STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Natrang Jammu organised a ‘Bharatanatyam’ workshop under the guidance of Nitika Aggarwal at Natrang studio theatre in the ongoing Children Theatre Camp-2023 which is being conducted by Sumeet Sharma.
Speaking about the workshop Natrang director Balwant Thakur informed that in its endeavour to expose younger generations to the great performing art traditions of India, Natrang this year chose to introduce one of the leading classical dance tradition ‘Bharatanatyam’ to the participants of Natrang Children Theatre Camp.
He further informed that India has eight classical dance traditions and Bharatanatyam is amongst the oldest one. Bharatanatyam traces its origins back to the Natyashastra-an ancient treatise on theatre written by the mythic priest Bharata. Fact remains that younger generations are drifting away from their roots and it becomes our larger responsibility to expose and connect them to our rich cultural traditions.
The workshop was conducted by Nitika Aggarwal- a famous Bharatanatyam exponent who is a Visharad graduate from Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh. Appreciated and awarded on many occasions, she is credited for having introduced classical dances in the temples of Jammu and conducted a dance recital at the historic Raghunath Mandir organised by FICCI FLO. She is also an established Vedic astrologer.
Those who took part in the workshop included Shafaq Fatimah, Tasmia Shafquat, Samrat Sharma, Advait Soham, Raaga Sharma, Adeesha Singh, Ruhaan Chandan, Jayaditya Singh, Sharvil Mahajan, Shranaya Mahajan, Javir Singh, Reet Gupta, Aryan Gupta, Adira Gupta, Daivik Gupta, Mehak Chib, Abhiraj Sharma, Sadhya Sharma, Araiya Shan, Mrigasya Shan, Daiwik Shan, Advik Sharma, Tanmay Chopra, Aarav Vashisht, Jeevansh Sharma, Arindam Kohli, Aarohi Kohli, Saanchi Dutta, Dwijesh Dutta, Riaan Gupta, Manavi Bhushan, Kavyaansh Gandotra, Shravya Sharma, Audvik Badyal, Kamakhya Bali, Vidhanshi Jamwal, Viyaan Sharma, , Droan Dushyant Kohli, Anmol Sharma, Kushan Malhotra, Pragya Wadhera, Abhay Sharma, Aarjav Jain and Pulkit Jayee.
Natrang Children Theatre camp is being assisted by Mohd. Yaseen, Kananpreet Kaur, Palshin Dutta, Mihir Gujral and Sheryaar Salaria.