| Date | Location | Event |
| December 22, 2006. Friday, 9:30 A.M. | Karthik Fine Arts Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mylapore, Chennai, India Contact Radhika Shurajit - 9841084599 |
Lecture Demonstration by Malathi Iyengar & Lakshmi Iyengar. Topic - Thematic Presentation in a solo and a group performance. Natya Darshan – Dance Seminar |
| December 24, 2006. Sunday, 6:00 P.M. | Karthik Fine Arts Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mylapore, Chennai, India Contact Radhika Shurajit - 9841084599 |
Malathi Iyengar’s critically acclaimed choreography, ‘Sacred Geometry’ presented as a part of Karthik Fine Arts December Music and Dance Festival Music – Rajkumar Bharathi & Gurumurthy G. |
| January 6, 2007. Saturday, 6:00 P.M. | Venue: ADA Kalamandira, JC Road, Bangalore, India Presented by Rasika Academy of Performing Arts, Bangalore, India. Contact: 80 2342277 / thekirans@yahoo.com |
Bharatanatyam by Lakshmi Iyengar & Kodhai’s Dream Lakshmi Iyengar, a lead dancer for the Rangoli Dance Company based in Los Angeles presents a Varnam featuring choreography by Malathi Iyengar and a musical composition on Lord Srinivasa in raga Hemavathi by Rajkumar Bharathi (Chennai, India) as a prelude to the group feature 'Kodhai's Dream'. Kodhai’s Dream (premiere 2006) is a thematic Bharatanatyam performance featuring the sacred sayings (Thiruppavai and Nachiar Thirumozhi) of the saint poet Aandal also known as Kodhai (8th Century A.D. Tamilnadu, India). Choreography – Malathi Iyengar Music Composition & Arrangement – Rajkumar Bharathi Dancers: Rangoli Dance Company & dancers from Chennai & Bangalore, India. |
| March 11, 2007, Sunday, 4:00 P.M. | St James Presbyterian Church 19414 Ventura Blvd Tarzana, Ca. 818 345 2057 www.stjamespres.org |
Splendor of Indian Dance, a Performance by RDC for the Sunday Concert Series. |
Earlier 2006 events
| Date | Location | Event |
| November 17, 2006, Friday | Mayfield Senior High School, Pasadena, Ca. | Malathi Iyengar & Lakshmi Iyengar offer Bharatanatyam workshops for Annual Arts Day |
| November 13, 2006, Monday | Department of World Arts & Cultures, UCLA, Los Angeles, Ca. | Malathi Iyengar along with Lakshmi Iyengar & Shaheen Sheik present lecture and performance |
| Saturday, October 7, 2006. 7:00 P.M. | Barnsdall Gallery Theatre 4800 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, Ca 90027 General Admission: $15 & $18 Tickets: www.bgttickets.com / 323.644.6272 Information: 818.788.6860 / malathisiyengar@gmail.com |
'Abhinaya', a solo performance by Bragha Bessell featuring exquistie Bharatanatyam dances www.kutcheribuzz.com/ebrochures/bragha Flyer |
| October 6, 2006, Friday | California Institute of the Arts 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355 www.calarts.edu |
Lecture, Workshop and performance by Bragha Bessell (India), Malathi Iyengar & Rangoli Dance Company |
| October 5, 2006 Thursday | Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay, California | Folk Dances of India by Rangoli Dance Company & Murali Mohan K. (India) and Sweekruth BP (India) Choreography - Murali Mohan K. |
| October 3, 2006 Tuesday, 7:30 P.M. | Theosophical Society Library, Ojai, California 805 646 2653 |
Grandeur and Spirituality in Indian Dance (lecture, demonstration, & performance) Artistic Director - Malathi Iyengar Performances by Rangoli Dance Company, & Bragha Bessell (India). |
| Saturday, September 23, 2006. | Sherman Oaks, Ca | Vijayadashami (Dasara & Navarathri) Celebrations - Students offer their prayers through dance & music on this auspicious day. |
| Saturday, September 23, 2006. 5:00 P.M. | Rangoli Space, Sherman Oaks, Ca | Solo Performance by Kathak talent Uma Dogra, visiting artist from Mumbai, India.(disciple of Pandit Durga Lal) www.samvedsociety.com General Admission - $15 per person. Flyer Information: malathisiyengar@gmail.com / 818 788 6860 |
| Sunday August 27, 2006. 8:30 P.M. | Samuelson Chapel, California Lutheran College 60 West Olsen Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-2787 www.callutheran.edu |
Malathi Iyengar & Rangoli Dance Company along with Bragha Bessell (India), and Nadam Dance Company (India) present Bharatanatyam, Kathak, and Folk Dances. |
| Saturday, July 8, 2006. 7:00 P.M. | Barnsdall Gallery Theatre 4800 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, California 90027 General Admission: $15 Tickets: www.bgttickets.com / 323.644.6272 Information: 818.788.6860 / malathisiyengar@gmail.com A Presentation of Rangoli Foundation for Art & Culture |
Kodhai's Dream - a thematic Bharatanatyam performance by Rangoli Dance Company featuring the sacred sayings of the saint poet Andal also known as Kodhai
(8th - 9th Century A.D. Tamilnadu, India). Choreography - Malathi Iyengar Poetry & Text - Andal's Thiruppavai and Nachiar Thirumozhi Music Composition - Rajkumar Bharathi Lighting Design - Eileen Cooley Set Design - Suresh Iyengar Production Design & Visuals - Lakshmi Iyengar Also featuring - 'Kala Yatra' Dances of India by Nadam Dance Company, a group of distinguished artists from Karnataka, India Artistic Directors: Murali Mohan Kalvakalva & Nandini Mehta More Info |
| Sunday, May 7, 2006. | 21622 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, California | Rangoli Annual Dance Showcase featuring students of Malathi Iyengar |
| Sunday, April 16, 2006. 4:00 P.M. | Highways Performance Space 1651 18th Street, Santa Monica, California 90404 (310) 315 - 1459 Admission - $8 Information: Hema Iyer at 818.871.9854 / hemaiyer@sbcglobal.net Shaheen Sheik at 310.600.4743 / shaheen@shaheensheik.com |
Bharatanatyam performance and art of Nattuvangam By Hema Iyer and Shaheen Sheik, Disciples of Malathi Iyengar and Senior Dancers of the Rangoli Dance Company This project is supported, in part, by the California Traditional Music Society and the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. |
| March 10, 2006 | University of Redlands, Redlands, California
Information: 909-793-2121 |
Malathi Iyengar, Lakshmi Iyengar, & Shaheen Sheik present Bharatanatyam performance and lecture demonstration for the Asian Studies Development Program / NEH Faculty Workshop Series / Asian Culture through Theater |
| January 9, 2006. 6:00 P.M. | Yavanika, Nrupatunga Road, Bangalore, India. | Senior disciples of Guru Narmada including Malathi Iyengar & Lakshmi Iyengar present a Bharatanatyam performance celebrating 25th Anniversary of Shakuntala Nrityalaya. |
| January 6, 2006. 6:15 P.M. | Nayana Auditorium, Kannada Bhavana, J. C. Road, Bangalore, India | Bharatanatyam performance by Lakshmi Iyengar Organized by Narthana Keerthana Academy, Bangalore. Information: 80 26522940 |
| January 3, 2006. 5:00 P.M. | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore.Chennai, India. | Lakshmi Iyengar (USA) presents solo Bharatanatyam performance. Malathi Iyengar (Choreography & Nattuvangam), S. R. Veeraraghavan (Vocal), Gurumurthy (Mridangam), A. P. Sarvotham (Flute), Kalaiarasan (Violin). 'Tulasi', Sacred Plant of India (premiered June 2004, Los Angeles) - a thematic group performance featuring original music compositions by Saint Thyagaraja and contemporary composer Rajkumar Bharathi. Dancers: Ranjith Babu, Lakshmi Iyengar, Kirti Ramgopal, Krishnakshi Sharma,Swarna R., T. K. Thiruchelvam, & Padmini Upadhya |
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