Events

Nava Nritya Dance Academy’s students and independent trained dancers constitute the NavRang Dance Ensemble. This group is invited by various educational, governmental, and cultural organizations in the area to perform such as the United States Treasury. On an average we have the honor of receiving at least two invitations to perform every month, of which we are only able to accept a few because all the students and trained dancers pursue dance as a hobby and thus there are time limitations.

We will be honored to perform at your event. Based on our availability we will be happy to work with you. Please contact Anwesha at anweshad@hotmail.com with regards to invitations to perform.

2008 events:

Summer:

• Saturday, 16th August 2008: CIO Independence Day Festival - Penns Landing
• Friday & Saturday, 20th & 21st June 2008: Blue Bell School Of Dance Show, Gwynnedd Mercy High School, Ambler

• Saturday, 5^th April, 2008: International Spring Festival at Trooper School Sanjib



• Saturday, 17^th April, 2008: Zalak 2008 Classical Dance Competition, New Jersey



• Saturday, 7^th June, 2008: Annual Charity Show - Naayika-The Heroine, 2:15pm to 4:30pm

2007 events:

Fall:

• Sunday,18^th November, 2007: Dancing Spirit of India – Classical Manipuri, Chhau and contemporary dance workshops by award winning visiting artiste Sanjib Bhattacharya.

• Thursday, 15^th November, 2007: Performance at Gwynnedd Mercy College's International Night – Classical & folk dances Chhau

Summer:

• Saturday, August 18^th @5:30pm – Penns Landing – CIO Indian Independence Day Celebrations

• Sundays, June 22^nd to July 29^th, 2007 @ Blue Bell School of Dance, 4:30pm to 6pm – Beginner/intermediate classical Bharatnatyam dance workshop

Spring:

·         Sunday, June 3rd @4pm at Calvary Vision Center, Blue Bell^nd, 2007 Vasant-Spring Festival, Annual Charity Show dedicated to Ekal Vidyalaya

2006 events:

Fall:

·         August 13th^nd, 2006 -Indian Classical and Contemporary Dance workshop for a team of trained middle eastern dancers

·         September 4th ^th, 2006 - "Nritya Varsha" dance ballet at Marathi Mandal's Ganesh Chaturthi (2 hour program) @7pm, Bharatiya Temple of Montogomeryville, PA

·         October 2006 -Workshop for Boscov's multicultural education program

·         November 5^th, 2006 - Classical and contemporary dance ballet for Annual Philadelphia Travel Show - Valley Forge Convention Center

 Spring:

·         February 22^nd, 2006 -St. Gregory Armenian Church of Andorra - Mardi Gras celebration

·         March 26^th, 2006 -Workshop on "Bengali culture" and dances: Bharatiya Vidyalaya, Bharatiya Temple of Montgomeryville Auditorium

·         April 1^st, 2006 -Uttar Pradesh Association - Holi Festival

·         June 17^th, 2006 -"Dance capades 2006" - Blue Bell School of Dance Annual Show

2005 events:

Fall:

·         October 7^th, 2005 - University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

·         October 8^th, 2005 - Bengali Association of Delware Valley, Hockessin, DE

·         November 5^th, 2005 - at the Bharatiya Temple Cultural      Center, Montgomeryville,PA. Nava Nritya Dance Academy’s first Annual Dance Concert: “Drishti: The Dancer’s Vision.” A charity show for Sankara Eye Foundation featuring Bharatnatyam dances and our first full production: “Tasher Desh: Kingdom of Cards.”  

·         December, 2005 Taught Bharatnatyam to Temple University students for their "Dance in human society" course project

Spring:

·         April  - Classical dance performances at Drexel University’s International Spring Festival

·         May - Dance performances and presentations on Indian culture at area colleges and universities and United States Agencies such as a corporate show for the United States Treasury.

·         June - Contemporary dance performance at the annual show of Blue Bell School of Dance “Dance Capades”

·         April 24th^th, 2005 Bharatnatyam workshop for students of Bharatiya Vidyalaya, Bharatiya Temple of Montgomeryville

2004 events:

•  November — Students of Navanritya Dance Academy and NavRang dance troupe perform    “Sarva Mangalam,” a classical dance production based on Sanskrit Shlokas at Philadelphia Bengali association Pragati’s Kali Puja (Diwali) show.
   
•  October — Classical and contemporary dance performances at University of Pennsylvania’s International Reception at the Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology involving honorable dignitaries and 900 students from 200 colleges.    Participated in legendary dancer Dr. Mallika Sarabhai’s workshop at Swarthmore college “Role of Abhinaya in dance”
   
•  March — NavRang presents short production based on the techniques of Navanritya at the prestigious “Mosaic of Commonwealth” at the International House in presence of Hon’ble Duke of Gloucester and honorable ambassadors and consul generals.