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Nritarutya Dance Company

THE COMPANY Formed in 2000 by Mayuri and Madhuri Upadhya, Nritarutya is one of India’s foremost dance companies. Nritarutya semantically means the dancing tree, and is led by Artistic director & founder Mayuri Upadhya. The company is headquartered in Bangalore, India, with their studio in Jayanagar, Bangalore.

Nritarutya’s work celebrates India’s cultural magnificence and weaves innovation in tradition. Their education wing works towards conditioning, and providing access to the younger generation of dance enthusiasts through numerous training and development projects. The company dancers undergo in-depth training in varied dance forms including classical Indian style, like Bharatanatyam, Indian ballet, Indian folk & ritual form, martial arts and yoga along with contemporary dance.

History: In 2000, Mayuri Upadhya, Madhuri Upadhya, Sathyanarayan BG, Geetha Ballal, Umesh Naidu and Harini BC started Nritarutya, with an aim to explore the physical capacity of the body. Since then, Nritarutya has been telling wide-ranging stories through dance. With a huge body of work today, Nritarutya treats dance innovatively and is striving to make dance a lucrative career option for dancers. The company has also been rated among the top 3 "dance makers" by the acclaimed magazine "India Today" 2015 annual edition.

Along with performances and creating artistic pieces, Nritarutya’s other initiatives are:

-	Prayog: A dance forum for short, unconventional pieces, giving local choreographers an opportunity to experiment on various facets of dance making and performances -	Adhyaya: Dance festival to promote and present emerging and established performers both locally and internationally. -	Dance N More: Nritarutya’s dance education and training program

Artistic Work:

2001: “Oum” choreographed by Mayuri Upadhya; “I” & a solo act “Shadow in the mirror” by Sathya B.G.; “Samishrana” by Harini B.C.; “Yantra” by Mayuri Upadhya

2004: “Ardhanarishwara” & “Footnote” choreographed by Mayuri Upadhya; “What puppets do” by Madhuri Upadhya; “Between Lines” by Shatha B.G.

2008: “Dwandwa” by Mayuri Upadhya; “Mars” by Sathya B.G.; “Chittara” by Madhuri Upadhya, “Kali” by Mayuri Upadhya

2012: “Madhushala”, a dance musical commissioned by Shri Amitabh Bachchan was a reinterpretation of the famous book Madhushala by Shri Harivanshrai Bachchan. It was performed in 2012 in Mumbai.

Nritarutya and the Raghu Dixit Project were invited to perform for Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee Celebrations in the UK.

2013: – “Matsyaangnaa”, and “Trishanku” choreographed by Madhuri Upadhya and “Chakra” choreographed by Sathya BG.

2014: “Madhurmilan”, a dance musical commissioned by Kokilaben Ambani featured 104 dancers and aerial work. “Make In India” was commissioned by the Prime Minister of India to create a special dance sequence for the Make In India week in Germany. The dance uses various innovative techniques incorporating 21 dance & movement forms, brought together by 107 dancers.

2015: The performance for ‘Travel & Tourism Mart – PATA’, which showcased different dance forms and heritage of Karnataka, while also involving technology in the sequence was elaborate in its form, capturing the rich heritage through its dance, culture, art and architecture, textile and clothing. The various dance forms included folk, classical, contemporary styles. The show was highlighted by an aerial act and a classic finish, with a royal procession

2016: “Parched- First Cut” by Mayuri Upadhya, was created for the Serendipity Arts Festival 2016. The scarcity of water, humankind’s mistakes and the obscure truth of our future the highlights of this piece.

“Make In India – Mumbai” was commissioned again to create another piece for the Make In India Week in Mumbai. This inaugural dance sequence won the European Event Award for the Best Cultural Performance.

An extensively researched warrior inspired piece was performed after a commission for Pro-Kabbadi Finale.

Currently, the company is working on their new production, “Parched – choreographer’s cut”

Adhyaya: Adhyaya is Nritarutya’s festival of dance, with an aim to present new work, which is inspired by tradition. The festival is not limited to any genre of performance and identifies and portrays exceptional talent from the rural village of India to the most recognized artists internationally.

Dance N More: The education wing of Nritarutya was started more than a decade ago to fill the gap of dance education in schools and universities. It started with community classes and formalizing the training syllabus for tutors. Today, they have structured tutors training programmes, community classes for adults, specially designed courses for Bangalore universities, and annual workshops.