Blog
Our blog is a space that captures conversations around dance. You will find event postings, articles, performance reviews and more! We welcome contributions to the blog on topics related to dance and look forward to your comments on our posts as well.
International Dance Day 2020
Dance brings us together in a time of quarantine! Since we cannot gather in person due to the Corona crisis, students of Urban Temple danced at their respective homes and shared snapshots of their moments celebrating dance.
To lose yourself in dance is to find yourself within
Dance for Life: Janavi Gupta on her journey in dance and what that made possible. …
Exploration of India through the aesthetic of dance.
Dr Sangeetha Rajan with Professor Philippe-Pierre Dornier, Dr. Ravichandran (ex-IIM Ahmedabad) and the French delegation from ESSEC Business School. The Urban Temple Dance Repertory engaged the foreign delegates through an interactive session and dance demonstration.
India International Dance Festival (IIDF) 2019, Mumbai
Dr. Sangeetha and artists of The Urban Temple Dance Repertory performed Shakti Awakening at the prestigious India International Dance festival on 3rd February 2019. Set in the open air amphitheatre near Upvan lake in Thane, the experience was truly incredible!
Dr. Sangeetha Rajan at a panel discussion at the Madras Music Academy
Dr. Sangeetha Rajan was part of a panel discussion on the Relevance of Natya for 21st Century Skills and future of work as part of the music season program where she shared insights from the work she does at The Arts Quotient. In the photo are co-panelists Smt. Shanta and Sri VP Dhananjayan, Mythili Prakash, Nalini Prakash and panel moderator Rajika Puri.
Together As One – We Remember 26/11
Dr. Sangeetha Rajan and Swati Apte along with their troupe, performed Shakti Awakening, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of 26/11, at a programme “Together As One – We Remember 26/11” organised by Public Concern for Governance Trust and National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) on 26th November, 2018 at Tata Theatre, NCPA.