Abstract
The 10th anniversary of Noopurabharamari and the first anniversary of Kalagowri was celebrated with a state level dance research symposium on Sunday 12th August, 2018 at ‘Kalagowri auditorium’, Bangalore. The theme of the symposium was the dance ability :in theory and practice. The programme started with the invocation sung by Smt. Tejaswini Dattakumar and lighting of the lamp by scholars. Various research papers with practical dancing had been organised. Smt. Padmini A Rao, M. Phil, research scholar and director of ‘Sri Niketan’, from Bangalore presented a research paper ‘The Journey of the technique of Sthanaka according to Dance treatises’with practical demonstrations of Sthanakas of Kuchipudi, Kathak and Odissi. Following this, Dr. Dwaritha Viswanatha, Director: Nirmiti- An Abode of Arts and Culture and Resource person Kalai Kaviri college, presented a performance research paper on ‘Parakiya Nayika’ accompanied by Dr. Priyashri Rao on Vocal and Nattuvangam.
