South Asia Research and Information Institute,
Southern Methodist University’s Department of Religious Studies, &
Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation
present a one day conference on
The History of Catirattam/Bharatanatyam
featuring
Reconstructing the Nature of Virali’s Dance
Dr. S. Palaniappan, President, South Asia Research and Information Institute
Cinna Melam: Tamil roots of Bharatanatyam
Dr. Saskia Kersenboom, Associate Professor of Theatre Studies, University of Amsterdam
Under The Royal Umbrella: Dance in Nayaka Tanjavur (17th -18th century)
Ms. Lakshmi Vishwanathan, Vice President, Music Academy, Chennai
Of Wandering Fortune-Tellers, Birdcatchers, and Kings:
The Multilingual Kuravanci Dance Dramas of Maratha Tanjavur
Dr. Indira V. Peterson, David B. Truman Professor of Asian Studies, Mt. Holyoke College
The Pleasures of Performance:
Salon Dance in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century South India
Dr. Davesh Soneji , Assistant Professor of South Indian Religions, McGill University
Bharatanatyam: The Modernity of the Classical
Dr. Amrit Srinivasan, Professor of Sociology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
chaired by
Dr. Steven E. Lindquist
Asst. Professor of Religious Studies, Southern Methodist University
9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday, September 22, 2007
McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall, Southern Methodist University
For Directions to Southern Methodist University, see http://www.smu.edu/maps/directions.asp
Park free in the lot north of Dallas Hall on Daniel Avenue at Athens Avenue. Additional parking is available in the visitor lot on Airline Road at University Blvd.
Registration is closed.
Seating is limited and due to overwhelming number of registrants, we have reached the capacity of the auditorium. Regretfully, we are unable to accomodate any walk-ins.
Thank you for your understanding
For more information, visit www.sarii.org or call:
Ms. Revathi Satyu (214) 587-1729, Ms. Suma Kulkarni (972) 960-9223, Ms. Radha Sury (972) 416-6779, Dr. Steven Lindquist (214) 768-2105
