Programme Day 1 (25/10/2024):
Welcome address – 10:30 am (UK), 11:30 am (Germany), 3:00 pm (India):
University of Roehampton, London: Prof. Sara Houston
University of Bonn: Prof. Dr. Julia A. B. Hegewald
Panel 1 – 10:45 am (UK), 11:45 pm (Germany), 3:15 pm (India):
Chair: Vlad-Anton Stefanoaia
1. ‘Comparison Between the Rasas of the Nāṭyaśāstra and the Basic Emotions of Western Psychology’
Katja Skudelny (Pending, previously Tamil University, Thanjavur)
2. ‘Insights from the Motion Capture analysis of the lower body movements (Cārīs) of Nāṭyaśāstra’
Sripadma Ganapathi (University of Roehampton, London)
Panel 2 – 12:00 pm (UK), 1:00 pm (Germany), 4:30 pm (India):
Chair: Sampreeti Malladi
1. ‘Moksha: Odissi’s Legacy of Resistance’
Heemal Pandey (Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur)
2. ‘Classicization of Kuchipudi Music and its Consequences’
Dr. Sindhuja S (University of Silicon Andhra, Milpitas)
3. ‘From Dance to Discourse: Challenges to Cultural Research on Mohiniyattam’
Devika K (Christ University, Bangalore)
Panel 3 – 1:45 pm (UK), 2:45 pm (Germany), 6:15 pm (India):
Chair: Karuna Sagari
1. ‘Bharatanatyam Meets the West: A Fusion Revolution on Dance Reality Shows’
Raj Barani K (Annamalai University, Chidambaram)
2. ‘A Dance(d) Story: From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to Rukmini Devi Arundale’
Dr. des. Sandra Jasmin Schlage (University of Bonn)
2:45 pm (UK), 3:45 pm (Germany), 7:15 pm (India):
‘Alice Boner and Uday Shankar: The Importance of Museum Archives for the Study of Indian Dance’
Dr. Johannes Beltz
(Head of Collections & Senior Curator of Indian Art, Museum Rietberg, Zurich)
Chair: Karuna Sagari
Keynote (25/10/2024): 3:30 pm (UK), 4:30 pm (Germany), 8:00 pm (India):
‘Interweaving Questions of Past and Future: Ram Gopal, Innovative Bharatanatyam Pioneer and Modernist’
Professor Ann R David, PhD, MA (Dist.), FHEA
(Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Bonn, Germany and Professor Emerita of Dance and Cultural Engagement, University of Roehampton, London, UK)
Chair: Dr. Varada Pandit
Programme Day 2 (26/10/2024):
11:00 am (UK), 12:00 pm (Germany), 3:30 pm (India):
‘Interlinking Indian Dance with Architecture, Sculpture and Literature’
Special lecture by Prof. Dr. Choodamani Nandagopal
(UNESCO Fellow, Vice-President Indian Art History Congress, Former Academic Head IGNCA Bangalore, Retd. as DEAN School of Humanities & Social Sciences Jain University Bangalore)
Chair: Dr. Varada Pandit
Panel 4 – 12.00 pm (UK), 1.00 pm (Germany), 4.30 pm (India):
Chair: Dr. Varada Pandit
1. ‘“Grandeur of Frozen Movement in Stone” – With Special Reference to Vasantotsava Sculptures of Vijayanagar Times’
Dr. Padmini Shreedhar (Jain University Bangalore)
Panel 5 – 12:45 pm (UK), 1:45 pm (Germany), 5:15 pm (India):
Chair: Vlad-Anton Stefanoaia
1. ‘Harnessing Nāṭya for Current Research in Embodiment Studies’
Dr. Rajyashree Ramesh (Independent scholar, Alumna of the Europa-University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder))
2. ‘Bharatanatyam Praxis Through Ages’
Dr. Divya Patel (Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara)
Panel 6 – 2:00 pm (UK), 3:00 pm (Germany), 6:30 pm (India):
Chair: Shruthe Raammohan
1. ‘The Forgotten Compositions of Mysore Wodeyar’s Period’
Dr. Usha Dinakar (Independent scholar, Alumna of the Kannada University, Hampi)
2. ‘Sacred and the Sewage- the Many Facets of the Ganges as Depicted in the Classical Indian Dance ballet ‘Namamey Gange’’
Giridhar Raghunathan (University of Roehampton, London)
Panel 7 – 3:15 pm (UK), 4:15 pm (Germany), 7:45 pm (India), 7:15 am (California):
Chair: Isha Pandit
1. ‘Studying the Impact of Performance Spaces on the Reconstruction of Bharatanatyam’
Megha Shekawat (Pending, Alumna of the Catholic University of Portugal, Lisbon)
2. ‘Going “Viral”: Reworking Bharata Natyam Practice and Performance through Social
Media Platforms’
Dr. Rohini Acharya (Independent scholar, Alumna of The Ohio State University, Colombus)
Farewell – 4.15 pm (UK), 5.15 pm (Germany), 8.45 pm (India)
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https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/j/63810919802?pwd=gsDf9G7tJEaXJDnKFMa9N23YwBA42M.1
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All are welcome!!!