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        • Welcome to Natyarambha's Tamrapatra

          Through a series of 12 monthly workshops, you have an opportunity to learn and add to your repertoire, 12 rare Annamacharya Sankeerthanas envisioned and taught by leading dancers across Indian classical dance styles.

          Upcoming workshop:

          May 14th and 15th, 2022

          by Smt. Bragha Bessell

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        • Tamrapatra's unique workshop format

          Tamrapatra will feature 12 monthly workshops.

          Each workshop will follow the following format

          Music

          Composed by Sathiraju Venumadhav

          Learn a rare Annamacharya Sankeerthana set to music by the late musician Sri Satthiraju Venu Madhav, a bright and rising star on the firmament of Carnatic Music, who composed 108 Annamacharya Sankeerthanas, in 108 ragams.

          Meaning and Nuance

          With Dr. Anupama Kylash

          Explore the depths of each Annamacharya Sankeerthana with renowned dance scholar, Dr Anupama Kylash who will present an indepth analysis of the literature of the compositions.

           

          Abhinaya and Choreography

          By celebrated artists

          Learn Abhinaya and dance choreography from senior dancers from the firmament of Indian classical dance across several styles.

        • Upcoming workshop
          Tamrapatra Session 11

          Abhinaya and Choreography by

          Smt. Bragha Bessell

          Sahityam Delineation by Dr. Anupama Kylash

          Music by Sathiraju Venumadhav
          Dance form: Bharatanatyam

           

          The loving rivals!
          Annamacharya says ''Savatainā nāpe melu'

           

          When: May 14th and 15th, 7:30 PM - 9 PM IST

          Where: On Zoom

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        • How to register for Tamrapatra

          Please note that at any point in time, registration will be open for the upcoming monthly workshop of Tamrapatra. Participants have to register for every workshop individually. If you wish to register for multiple workshops, use the bulk registration option below .

          Step 1: Pay Online (Make sure you save a screenshot)

          For India participants

          INR 3000 / workshop

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          For overseas participants

          USD 40 / workshop

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          Step 2: Fill the registration form (MANDATORY STEP)

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          Interested in previous workshops?

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        • Artists and Gurus you will learn from during Tamrapatra

          Across the styles of Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam and Neo Bharatam, each of these renowned artists will create and teach their unique Abhinaya choreography to you in each workshop.

           

           

           

           

           

           

           

          Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant

          July 10th, 11th 2021
          Bharatanatyam

           

           

           

           

           

           

           

          Dr. Anupama Kylash

          Aug 14th, 15th 2021
          Kuchipudi

           

           

           

           

           

           

          Rama Vaidyanathan

          September 11th, 12th 2021
          Bharatanatyam

           

           

           

           

           

           

          Gopika Varma

          October 9th, 10th 2021
          Mohiniattam

           

           

           

           

           

           

          Dr. Anita Ratnam

          November 13th, 14th 2021
          Neo Bharatam

           

           

           

           

           

           

          Sathyanarayana Raju

          December 11th, 12th 2021

          Bharatanatyam

           

           

           

           

           

           

          Geeta Chandran

          January 8th, 9th 2022
          Bharatanatyam

           

           

           

           

           

           

          Dr. Methil Devika

          February 12th, 13th 2022
          Mohiniattam

           

           

           

           

           

           

          Sharmila Biswas

          March 12th, 13th 2022
          Odissi

           

           

           

           

           

           

          Deepika Reddy

          April 9th, 10th 2022
          Kuchipudi

           

           

           

           

           

           

          Bragha Bessel

          May 14th, 15th 2022
          Bharatanatyam

           

           

           

           

           

           

          Vaibhav Arekar

          June 11th, 12th 2022
          Bharatanatyam
        • Workshop format

          More on the workshop format

          Pre workshop

          Three days before workshop starts

          You will be sent the lyrics and the trans-creation of the Sankeerthana as a pre-read. We highly recommend that you spend at least 2 hours with this material before attending the workshop.

          Day 1

          Saturday

          7.30 PM to 8.15 PM IST
          Dr Anupama Kylash – Understanding the literature of the Sankeerthana

          8.15 PM to 9.00 PM IST
          Learn the Abhinaya for the Sankeerthana from a stalwart artiste

          Day 2

          Sunday

          7.30 PM to 9.00 PM
          Learn the Abhinaya for the Sankeerthana from a stalwart artiste

          Post workshop

          Monday-Tuesday

          You will be sent a working version of the music. The Zoom recording will be available to download for 1 week post the session.

          And we look forward to seeing you in the next monthly workshop!

        • Previous workshops

          Highlights from our previous workshops

          Deepika Reddy (April)

          Sharmila Biswas (March)

          Methil Devika (February)

          Geeta Chandran (January)

          Sathyanarayana Raju (December)

          Anita Ratnam (November)

          October (Gopika Varma)

          Rama Vaidyanthan (September)

          Anupama Kylash (August)

          Ananda Shankar Jayant (July)

        • Interested in getting access to the previous workshops?

          Leave your interest in the form linked below. We will get in touch with you.

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        • Frequently Asked Questions

          Who is eligible to attend the workshop?

           

          Dancers trained in any Indian classical dance style for a minimum of 5 years and introduced to atleast 2 Abhinaya pieces may participate in the workshop. We also recommend that the dancer is at least 18 years old.

          Do I need to register for each workshop separately?

          Registration will open for one session at a time. If you wish to register for multiple sessions, kindly fill the form here

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          Background
          Read on to know what inspired us to create Tamrapatra

          In the sylvan and holy seven hills of Tirumala, Saint Annamacharya, lived a deeply devoted life, translating his immense love for Lord Venkateswara, into innumerable gems of poetry and music. Spanning the narrative and the evocative, the temporal and the philosophical, the social and the moral, Annamacharya Sankeerthanas, with the felicity of his poetry and the genius of his musicality, are at once, incredibly simple, yet immensely powerful.

          Annamacharya's creations

          Annamacharya was born in 1408, and is said to have composed as many as 32,000 sankeerthanas in praise of his beloved, Lord Venkateswara. Compositions, said to have been wrtten on Taalapatra or palm leaves, and later engraved onto Taamrapatra or copper plates.

           

          Of these, around 12,000 un-notated sankeertanas, etched on copper plates, were discovered at Tirumala in 1922, which are now available as Taallapaka Pada Sahityamu, a 29-volune set of Shringara and Adhyatmika Sankeerthanas published by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD).

          Around 1500 of these Sankeerthanas have been set to music by maestro composers such as Sri Nedunuri Krishna Murthy, Dr. Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna, Srirangam Gopalarathnam, Sri Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, and others.

          Sri Sathiraju Venumadhav's contribution

          In 2010, Sathiraju Venu Madhav, a bright and rising star on the firmament of Carnatic Music, composed 108 Annamacharya Sankeerthanas, in 108 ragams.

           

          Released as a book and a CD names Annamayya Padamandakini, that was produced by Sujanaranjani, Venumadhav's musical compositions, that laid great emphasis on the Bhava of the poetry, were soon performed by musicians and adapted for dance by senior dancers and Gurus.

           

          Unfortunately, Sathiraju Venumadhav, attained the feet of Sri Venkateswara in April 2019, leaving behind a young family, and, for all of us a treasure of his beautiful compositions.

          Natyarambha's Tamrapatra

          A brainchild of our founder Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant, we at Natyarambha, wish to share this exquisite wealth of Annamacharya's poetry set to music by Sri Satthiraju Venumadhav. The workshops are being charged nominally to help us compensate in a small way the artistry of the eminent Gurus as well as support the artists at Hyderabad including the family of Sri Venumadhav.

        • What are people saying about Tamrapatra

          Chitra Sundaram

          Really imaginative ‘teaching’ and dramaturgical exploration series for young dancers of rare Annamacharya compositions. The charmingly eloquent and erudite dancer-scholar Anupama Kylash sets the stage with a research-evidenced historical and literary context as well as parsing each song to be explored; well-known performers/teachers generously share their approaches, processes and ideas for choreography and dramaturgy. Further, dancers get notes and texts and music too! So, above all, it is a rare and precious opportunity to learn the how, what and why to think and do when making new work: learn to fish, not just be given a fish, as the English adage goes. Or, learn the recipes, not just eat a meal! Enjoy!

          Amy Kumar

          Enjoyed every bit of it and can't wait to dance this beautiful piece. Thanks for organizing Tamrapatra and providing us with access to senior Gurus, their teaching and priceless Annamacharya pieces.

          Dakshina Vaidyanathan

          Thank you so much Ananda Akka for this beautiful session. Really enjoyed both the teaching and the choreography!! What a beautiful piece this is!! Thank you for this treat!

          Gayatri Lakshmanan

          It was a beautiful beginning to Tamrapatra to soak in Sringaram of Lord Venkatesa. Still soaking in Ritu Rati

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