impressions

I have never seen anything quite like Aparna Sindhoor's company, Navarasa Dance Theatre, in action. There is not only a fusing of dance and theatre, here, but even within the different arts an explosive fusion of cultures. The dance is definitely rooted in the traditional, but they have incorporated into the movement elements from occidental modern dance (there is a stunning pas de deux that would be at home with Alvin Ailey's company) and even more eclectic suggestions than that. - Gaëtan L. Charlebois (Montreal Critic)

Collaboratively created by Sindhoor and Natyaveda, Navarasa’s choreography is grounded in traditional Indian dance, but reaches outward. They incorporate modern dance, Indian martial arts, aerial dance, Bollywood’s pop influences - all with an eye for originality and a skillful use of space, sending dancers into eye-catching floor patterns. Embedded are compelling dances: an acrobatic solo up and down a roughly 10-foot-tall wooden column, a sensuous, serpentine duet, a fighting dance with the clash of wooden canes. The most engaging dances are the rhythmic group dances, slaps, and claps complementing the stomps of ultra-flexed feet and high kicks that smack against outstretched hands. - Boston Globe

Breathtaking! A performance deeply, almost in-your-face Indian, but impressively international in its appeal and quality…. The level of individual skill was high, and the combination created an experience that stunned the audience with its complexity and beauty. - Times of India

Encounter by the Navarasa Dance Theater based in Boston, created by Artistic Director Aparna Sindhoor and Anil Natyaveda was superb for its high quality performance and for its evocative rendition of a Mahasweta Devi's short story. - Narthaki, Los Angeles

Most moving was "Encounter," a theatrical piece by Aparna Sindhoor, artistic director of Navarasa Dance Theater, who performed with four male dancers. - Portland Press Herald, Bates Dance Festival

"Encounter with Self" captured viewers with a sensual exploration of mental and physical identity, juxtaposing slow, calculated gestures with quick, impulsive movements to create a contemplative dynamic between them. - Justice, Brandeis Residency

Sindhoor’s choreography … grounds her work in the form's [Bharatanatyam] basic vocabulary and style – But she also embraces Indian martial arts, yoga moves, theatrical gesture, and a modern dancer's eye for space to create dances that seem both old and new. - Boston Globe

In the dance "Kozhalanudhida" (Krishna played the flute) she (Aparna) played the flute of our heart. - Kannada Prabha

In "Chilimili Endo Duva Giligalira" and "Akka Kelavva Nanonda Kanasa Kande" (immortalized by Mallikarjun Mansoor), music, meaning, dance and expression attained a very high degree of creativity. - The Hindu

If according to Bharata's Natya Sastra the evocation of proper sentiments in the refined assemblage is the true test of a good performance, Aparna's portrayal in "Putta Vidhave" (young widow, by the great Kannada poet Dr. D. R. Bendre) passed the acid test. - Sruti

Aparna performed this number with great dignity in keeping with the solemnity of such transcendental love... The choreography was crisp, the jatis short and tidy. The dance simple and elegant. - Indian and World Arts and Crafts

...Aparna Sindhoor's choreography is honest and exquisite. - Le Soleil (Quebec City)

Aparna Sindhoor does not just dance. She becomes one with the stage. - Mysore Mitra

Aparna Sindhoor gave life to the tragedy inherent in the poetry – of war and killing and the destitution of women….. To a poem she has sung herself, to no other musical accompaniment except a guitar she danced to simple pada jatis and underplayed abhinaya, a contradiction she accomplishes so well. - The Hindu

River Rites was an effective combination of [Sindhoor’s] talents and creativity…It was very powerful. She told the story of the struggle of Adivasi people very effectively. - India New England

Aparna Sindhoor's performances express a deep patience and commitment to art and life and works with tradition and individual talent/creativity. - Andholana

impressions

Choreographers often bring their passions and outrages to the stage. Aparna Sindhoor takes it a step further- she brings the stage to others... - MS. Magazine What sets apart Aparna is her hand picking Kannada poetry and short stories from various parts of the world, set them to dance and present them in a very innovative and bold fashion as to make them come alive on stage. The impact they leave on the minds of the audience is deep. - Sruti

The entire display was very moving, highly elevating and evocative. Aparna's quick movements, mercurial expressions and digni-fied suggestions lent this show great charm. The flexibility of Bharatanatyam was ably displayed by Aparna by choreographing successfully a theme strictly not within the classical frame . - The Hindu

Flexible Bharatanatyam dancer Aparna Sindhoor dances sinuously in a traditionally classical style of her native India. Her sprightly choreography, by contrast, conveys boldly dramatic stories bolstering progressive views on contemporary issues. - Bay State Banner, MA

It is through art, and not just science that Aparna brings to us, LIFE! - Medha Patkar on River Rites

Amazing show again! It is pure delight to see you [Sindhoor] dance, even when killing the biggest beast. The Hunt is brilliant, shocking and direct. I was drawn in completely into Mary's [protagonist] life. - Prof. Anthony Barrand, Boston University

She (Aparna Sindhoor) is hauntingly effective. - Daily Hampshire Gazette, MA

Aparna sings poetry through her body. Poetry gets new light through her dance features. - Udaya Vani

Aparna Sindhoor of Mysore herself a professional and a guru, presented Jayadevakavi's Ashtapadi in a new light rich in emotion and verve. - The Hindu

In varna (Manavi) she sought to convey her grasp over the medium. All the three Kannada compositions (saddu madali, yaava mohana, akka kelavva) were evocative with impressive abhinaya. - Deccan Herald

Jatiswara and Padavarna came out very well. Javali and Ashtapadi reflected the talent and dedication of Aparna. - Praja Vani

Aparna Sindhoor's "A Leaf in the Whirlwind" "A dynamic response to broken world" - The Gazette (Montreal)

...performance of singer, dancer Aparna Sindhoor was seductive. - VOIR (French Magazine)

She pushes the boundaries in a way that allows expansion of the art form without deserting it altogether. Aparna Sindhoor Dance Production, A Story And A Song Captivates. - Lokvani

The duets between Sindhoor and Anil Natyaveda are riveting. Possessed of a haunting singing voice in addition to her other talents, Sindhoor is truly a wonder. - Montreal Mirror

impressions

I have never seen anything quite like Aparna Sindhoor's company, Navarasa Dance Theatre, in action. There is not only a fusing of dance and theatre, here, but even within the different arts an explosive fusion of cultures. The dance is definitely rooted in the traditional, but they have incorporated into the movement elements from occidental modern dance (there is a stunning pas de deux that would be at home with Alvin Ailey's company) and even more eclectic suggestions than that. - Gaëtan L. Charlebois (Montreal Critic)

Collaboratively created by Sindhoor and Natyaveda, Navarasa’s choreography is grounded in traditional Indian dance, but reaches outward. They incorporate modern dance, Indian martial arts, aerial dance, Bollywood’s pop influences - all with an eye for originality and a skillful use of space, sending dancers into eye-catching floor patterns. Embedded are compelling dances: an acrobatic solo up and down a roughly 10-foot-tall wooden column, a sensuous, serpentine duet, a fighting dance with the clash of wooden canes. The most engaging dances are the rhythmic group dances, slaps, and claps complementing the stomps of ultra-flexed feet and high kicks that smack against outstretched hands. - Boston Globe

Breathtaking! A performance deeply, almost in-your-face Indian, but impressively international in its appeal and quality…. The level of individual skill was high, and the combination created an experience that stunned the audience with its complexity and beauty. - Times of India

Encounter by the Navarasa Dance Theater based in Boston, created by Artistic Director Aparna Sindhoor and Anil Natyaveda was superb for its high quality performance and for its evocative rendition of a Mahasweta Devi's short story. - Narthaki, Los Angeles

Most moving was "Encounter," a theatrical piece by Aparna Sindhoor, artistic director of Navarasa Dance Theater, who performed with four male dancers. - Portland Press Herald, Bates Dance Festival

"Encounter with Self" captured viewers with a sensual exploration of mental and physical identity, juxtaposing slow, calculated gestures with quick, impulsive movements to create a contemplative dynamic between them. - Justice, Brandeis Residency

Sindhoor’s choreography … grounds her work in the form's [Bharatanatyam] basic vocabulary and style – But she also embraces Indian martial arts, yoga moves, theatrical gesture, and a modern dancer's eye for space to create dances that seem both old and new. - Boston Globe

In the dance "Kozhalanudhida" (Krishna played the flute) she (Aparna) played the flute of our heart. - Kannada Prabha

In "Chilimili Endo Duva Giligalira" and "Akka Kelavva Nanonda Kanasa Kande" (immortalized by Mallikarjun Mansoor), music, meaning, dance and expression attained a very high degree of creativity. - The Hindu

If according to Bharata's Natya Sastra the evocation of proper sentiments in the refined assemblage is the true test of a good performance, Aparna's portrayal in "Putta Vidhave" (young widow, by the great Kannada poet Dr. D. R. Bendre) passed the acid test. - Sruti

Aparna performed this number with great dignity in keeping with the solemnity of such transcendental love... The choreography was crisp, the jatis short and tidy. The dance simple and elegant. - Indian and World Arts and Crafts

...Aparna Sindhoor's choreography is honest and exquisite. - Le Soleil (Quebec City)

Aparna Sindhoor does not just dance. She becomes one with the stage. - Mysore Mitra

Aparna Sindhoor gave life to the tragedy inherent in the poetry – of war and killing and the destitution of women….. To a poem she has sung herself, to no other musical accompaniment except a guitar she danced to simple pada jatis and underplayed abhinaya, a contradiction she accomplishes so well. - The Hindu

River Rites was an effective combination of [Sindhoor’s] talents and creativity…It was very powerful. She told the story of the struggle of Adivasi people very effectively. - India New England

Aparna Sindhoor's performances express a deep patience and commitment to art and life and works with tradition and individual talent/creativity. - Andholana

impressions

Choreographers often bring their passions and outrages to the stage. Aparna Sindhoor takes it a step further- she brings the stage to others... - MS. Magazine What sets apart Aparna is her hand picking Kannada poetry and short stories from various parts of the world, set them to dance and present them in a very innovative and bold fashion as to make them come alive on stage. The impact they leave on the minds of the audience is deep. - Sruti

The entire display was very moving, highly elevating and evocative. Aparna's quick movements, mercurial expressions and digni-fied suggestions lent this show great charm. The flexibility of Bharatanatyam was ably displayed by Aparna by choreographing successfully a theme strictly not within the classical frame . - The Hindu

Flexible Bharatanatyam dancer Aparna Sindhoor dances sinuously in a traditionally classical style of her native India. Her sprightly choreography, by contrast, conveys boldly dramatic stories bolstering progressive views on contemporary issues. - Bay State Banner, MA

It is through art, and not just science that Aparna brings to us, LIFE! - Medha Patkar on River Rites

Amazing show again! It is pure delight to see you [Sindhoor] dance, even when killing the biggest beast. The Hunt is brilliant, shocking and direct. I was drawn in completely into Mary's [protagonist] life. - Prof. Anthony Barrand, Boston University

She (Aparna Sindhoor) is hauntingly effective. - Daily Hampshire Gazette, MA

Aparna sings poetry through her body. Poetry gets new light through her dance features. - Udaya Vani

Aparna Sindhoor of Mysore herself a professional and a guru, presented Jayadevakavi's Ashtapadi in a new light rich in emotion and verve. - The Hindu

In varna (Manavi) she sought to convey her grasp over the medium. All the three Kannada compositions (saddu madali, yaava mohana, akka kelavva) were evocative with impressive abhinaya. - Deccan Herald

Jatiswara and Padavarna came out very well. Javali and Ashtapadi reflected the talent and dedication of Aparna. - Praja Vani

Aparna Sindhoor's "A Leaf in the Whirlwind" "A dynamic response to broken world" - The Gazette (Montreal)

...performance of singer, dancer Aparna Sindhoor was seductive. - VOIR (French Magazine)

She pushes the boundaries in a way that allows expansion of the art form without deserting it altogether. Aparna Sindhoor Dance Production, A Story And A Song Captivates. - Lokvani

The duets between Sindhoor and Anil Natyaveda are riveting. Possessed of a haunting singing voice in addition to her other talents, Sindhoor is truly a wonder. - Montreal Mirror