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Smt.Yamuna and Sri.N.R.Gopinath Hon.Secretary and
President
KINKINI
is one of the leading organizations in Karnataka involved
in the promotion, propagation and popularization of Indian
classical dance forms of India, for the last 35 years Pursuant
to one of its objectives of encouraging young and talented
classical dancers by providing proper stage to perform, KINKINI
has, since its inception in 1983 has been regularly conducting
NRITHYOTSAVA, a national level annual festival of classical
dances, featuring especially of young and highly talented
performing artists, in tandem with eminent and established
senior artists not only from Karnataka, but also from other
States, before audiences comprising avid youngsters as well
as connoisseurs and cognoscenti.. While Bangalore is the venue
of these annual festivals, Kinkini has conducted festivals
at Chennai,Mysore and Delhi. So far more than 700 dance artistes
including dance troupes have been featured in the festivals
KARNATAKA KALASHRI was awarded to KINKINI in the year 2011/12 by the Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy,Goverment Of Karnataka |
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Karnataka Kalashri
Guru Smt.Rangashree
Artistic Director
The
festival is an eagerly awaited cultural event. The festival
also provides an opportunity to lay persons to get an insight
into the rich traditions of all forms of our classical dances
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These
programmes are open to public free of any charges and these
accounts for record turnout of appreciative audiences every
day.
Kinkini
has periodically been conducting workshops on different aspects
of dance and seminar on subjects relating dance. It is involved
in production and presentation of dance dramas and features
for some of which with financial support from Government of
India, Department of Culture has been received.
Kinkini
maintains a small reference library of books, journals, audio/video
recordings on dance and music.
Kinkini
has a training section in Bangalore to train serious students
interested in learning Bharatanatyam both in Bangalore and
Kuwait. Technology has enabled Skype lessons drawing students
from all over the globe. |
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Funding for its activities are sought and received from the
Government of Karnataka, and Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
besides raising resources from non-Government agencies.
Activities of KINKINI have also been taken
to places beyond the Country for which Guru.Rangashree,
Artistic Director of KINKINI, performer and teacher of repute
has been taking special interest. Kuwait chapter has been
functioning since 2002 and its activities have won encomia
from press and public alike. Kinkini Kuwait chapter is well
known for its professional programme presentation.
The high standards have never been a compromise
for KINKINI when engaged in Propagation and popularization
of Classical Dances in its purest form. The training wing
of KINKINI under the baton of Guru.Rangashree has sincerity
and dedication brought into foray 62 young talent who have
performed their Arangetram and pursuing this fine art with
sincerity and dedication
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