule & details at least 3 weeks prior to the festival.

- No request regarding increase in the duration of the performance will be encouraged.

- Any artiste / Company / school / group would NOT be paid.

- Local transportation, local hospitality including comfortable stay & proper meals would be provided by PURVA along with a city tour of Vadodara. Stage, lights, sound, publicity, place for practice would be provided by PURVA.

Performance should be ONLY classical, Indian dance. Should NOT be on any fusion music or contemporary mode. Traditional costumes, ornaments make up etc should be followed. Time given for performance for a solo is 25 mins, duet is 30 mins and group is 35 mins. Including announcement.

Who can apply?
Mainly only for Solo or Duet artists
Foreigners who are performing Indian classical dance are invited to apply.

Any professional artist who has been in the field of performing arts since atleast 5 -7 years for Indians and atleast 3 years of experience for those applying for outside India.

Who has experience of participation in various festival.

Who is keen on showcasing their talent to the audience of Vadodara, Gujarat

Who would like to present Indian classical dance

Or traditional classical dance of their country

Applications are invited from foreign artists pursuing Indian dance forms / foreign artists presenting their classical / traditional arts forms / non- resident Indians who are spreading Indian culture abroad / Indian artists who have been professionally pursuing classical dance.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Each artiste wishing to apply for participation to the "Purva" 5th International classical dance festival is required to submit the following materials along with the application form (Email us if you are interested to participate and we shall send you the form via email):

-Profile – Bio-data –Curriculum vitae {Of the director or choreographer)

-Photographs

-Information – brochure of the Dance school – company – group

-Press Clippings – coverage – media reviews:

-VCD/DVD of the performance (to be presented in the festival) or youtube link

-Synopsis of the performance

-APPLICATIONS WITHOUT THE ABOVE MATERIALS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

· Each of these is to be submitted in hard copies via post or via email.

KINDLY NOTE:

Those shortlisted, selected would be informed by email by Nov 20th 2018. An official letter also would be emailed as well as posted (hard copy) However, for security purposes, the selected artist is humbly requested to deposit for a means of security deposit, which will be refunded upon the artists' arrival at Vadodara. There have been few artists who despite having being selected did not turn up at the last moment, due to which this year we have this as one of our new clauses. If the artist does not turn up, the money deposited will not be refunded.

For those who may be selected to perform in all the 3 cities, may have to pay a small amount of registration fee.

Also, few artists from those selected for this festival, will also be given opportunity to perform in another city on the 3rd day of the festival. For this city only, the travel onward and return in train from Baroda to and back will be provided along with local hospitality. However no remuneration will be provided.

We encourage foreign artists practicing Indian classical dance forms to apply.

We are looking for neat presentation and traditional performance.

Any Indian classical dance form.

We can also send a letter, that may be required for you to get a visa, if you may not be in INDIA.

Other activities during your visit to the festival include:

· Festival seminar

· A city tour of Vadodara

· An interactive session with other artists

· A meet with the local press & media

· Lunch and Dinner with dance students of PURVA & other artists

· A workshop on traditional folk dances of Gujarat, if you wish to participate.

· An enriching festival which you surely will cherish.

· A medium which will provide you an opportunity for exchange of thoughts and ideas relating to arts with artists of different forms and nationality.

We also invite critics to review the performers at the festival.

Purva School of Bharatanatyam proudly presents its 4th edition of PURVA INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL DANCE FESTIVAL. This Festival is a way to promote and encourage artists around the world, who are devoted to Indian Classical Dances, to showcase their efforts in India. The festival is organized with the aim of spreading awareness that the Indian Classical Dance percolates and penetrates the man-made boundaries & that they are so rich containing great beauty that people from around the world have accepted & appreciated it.

This year we bring to you the varied Classical Dances of India in their purest form. These performances will be rendered by Indians settled abroad who make immense efforts to keep this art form alive in foreign lands which in itself is a struggle. Another speciality of this Festival this year is that all the artists who are performing are upcoming and young artists who, despite several competitive and lucrative careers, have made dance as their focus in life thus dedicating their lives to this field. Always, Purva festival has the prime motto to bring to Vadodara, artists pursuing Indian classical dances but are foreigners. To encourage their hardwork and to showcase their talents, their love for Indian dance and simultaneously to bring to the locals what outsides have, for Indian culture.

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Other festival details regarding 2016 edition

Feb 20th and 21st 2016.

Solo, duet or group can apply.

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Pictures and video links

http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev13/rev1519.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcI6bgee_D4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0qirAgMUHs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmV5K51jbuw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uItyJPke8u8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ0bMQRgDKQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Jjsdfksi8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icdwo9yCMGM
http://artistsfeedback.blogspot.in/
http://www.artindia.net/purva.html
1st http://www.flickr.com/photos/purva-bharatanatyam/sets/72157602336747779/
2nd - https://picasaweb.google.com/purvabaroda/PurvaMediaReviews?authuser=0&feat=directlink