Mysuru – A dance festival titled ‘Kalpashree Natyanjali-2017’ has been organised at Jaganmohan Palace in city from Apr. 14 to 16 under the aegis of Kalpashree Performing Arts Centre Trust, a Classical Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Music Training & Performing Centre, Ramanagaram, as part of its 28th anniversary celebrations. The three-day event features presentation of various dance forms from 4 pm to 9.30 pm on Apr. 14 and 15 and from 10.30 am to 10 pm on Apr. 16.

Apr. 14: Natuvanga Kalaimani  Sasikalavenkatesan, Chengalpattu and Vidu. Sowmyarani, Founder, Sowmya Nruthya Shale, Mysuru, will be the chief guests on the inaugural day.

The performing artistes are as follows: K. Sharada Acharaya, Chennai – Bharatanatyam; Pujaraj, Bihar – Bharatanatyam; Bommisettyruchaishya, Kavali – Kuchupudi; Sanjna Sharavanan, Chennai – Bharatanatyam; Sangeeta Gupta, New Delhi – Bharatanatyam; Saraswathi Natyalaya, Chengalpattu – Bharatanatyam (Guru Sasikala Venkatesan); B.R. Raksha, Bengaluru – Kathak; Phalguni Bhat, Bengaluru – Bharatanatyam; C. Megha, Chengalpattu – Bharatanatyam and V. Pujashree, Chengalpattu – Bharatanatyam.

Apr. 15: Shornalatha Satheesh, Narthanalaya Cultural Academy, Chennai and Satheesh, Narthanalaya Cultural Academy, Chennai and Surendranath, Nruthya Ravali Kuchipudi Academy, Hyderabad, will be the chief guests.

Performing artistes: Nandini’s The 9th Count Dance Academy, Bengaluru – Bharatanatyam (Guru Nandini); S. Hemavathi, Nrithya Dance Academy, Sivakasi – Bharatanatyam; Narthanalaya Cultural Academy, Chennai – Bharatanatyam (Guru Shornalatha Satheesh & Guru Satheesh); G. Apsara, Bengaluru – Bharatanatyam (Guru Jayashree); Nattiyalaya Bharatanatyam Academy, Karaikal – Bharatanatyam (Guru Kalaimamani Chithira Gopinath); Aishwarya Vijaykumar, Bengaluru (Guru Mithun Shyam) – Bharatanatyam; Tvishi Duggal & Gayatri Seth, New Delhi – Bharatanatyam; Navya, Bengaluru – Kuchipudi; Gunjan, Mumbai – Bharatanatyam; Ruma Shil, Bengaluru – Kathak; Sneha Ramachander, Hyderabad – Kuchipudi; Sai Modhrithi Vallabhaneni, Hyderabad – Kuchipudi; Sanskruthi Dance Academy, Bengaluru – Odissi (Guru Prajnamishra); The Beats of Panchakshram, Chennai – Bharatanatyam.

Apr. 16: H. Channappa, Asst. Director, Department of Kannada and Culture, Mysuru, Chithra Muralidaran, Artistic Director, Nrithyakthra Dance Academy, Chennai, Guru Pankaja Ramakrishnaiah State Award Winner, Mysuru and Vidu. Jyothi N. Hegde, Director, Lasyaranjana Shale, Mysuru, will be the chief guests.

Performing artistes: Meenakshi Acharya, Bengaluru -Bharatanatyam; C. Hitha Amrutha, Bengaluru – Bharatanatyam; N. Poornima, Bengaluru – Bharatanatyam; AVS Sri Sowkya, Hyderabad – Kuchipudi; Shivani Tyagi, New Delhi – Kathak; Nritya Gaana Academy for Performing Arts, Bengaluru – Bharatanatyam;Sushma Ravi, Bengaluru – Bharatanatyam; R. Sriranjani, Hosur – Bharatanatyam; Natyasree Joy Krishnan and Kalamanthalam Raji, Kerala – Kerala Natanam; Narthanam School of Dance, Bengaluru – Kuchipudi; Pavithra Ramu, Karur, TN – Bharatanatyam; Merry Roby, Chennai – Kuchipudi; Rakhi Kamani, Bengaluru – Kuchipudi; Deepa S. Pillai, Bengaluru – Bharatanatyam; Manju V. Nair, Bangkok – Bharatanatyam; Students of Raagini Sangeetha Nruthyalaya, Bengaluru – Bharatanatyam; Sreeranjani Umesh, Bengaluru – Bharatanatyam; Nrithyakshethra Dance Academy, Chennai – Bharatanatyam (Guru Chithra Muralidaran; and Madhurai Muralidaran); S. Shravanthy, Chennai – Bharatanatyam; S. Anushree, Chennai – Bharatanatyam; Ashesha Saha, Kolkata – Bharatanatyam; Megha Kumaran, Chennai – Bharatanatyam; Ananya Sangeetha, Chennai – Bharatanatyam; M.A. Ashvika, Chennai – Bharatanatyam; Nrityakalanjali Institute of Fine Arts, Mumbai – Bharatanatyam; Pushkara Team, Bengaluru – Bharatanatyam; C.P. Sumithra, Bengaluru – Bharatanatyam.