Welcome to Nrityakosh

M.O.V.E is a belly dance production that was born out of pandemic uncertainties. Nine dancers come together to paint a snapshot of how lives had suddenly changed. They shared stories of grief, anger, confusion, happiness, loneliness, anxiety & nostalgia. Initially presented as a virtual showcase in September 2020 & it was later staged and performed at venues across Bangalore - Vyoma Art Space, JSS Auditorium & Bangalore International Center. 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: debapriya.bellydance@gmail.com Video shot by Thammy Raman. Production supported by Rotary Club Bangalore. #bellydance #danceproduction

Safar-e-Raqs is a dance theatre production charting the evolution of belly dance and the impact of orientalism on this dance form. It travels from the late 1790’s to the present day unraveling how the dance was adapted – to different cultures, different audiences – and how a curious metamorphosis of the dance took place. This dance journey covered over centuries is deeply rooted to gendered perspectives of history, culture, society and people. Safar-e-Raqs is a collaborative effort between Nrityakosh Dance Company and several independent belly dancers and theatre actors in Bangalore. Safar-E-Raqs premiered in Bangalore, January 21, 2018, at the Alliance Francaise auditorium. 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: debapriya.bellydance@gmail.com For media, contact: aswati.bellydance@gmail.com/ Music in the Trailer: Light in Babylon - Ya sahra http://nrityakosh.com/ Music in the video = Light in Babylon - Ya sahra #BellyDance #Bangalore #IndianBellyDancers

The RaS project is belly dance recital which presented a collection of stories from Ramayana. It explored the emotions of various female characters who was present - peripherally or otherwise- in the text. It chooses diverse perspectives of Sita, of Surpanakha, of Mandodari, the rakshasis of Lanka.. The production starts as a tale of love – the love that draws Ram and Sita together and ends as a tragedy – with Sita choosing to renounce the very same love as it drove Ram to question her spirit. As the production transformed, it explored the nature of Surpanakha’s lust, Mandodari’s grief and the up and downs of the lives of the Rakshasis in Lanka. The idea of RaS Project was to explore the concept of the Bhava- Rasa theory from the Natyashastra through the language of Egyptian Oriental and Tribal Fusion dance forms. That is, Dance, in its essence, is a medium through which the dancer expresses Bhaava, or the emotion which possesses the dancer. Without Bhaava, dance is bare, cold, lifeless and indifferent. This emotion seeps through the performance into the audience, making them go through similar feelings as the dancer. This corresponding emotion experienced by the audience is Rasa – an intimate connection between the dancer and the audience, or rasikas. While this was a concept already explored in Abyad Kale with abstract emotions, the RaS Project hoped to attach the exploration of emotions to a coherent narrative. The RaS project was staged on April 1, 2017 at Rangasthala auditorium. 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: debapriya.bellydance@gmail.com For media, contact: aswati.bellydance@gmail.com/ http://nrityakosh.com/ #BellyDance #Recital #Ramayana

A short glimpse from our last production Leylet Hob. Choreography - Debapriya Das, Artistic Director, Nrityakosh Dancers - The Nrityakosh Company

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

A belly dance showreel that shows glimpses of what went down on the Nrityakosh Halfa that was organised on International Dance Day 2019. Hafla, meaning "a celebratory party", was organised after the end of belly dance classes in first quarter of 2019. In this video teaser, Debapriya Das and Nrityakosh are dancing classical Oriental belly dance and it's variants, Tribal Fusion Belly dance with zills and drums, and Contemporary fusion belly dance. 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: debapriya.bellydance@gmail.com For media, contact: aswati.bellydance@gmail.com Music: Cabaret Macabre by Raquy Tabla http://nrityakosh.com/ #BellyDance #RaquyTabla #CabaretMacabre

A theatrical Belly Dance showcase which brings forth famous characters and their stories from thousand and one nights. The showcase brought to life well known characters from the tales - Aladdin and Jasmine, the clever slave girl Morgiana from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Sinbad the Sailor. This was weaved through a story within a story format, much like the 1001 nights stories, with Scheherazade at the helm. The story of Scheherazade and the cruel king Shahryar ties all of these distinctly separate fantastical tales together. The showcase involves close to 35 intermediate and advance students of Nrityakosh, some of whom essayed characters from the story. The show was staged on Nov. 2 at Alliance Francaise. 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: debapriya.bellydance@gmail.com For communication/media: aswati.bellydance@gmail.com Concept and Choreography - Debapriya Das Music in the video - Immortal Love by Paul Dinletir http://nrityakosh.com/ #BellyDance #Bangalore #ArabianNights

"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