Past Performances

2011

Sri Venkateshwara Balaji Temple Performance
Krishna and her students were blessed to present a Bharatanatyam recital at the Shri Venkateshwara Balaji Temple, Birmingham at the auspicious Ganesh Chaturthy Immersion Festival on Sunday, 11th September 2011. See the flyer.

Asian Mela: Cambridge Big Weekend 2011
Sanskruti School of Dance presented a showcase of Bharatanatyam dances ranging from Alarippu to Varnam intertwined with some semi classical Indian music and Bollywood dance at the Asian Mela on Sunday, July 10, 2011.

Bollywood Workshop with LaNyt Theatre
Krishna was invited to conduct a Bollywood dance workshop as a part of LaNyt Theatre’s Global Bridge Youth Theatre Project. The dance learnt during the workshop was performed at the Round Church, Cambridge as a finale to their performance entitled ‘My Celebration, Our Celebration’ on Friday, 25th March, 2011. See the flyer

2010

Rainbow Bridge- Celebrating Diversity of Everyday Life
A documentary theatrical play resulting from collaborative efforts between LaNyt Theatre, Cambridge and Sanskruti School of Dance was presented on December 18, 2010 at MichaelHouse , Cambridge. The play’s script was developed based on conversations and interviews conducted with local residents of Cambridge. The production featured diverse elements of performing arts including Bharatanatyam, drama, multimedia and shadow puppetry. The Bharatanatyam sequence was choreographed by Krishna and performed by her students Anitha Thillaisundaram and Vinaya Srirangam. See the flyer

Solo Bharatanatyam performance by Sanskruti’s senior student Aishwarya Thomas for ‘Utsav’. The charity event was organized by Sakhya- Cambridge Friends of India at Hughes Hall College, University of Cambridge. See the flyer

Utsav- Cambridge Big Weekend Festival
Sanskruti School of dance presented Utsav which means celebration in Sanskrit as a part of the Cambridge Big Weekend Festival on July 11, 2010. The event showcased solo and group Bharatanatyam performances by all the students along with performances in Carnatic vocals and violin by students and teachers of Sanskruti.
Intertwined with the classical Indian art forms was the more contemporary Bollywood style dancing performed by adults and children. The children’s Bollywood performance was a result of a series of six workshops conducted by Krishna at Spinney Primary School in collaboration with Cambridge City Council.

India Week at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
India Week at Clare Hall inaugurated by a Bharatanatyam recital ‘Nritya Margam’ by Krishna Zivraj-Nair. Weblink and Article.

Fund raising event by Village Outreach Society, UK
Solo Bharatanataym performance by Krishna Zivraj-Nair, Carnatic vocals by Sowmya Dodda and Carnatic violin by Dhivya Kumaramurthy. See link.

Many Voices, One World Festival, Cambridge
Sanskruti School of Dance presented in Bharatanatyam style ‘An ode to a tree’. With this piece, the dance ensemble with its movement language described the importance of nature and the environment symbolized by a tree. Just as the branches and the leaves of the tree are free and yet dependent on the tree trunk, all creations of nature are inter-related with one another to co-exist in harmony. An ode to a tree is about maintaining this harmony, with human beings taking the responsibility to protect our planet the same way a tree trunk gives support to its numerous branches and foliage.

Feedback
"Wow! The Sanskruti School of Dance were fabulous! Thank you all so much for a wonderful performance on Sunday, and thank you for your stunning piece of choreography so perfectly in tune with the theme of the festival. Many people have given feedback that the performance was one of the real highlights of the day."

- Siobhan Mellon, Cambridge Carbon Footprint, Activities co-ordinator.

Dance workshops at various schools
Krishna conducted dance workshops for primary school children at:
-Babraham Primary School, Babraham, Cambridgeshire
-Houghton Primary School, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

2009

Rangoli...Colours of Bharatanayam dance program organised by Sanskruti School of Dance. See the flyer

Audience response

"We came to the Saturday program and I must say it was very professionally done. All credit goes to you and others who organised it so well. I have seen lot of programs like this in India, Singapore and in UK. Your program surpassed the rest. Well done and congrats to all the dancers and organizers."

-Ravindran Sundararajah, Cambridge resident

"Congratulations Krishna- really enjoyed the show. Loved the padam. Great evening!"

-Katherine Ryan, Assistant Administrator of Pulse Magazine

Cambridge Big Weekend Celebrations and Children's Festival

Bharatnatyam group performance (age group-5-12 years).
Krishna demonstrated basic dance steps to the audience and also gave a solo performance.
Group performances (age group 16-18 years).
Bollywood group dance by adults.

Heart of the World Festival

Bharatnatyam group and solo performances by all students.
Folk and Bollywood group dances by adults.

St. Phillips Primary School, Arts Week

Bharatnatyam group dance by the younger students (age group- 5-12 years).

Dance Workshops in collaboration with Cambridge City Council Arts and Entertainment

Krishna conducted dance workshops at three different schools in Cambridge. Children (both boys and girls) between age groups 5-10 were shown various dance steps and worked towards a short Bollywood style dance piece.

2008

Onam celebrations at Chesterton Community College.

Bharatnatyam group performance by all students.
Student participation at various dance competitions such as Kerala Croyden Dance Competition under the cinematic dance category. Also one of the students won the first place in cinematic dance at Cardiff dance competition called Thillana.

2007

Dance program "Mayur" and Independence Day Celebrations at Bharat Bhavan, Mill Road.

Krishna gave her first Bharatanatyam performance in Cambridge for "Mayur"- a fund raising event.
Krishna choreographed a Bollywood style dance and gave a solo performance at Mayur.
Krishna choreographed and performed a semi-classical fusion dance incorporating Bharatnatyam steps to Hindustani music for Independence Day Celebrations.