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This belly dance piece was presented by the Nrityakosh Company in the Cairo Budapest Festival 2023's Talent Show. This piece won us the "Talent of the Year" title at the prestigious international festival hosted by Mercedes Nieto. We are ever grateful for the opportunity and love. This piece is about love, love that is home, safe, vulnerable and empowering. Choreography by Debapriya Das. Performers: Debapriya Das, Madhu Rao, Priya Das, Sanjana Shankar, and Sumeeti Lalwani Music: Ahwak from the album Zikrayat by @mercedesnietosofficialchan9358 #orientaldance #ahwak

This dabke fusion piece set to the song "Hadouni Hadouni" by George Abdo was choreographed by our company director, Debapriya Das for our annual show "The Arabian Nights". A modified version of the piece was presented for our Spring Hafla 2024. Nrityakosh is a performance house and a school for belly dancers and belly dance enthusiasts. We specialize in the Egyptian Oriental and Tribal Fusion forms of Belly Dance along with Kathak, Contemporary and Bollywood dance. For bookings for private classes, workshops, events contact: info@nrityakosh.com https://www.nrityakosh.com/ Video Captured by: Thammy Raman #bellydance #bellydancers

An excerpt from the original 15 minute work-in-progress presentation - "I - Homage to My Hips" - choreograpehed and performed by Debapriya Das. About the piece, Debapriya says: "The seeds for my storytelling were planted by the travelers of my maternal line. Immigrants from Bangladesh, my grandmother left her native land when she was merely 18 years old. She talked about stories from her home and the family she had left behind. The seeds planted in me fell from a tree rooted in deep ancestral line, however as of today, I have no record of my uterine ancestry. This is an honour to my ancestry." Debapriya Das is the artistic director of the Nrityakosh school. The Nrityakosh Company is the performance house of our school. The main mission of the company is to engage with the community through our state-of-the-art productions. At Nrityakosh, we value our audience and do everything we can to make their experience with us enjoyable. We strive to produce and host memorable productions that will dazzle our audiences. For bookings for private classes, workshops, events contact: info@nrityakosh.com https://www.nrityakosh.com/ Video captured by Srinidhi #bellydancers

The trailer for our belly dance production "Papusza: The Rise and Fall of a Romani Poet." PAPUSZA is a belly dance production that charts the journey of one of the greatest Romani poets of the same name. A path-breaker, a female poet in a culture that deemed literacy ‘unsuitable’ for women - her life is both fascinating and tragic. While her art made her the first Roma woman to be included in the Polish Literary Union, it also led to her being exiled by her own people. The production is story of her relentless spirit and her quest for freedom to express herself through her art. This production was staged for the third time as part of our repertoire showcase - Raqs-e-Mehfil- on November 30th, at ADA Rangamandira, Bangalore. Nrityakosh is a performance house and a school for belly dancers and belly dance enthusiasts. We specialize in the Egyptian Oriental and Tribal Fusion forms of Belly Dance along with Kathak, Contemporary and Bollywood dance. Video shot by Srinidhi. Lights by Yonitha Jain. For bookings for private classes, workshops, events contact: debapriya.bellydance@gmail.com http://nrityakosh.com/

"In Lieu of Flowers" is a belly dance production by the Nrityakosh Company, based on the poem by Shawna Lemay of the same name. The production explores the non-linear nature of grief and acts as a ceremony of closure. 'In Lieu of Flowers' was presented as part of the Triple Bill initiative. The Nrityakosh Company is the performance house of our school. The main mission of the company is to engage with the community through our state-of-the-art productions. At Nrityakosh, we value our audience and do everything we can to make their experience with us enjoyable. We strive to produce and host memorable productions that will dazzle our audiences. For bookings for private classes, workshops, events contact: info@nrityakosh.com https://www.nrityakosh.com/ Video captured by Srinidhi #bellydancers

On September 22 2024, Nrityakosh did a Beginner showcase as well as The Triple Bill, edition 2. Here is the trailer. The Triple Bill edition 2 was presented by the Nrityakosh Company. The Nrityakosh Company is the performance house of our school. The main mission of the company is to engage with the community through our state-of-the-art productions. At Nrityakosh, we value our audience and do everything we can to make their experience with us enjoyable. We strive to produce and host memorable productions that will dazzle our audiences. For bookings for private classes, workshops, events contact: info@nrityakosh.com https://www.nrityakosh.com/ Video captured by Srinidhi #bellydancers

"Back to The T's" is a belly dance work-in-progress by Madhu Rao and Sanjana Shankar. The production explores the relationship between the mind and body in today's fast-paced world. 'Back to The T's' was presented as part of the Triple Bill initiative. Madhu Rao and Sanjana Shankar are members of the Nrityakosh company, and they were mentored for this piece as part of the Triple Bill initiative by our founder Debapriya Das. The Nrityakosh Company is the performance house of our school. The main mission of the company is to engage with the community through our state-of-the-art productions. At Nrityakosh, we value our audience and do everything we can to make their experience with us enjoyable. We strive to produce and host memorable productions that will dazzle our audiences. For bookings for private classes, workshops, events contact: info@nrityakosh.com https://www.nrityakosh.com/ Video captured by Srinidhi #bellydancers

Presenting the trailer for our 7th Anniversary showcase - RAQS-E-MEHFIL. Raqs-e-Mehfil celebrates our repertoire, which has been built over 7 years of our existence as a school. This show included an original Nrityakosh Company production, some selected choreographies from middle eastern folk & classical dances & Indian fusion belly dance compositions. The show was choreographed by Debapriya Das, director & founder of Nrityakosh. Video shot by Srinidhi. Lights by Yonitha Jain. For bookings for private classes, workshops, events contact: debapriya.bellydance@gmail.com http://nrityakosh.com/ #bellydance #bellydanceshow