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When The Pleats Dance

An exhibition that traces the evolution of Bharatanatyam dance costumes over four decades based on the collection of Geeta Chandran, well-known Bharatanatyam exponent  
Curated by Sandhya Raman, designer

Preview on Tuesday, 9 June 2015 at 18:30
 
The visual journey begins with the early traditional costumes in various styles – pyjama costume, cycle-cut costume and skirt costume; the process of dance-costume designing; drawings and sketches; fabric samples and colour stories, etc. Costumes photographed in action by Rakesh Sahai; and a display of hair jewels and dance jewellery
As part of the exhibition, there will be brief demonstrations in the Art Gallery at 18:30 by students of Natya Vriksha on 12 and 13 June 2015 and 19 and 20 June 2015

Event starts on Wednesday, 10 June 2015 at 05:30 hrs

Type

When The Pleats Dance

Dates

10 Jun 2015, 05:30 AM

Venue

When The Pleats Dance