Nrityagram Film Project

Film Festival May 3rd!

shen — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:44:34 +0000

Official Selection of the Newport Beach Film Film Festival 2011

NRITYAGRAM: For the Love of Dance screens May 3 at the Newport Beach Film Festival. See website for details.

2011 Newport Beach Film Festival

shen — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:51:33 +0000

As of February 28, 2011, ‘NRITYAGRAM: For the Love of Dance’ has been accepted as an Official Selection of the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival

First showing, first review!

shen — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:38:44 +0000

World premiere of Nrityagram: For the Love of Dance!

January 25^th marks a major milestone for this documentary-in-the-making; a 30 minute version opened the Dance Films Association 2010 Dance on Camera Festival in New York. The film was very well received by the 150+ people who attended, and a won praise from New York Times critic Alastair Macaulay. “… the Dance on Camera Festival which runs from Monday to Feb. 2, starts at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, with an evening of films of Indian dance featuring the premiere of “Nrityagram: For the Love of Dance,” directed and produced by Nan Melville. Nrityagram was built in India in recent years as a dance village by Protima Bedi, a vivid socialite who changed her life when she became an enthusiast for the Odissi genre of Indian dance. Yes, a dance village! Fabulous idea; glorious — though modest and practical — fact. Many intelligent points are made, and much of the dance footage, not least during the closing credits, is spellbinding. I wanted the film to be twice as long.” It is the hope of the Nrityagram documentary team that we will reach the funding goal, and be able to fulfill that wish!

In addition to the screening of her film, Nan exhibited a small sample of her photographs taken at Nrityagram in India, and of the dancers in New York. These works – and more – can be purchased at via the Store link.

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shen — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:03:35 +0000

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Store Now Open!

shen — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:36:24 +0000

You can now purchase prints and other items with Nan’s Nrityagram photos! Visit the Store! Made possible by DeviantART

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shen — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:34:05 +0000

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Dance on Camera Festival 1/25

shen — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 07:50:12 +0000

Nan has been invited to include a 30 minute promo of the documentary Nrityagram: For the Love of Dance in the Dance on Camera Festival 2010. It will be screened at the Mark Morris Dance Studio on 25^th January, 2010.

For details, go to
http://www.dancefilmsassn.org/DanceOnSpecial2010.html