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11th International Dance & Music Festival, sponsored by the ICCR.
Dear friends, Sutra Foundation embarks on another grand tour of three cities of India for the 11th International Dance & Music Festival, sponsored by the ICCR. Sutra features their recent successful Odissi production, Radhe! Radhe!, taking in New Delhi, Chandigarh...
New Intake Enrollment of Bharatanatyam & Odissi classes, Commencing in February 2026.
Sutra Academy is now open for its new intake enrollment of Bharatanatyam & Odissi classes, commencing in February 2026. 05 February 2026 Odissi Every Thursdays 8pm – 9.30pm Age requirement: 9 years and above 08 February 2026 Bharatanatyam Every Sundays 10.30am –...
Art by Nature, Art by Man a Photography Exhibition by Eric Peris and Choy Khye Fatt
Friends, Art by Nature, Art by Man, a photography exhibition by Eric Peris and Choy Khye Fatt, 13 Dec 2025 was graced by Tan Sri Johan Jaaffar, former Chairman of the NST Group (where Eric Peris was photo-editor) as the Guest of Honour. For the two photographers,...
Taapita by Pritam Das (Bharatanatyam) & The Artiste’s Dream (TFA Music & Dance faculty)
Friends, I was privileged to attend the last performance of the 4-day Shantanand Festival of Arts, on 8 December, 2025. The last day featured Taapita by Pritam Das (Bharatanatyam) and The Artiste's Dream (TFA's Music & Dance faculty). Both performances were...
Sutra Foundation performed Odissi, Rich Encounters for the 18th Guru Debaprasad Nrutya Parampara
We spent Christmas travelling to New Delhi for our performance and today we shall proceed to Bhubaneswar for the International Odissi Dance Festival (IODF). Our new Odissi program ‘Rich Encounters’ at the Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi opened the...
OMBAK, A Youth Cultural Peace Rally – 20 Dec, 2025
I was invited to attend OMBAK, a Youth Cultural Peace Rally, organised by the combined effort of Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) of Negeri Sembilan & Selangor, to celebrate PEACE, the core philosophy & message of SGM. The gathering was held at 1.30pm, at the huge...
10th anniversary of AAA (Art Againts AIDS)
Sutra was privileged to perform for the AAA (Arts Against AIDs) silent exclusive auction of paintings, yesterday evening 4 Dec at One Bangsar, presented by Karex Bhd (World’s largest condom manufacturer). All of the proceeds will go to the Malaysia AIDS Foundation...
International Wine and Food Society Festival 2025 at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Friends, Both Geethika Sree & I, together with Zaridah Mallik (DiDa of DiDance) and her dancers Aniqa & Puteri Qaisara, had a superb time performing for the International Wine and Food Society last night, on 8 Nov 2025 at the Four Seasons Hotel. It was a...
Radhe Radhe! India Premiere in Delhi
Friends, Sutra Foundation’s Radhe! Radhe! presented by Kala Kalp Sanskrutik Sansthan, (helmed by dancer/director Dr Atasi Mishra), was a resounding success judging from the reaction of guests who clearly enjoyed the performance. We were fortunate that Guru Gajendra...
Radhe Radhe! India Premiere in Cuttack
Friends, I love Cuttack as it is an ‘authentic’ ancient city and once the capital of Odisha. In the late 70s when I started Odissi, I used to ‘order’ all my silver jewelleries from Cuttack and would make several adventurous trips by bus to this mad divine city to make...
‘Radhe! Radhe’ at Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar
Friends, Sutra Foundation in association with Tridhara presented ‘Radhe! Radhe’ at Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar for the 19th Guru Debaprasad Award Festival 2025. It was attended by many Odissi aficionados that included Padma Shri Ileana Citaristi, Pt Nityananda...
Radhe! Radhe! India Premiere in Kolkata
Friends, Our India Premiere of Radhe! Radhe! went well, breaking the ice for Sutra dancers to prepare for their next crucial performance in Bhubaneswar, where we will be the main attraction today 25 Oct, 2025 at the 19th Annual Debaprasad Award Celebration of...