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Past News and Events:
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June 3, 2012 @ 11am: Students of Netra performed Kuchipudi, Bhrathanatyam and Bollywood dances at the 2012 Foster City Art and Wine Festival.
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June 9, 2012: Deepa Menon performed at the Tridevi concert - A concert celebrating the female trinity, organized by Yuva Bharathi.
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May, 12, 2012: First Anniversary Recital of the Netra Center for Arts and Culture was held at the College of San Mateo theater Auditorium.
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IndiaWest was there to cover this event. Their coverage can be accessed here. |
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January 2012: Adult Bollywood fitness, Bollywood for boys and folk dance classes starts.
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September 2011: Deepa was awarded a Plaque by MANCA (Malayalee Association of Northern California) for her outstanding Dance Choreography from 2009 and 2011.
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November 12th 2010:Classical dance and Fusion in Golden peacock for Diwali fundraiser.
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August 25: Bollywood kids class presented Jai ho for the United studios of Self defence
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| August 21: Mohiniattam performance in the Manca Onam celebrations. |
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Netra Featured in Patch.com: Escape to India in Foster City
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March 20th 2010: Mohiniattam performance in the Livermore temple.
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12th and 19th March 2010: - Interview of Deepa Menon on the Origin of Mohiniattam and Kuchipudi dance on KKdradioshow.com by Usha Narayan
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Sept 20 2009: Release of NetraArts.com: The website
of "Netra Center for Arts and Culture", Foster City, San Mateo, California was released. Netra
Center for Arts and Culture is committed to promoting Indian classical Dance, Bollywood
Dance, Music, Painting and Arts & Crafts. Netra will be deeply committed to the
time tested traditions of teaching, practice and performance. The Academy is
committed to excellence in the teaching, practise and performance of the
traditional style of Bharthanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniattam.
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Kuchipudi: Kuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance
form from Andhra Pradesh, a state of South India.The movements in Kuchipudi are
quicksilver and scintillating, rounded and fleet-footed. Performed to classical
Carnatic music, it shares many common elements with Bharatanatyam. In its solo
exposition Kuchipudi numbers include 'jatiswaram' and 'tillana' whereas in
nritya it has several lyrical compositions reflecting the desire of a devotee to
merge with God - symbolically the union of the soul with the super soul.
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Bharathanatyam: Bharatanatyam is one of seven
classical dance styles, and said to be one of the oldest existing traditional
Indian dances. Bharatanatyam is considered to be a fire-dance — the mystic
manifestation of the metaphysical element of fire in the human body.
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Mohiniattam: Mohiniattam is a traditional South
Indian dance from Kerala. It is a very graceful dance meant to be performed as a
solo recital by women. The term Mohiniattam comes from the words "Mohini"
meaning a woman who enchants onlookers and "aattam" meaning graceful and
sensuous body movements.The lyrics are in Manipravalam, a mixture of Sanskrit
and Malayalam. The Mohiniyattam dance is performed to this accompaniment by the
subtle gestures and footwork of the danseuse. The performer uses the eyes in a
very coy yet sensual manner, the purpose being to enchant the mind without
enticing the senses.
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Bollywood and Fusion Dance: An excellent way to get
a workout and enjoy the music, moves and exhilaration of Bollywood dancing to
original Bollywood music. Steps are basic and low impact, and have been modified
for general fitness level from the original high-energy style of Bollywood
dance. Bollywood dance is taught in Netra for fun, exercise, fitness and also to
promote a feeling of light-hearted fun, entertainment and social togetherness.
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Carnatic Music: The ability to express thoughts
through sounds has evolved into an art which we call music. Music can thus be
defined as an art form that arranges sounds in a fashion that follows certain
natural principles and provides that special inner feeling of happiness and
contentment. The purpose of this ring is to link all web sites devoted to
Carnatic - South Indian Classical Music. Carnatic music emphasizes the voice and
singing, which may be accompanied by the instruments of the region, including
tambura, violin, mridangam, and veena. Veena will also be taught in the Center.
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| Painting: Painting is the practice of applying
paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface (support base). In art, the
term describes both the act and the result, which is called a painting. Color
and tone are the essence of painting as pitch and rhythm are of music. Color is
highly subjective, but has observable psychological effects, although these can
differ from one culture to the next. Rhythm is important in painting as well as
in music. Rhythm is basically a pause incorporated into a body (sequence). This
pause allows creative force to intervene and add new creations—form, melody,
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