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Sutra Foundation performs for the Honorable Minister of Commerce & Industry of India, Shri Piyush Goyal at Osaka, Japan
Dear Friends, Last night on 29 Oct, 2023 we performed at a special dinner organised for The Honorable Minister of Commerce & Industry of India, Shri Piyush Goyal, at The Imperial, Osaka. The dinner was attended by the Ambassador of India to Japan, HE Siby George...
Jaya Ram in Nagahama, Japan – 26 October 2023
Dear Friends, The last performance at Nagahama, marked the end of a successful Japan tour of Jaya Ram. Seven members of Sutra have just left Japan early this morning to return to Malaysia leaving the rest (6 dancers) to engage in 4 other performances of ‘Invitation to...
The Quest – Exhibition of Paintings by Upasana Mishra
Dear Friends, For artist Upasana Mishra, the River, as it journeys to merge with the ocean, becomes the metaphor of the quest for realisation and inner peace. The journey of the River from it’s origin to it’s final destination resembles much of the inner landscape of...
Odissi Workshop in Takatsuki, japan
Dear Friends, Sutra workshop this evening (22/10/23) in Kyoto, organised by odissi dancer/teacher Sachiko Murakami was a lovely, lively & smooth affair. About 30 participants attended. With 14 from Sutra's side, the studio was sufficiently packed. Most...
Odissi – Navaratri 2023
Dear Friends, The Odissi Parents’ Day yesterday (22/10/23) displayed the talents of a number of upcoming Odissi dancers, who are the next in line. The senior class has invested a lot of effort and hard work. They have shown improvement through their dedication and...
Bharatanatyam – Navaratri 2023
Dear Friends, The Sutra Parents’ Day for bharatanatyam continued on this auspicious week of Navarathri as scheduled although most of us, are presently in Japan. Under the capable hands of teachers, Rathimalar and Ishwar, helped by other senior dancers, the Parents’...
Odissi Parents’ Day – Navaratri 2023
Dear Friends, The Parents’ Day for Sutra odissi classes OD 4 & OD 5, was beautifully captured in this brief video during the auspicious day of Navarathri. The ‘making of a dancer’ is a marathon and not a sprint - and one can see improvements made by the dancers...
Sutra Tours Japan
Dear Friends, Sutra is set on its Japan Tour where the Foundation will perform Jaya Ram and Invitation to Odissi.The tour is presented by The Consulate General of India, Osaka-Kobe. The 15 strong Malaysian entourage consists of 13 dancers, with Sivarajah Natarajan...
Navarathri 2023 – Day 1 at Sri Raja Rajeswary Alayam, Jalan Ampang
Dear Friends, Sutra dancers performed on the first auspicious night of Navarathri at the Sri Raja Rajeswary Temple, Jalan Ampang. Our relationship with Dato’ M Rajasekaran and Datin Jeyanthini goes a long way, for more than 25 years. Most of the young dancers of Sutra...
Dense with Bha-Ra-Ta (7 & 8 Oct, 2023)
Dear Friends, Dense with Bha-Ra-Ta set the tone of what is to be expected of Sutra’s ‘bharatanatyam faculty’. There has been much hardwork in bringing Sutra’s standard to its former bharatanatyam heydays. And Rathimalar and Ishwar, the two teachers have considerably...
Sutra Guru Puja 2023
Dear Friends, Due to Sutra’s imminent Japan Tour of Jaya Ram, it was expected that most of us will not be in Malaysia during the important gathering of students for Vijayadasami. Therefore, we decided to hold this important event before we leave for Japan. Both the...
ArtsFAS 2023 Launch – Seni Kita, Kita Punya
Dear Friends, Sutra Foundation principal dancers, Geethika Sree and Harenthiran, took part in ArtFAS 2023 Experiantial Launch at The Space, Menara KEN (TTDI) on 4 Oct, 2023. Sutra Foundation is one of over thirty recipients of this year’s awards. The ArtFAS Launch...