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Nritya Chitram & Tala Chitram by Shri Debabrata Pal
Dear Friends, Debabrata, Mumbai-based scholar/visual artist/dancer, gave Malaysian audience a rare insight into the Indian traditional classical arts. The Illustrated lecture-performance was presented at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, ICC Kuala Lumpur and was...
Champur by Jessie Nathan (Dinner-Dance-Exhibition)
Dear Friends, The culmination of the three nights of Twinning (Odissi), studio performance of Santosh Ram & Samir Panigrahi (Rudrakshya, Bhubaneswar) together with Geethika Sree & Tan Mei Mei (Sutra) was definitely the last night of 18 June, which combined the...
Twinning 2.0 (odissi) by Rudrakshya Foundation & Sutra Foundation
Twinning 2.0 (odissi)by Santosh Ram & Samir Panigrahi (Rudrakshya Foundation) together with Geethika Sree & Tan Mei Mei (Sutra Foundation)16, 17 & 18 June 2023Fri, Sat & Sun, 8.30pmSutra House, Titiwangsa Dear Friends, We are delighted to inform you...
Nritya Chitram & Taala Chitram by Debabrata Pal
Dear Friends, Sutra Foundation, in association with Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose India Cultural Centre (NSCBICC), Kuala Lumpur, is delighted to present Debabrata Pal in his first ever performance in Malaysia. Based in Mumbai, Odissi dancer Debabrata Pal explores new...
Twinning 2.0 (odissi) by Santosh Ram & Samir Panigrahi (Rudrakshya Foundation), Geethika Sree & Tan Mei Mei (Sutra Foundation)
Dear Friends, If there is one Sutra performance you should not miss, it would have to be Twinning, an Odissi studio recital conceived by Datuk Ramli Ibrahim & Guru Bichitrananda Swain (Rudrakshya Foundation, Bhubaneswar), performed by four of their best dancers -...
An Artistic Conversation with Olé Khamchanla
Discussion and networking session Date: Sunday, June 4Time: 2pm - 4:30pmVenue: Sutra Foundation(12, Persiarana Titiwangsa 3) Free entrance For established artists, art critiques, cultural programmers and professionals only. About the discussion:Olé Khamchanla is a...
Datuk Ramli Ibrahim’s Madu 70 Celebration
Dear Friends, Dancers & colleagues recently gathered in a fun party at the RSC (Royal Selangor Club) celebrating the 70th birthday of Sutra Foundation’s Chairman, choreographer/director, Datuk Ramli Ibrahim. It was supposed to be a surprise party but Ramli turned...
An Article on Datuk Ramli Ibrahim on The Hindu by VV Ramani
How dancer Ramli Ibrahim created the Indo-Malay cultural bridge Malaysia-born dancer-choreographer Ramli Ibrahim, who turns 70, on his life-long bond with Indian classical dance “Aesthetics is a very personal matter. It’s something intangible and beyond simple...
An article on Datuk Ramli Ibrahim in Options The Edge by Petrina Fernandez
Malaysian dance legend Ramli Ibrahim discusses how local artistic community needs to keep tradition alive Ahead of his 70th birthday on May 20, he talks about the path he has taken in the field of dance. A graceful extension of the arms, a light step forward, a...
Audiences Review on Jaya Ram at the Esplanade, Singapore
Dear Friends, Jaya Ram by Sutra Foundation at the Esplanade Theatre, presented by SIFAS (28 May, 2023) for it’s RAGA Festival of Arts series, in collaboration with Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, was a roaring success. Jaya Ram, Sutra Foundation’s newest Odissi...
Planting the seed of Odissi in Malaysia
Dear Friends, I thought I’d share with you a short video that I had to prepare (& submit), rather in haste, for Sutra’s online contribution to a panel discussion on Malaysian Dance, presented by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indian Cultural Centre, Kuala Lumpur. The...
Jaya Ram rehearsals for the Esplanade, Singapore
Dear friends, Ramli Ibrahim conducts the final rehearsal for artistes of Sutra Foundation before their scheduled Singapore performance at The Esplanade. They will perform Jaya Ram (Odissi) on 28 April, presented by Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society. The last time...