Annexure

2024

• Shikshaka Shishya Dance Festival organized by Kalapremi Foundation at Seva Sadan Auditorium, Bangalore, Bharatanatyam Margam by Chitra Arvind and her disciples, 26th January
• Infosys Foundation Fusion Music & Dance Festival: Sakhi Seeking the friend within by Rhythmotion ensemble at Khincha Auditorium, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore 23rd January

2023

• Kathak by Chitra and Alar Arvind for Ganeshotsav organized by COPOA cultural committee at Classic Orchards Amphitheater, Bangalore19th September
• Swagatham Krishna by Rhythmotion ensemble for Sri Krishna Janmashtami, Bharatanatyam at ISKCON, Whitefield Bangalore 7th September
• Nritya Dhara Independence Day celebrations at Cauvery Auditorium IT Bangalore 15th August
• Chinna Kalanadam at Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bangalore, Kathak & Contemporary dance by Rhythmotion Juniors 12th August
• Body Conditioning workshop by Chitra Arvind organized by Nupura school of Bharatanatyam Bangalore 8th to 15th May
• Chitra Arvind received The FKCCI Social Woman Entrepreneur Award on the occasion of Women’s International Day on 14th March
• Vishpala short film by Chitra Arvind for The Epic Women Festival commissioned by Narthaki.com and Dr. Anita Ratnam, streamed on 4th, 5th & 6th March
• Kanaka Purandara Sangeetha Utsava at Sri Rama Mandira Sabhangana, Bangalore Dasara Rachane Bharatanatyam and Kathak by Rhythmotion ensemble 28th January

2022

• Transformation with movement TAP into Life podcast on Spotify by Urban Fitness featuring Chitra Arvind 16th December
• Nupura Nitya Nritya Koumudhi Margam at KEA Prabhath Rangamandira, Bangalore, Thillana Jugalbandi – Bharatanatyam & Kathak by Chitra & Alar Arvind, 11th November
• IGBC’s 20th edition of Green Building Congress at HICC Novotel, Hyderabad, Kathak & Contemporary dance by Chitra Arvind and Rhythmotion Dance Company, 22nd October
• ISKCON Samskruti Pavilion, Bangalore, Sri Krishna Janmashtami Sriman Narayana by Rhythmotion ensemble, 19th August
• MES College Alumni Association Meet, Bangalore, Kathak duet by Chitra & Alar Arvind 5th June
• AMPICON 2021 NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore, Bharatanatyam and Kathak by Rhythmotion ensemble, 19th May
• Sargam Kathak duet by Chitra & Alar Arvind on Rhythmotion India YouTube channel for Dr. Maya Rao’s birth anniversary 2nd May

2021

Online performances & Courses

• Chalana 2021  Festival of Indian Classical & Contemporary dance and Carnatic vocal music
• Kathak Nritysari by Chitra & Alar Arvind on FB Page Shivalaya School of Dance  Supported by Alabama State Council on the Arts 4th Dec
• ResiliDance 2021 festival organized by Indian Dance Educators Association IDEA USA on the occasion of World Dance Day TAVAS Indian Classical & Contemporary dance film 29th and 30th April
• Sukruthees Nritya Rama Dance festival on Facebook, Bharatanatyam & Kathak by Rhythmotion Juniors 29th April

• Gatika Online Bharatanatyam Intensive Program 

• SALSI Convention Kathak 29th January
• Shikshaka Shishya Kathak Online Dance Festival The Kalapremi Foundation 10th January

2020

• VRC Academy of Music & Dance Festival Bengaluru 12th January
• Puligere Utsav Someshwara Temple Lakshmeshwara Gadag 4th January

Online Dance performances

• Kathak Nrityasari Anveshanam USA 30th August
• Maatru Guru Devobhava Naatyakalakshetra Nrithya Utsava FB page 9th August
• Bharatanjali Naatyashaale 17th May
• Sakhya Nupura 20th April

2019

• Soorya Jugalbandhi Festival Trivandrum 8th December
• Lakshadeepotsava Rama Mandira, Bengaluru 24th November
• Soorya Dance Festival Kollam 6th October
• Ganeshotsava Sri Rama Seva Mandali Bengaluru 2nd September
• Guru Vandana Dream Catcher for Dr. Maya Rao Birth Anniversary Bengaluru 2nd May
• Nritya Vaibhava Prabhath Kalapoornima Bengaluru 24th March
• Parthasarathy Swami Sabha Chennai 30th January

2018

• Soorya Swaralaya Dance Festival, Palakkad, Kerala 31st December
• Nupura’s 40th anniversary Bengaluru 23rd, 24th and 29th December
• Childrens’ Classical Dance Festival Bengaluru 16th December
• Busan International Dance Festival, BIDF 2018, South Korea 1st June to 4th June (ICCR sponsored)
• Kinkini Nrithyotsava, Bengaluru Thyagaraja Sannuthi 24th January
• Bharatiya Vayu Sena, Vayu Vihar Bengaluru 27th January
• St Joseph’s Auditorium Nritya Dhare19th August

2017

• Chalana 2017 – Dance for a Cause in association with ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) and The National Gallery of Modern Art at NGMA auditorium organized by Rhythmotion Trust 18th November
• 50 years of Sheila Kothavala Institute for the Deaf (SKID) HAL Auditorium, Bangalore Nritya Dhaare by Rhythmotion ensemble and the hearing and speech imapaired students of SKID 28th October
• Nupura Nitya Nritya Dance Festival Thyagaraja Vaibhava  8th October
• Nupura Nitya Nritya Dance Festival Sri Rama Jaya Rama dance drama 7th October
• St Joseph’s Auditorium, Bangalore Kathak Dhaara 27th August
• Guru Shishya Paramapara festival at Rangopanishath, Bangalore, Nritya Dhaare Bharatanatyam & Kathak organized by Sadhana Sangama Trust 20th August
• IPAF 2017 Bhubaneshwar Rakshisu Nammananavarata Bharatanatyam dance feature 5th April
• Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha The Divinity Within Natyalakshana Akademy 25th March
• Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai Srishtikartha-The Maker 12th February
• Nrityaditya celebrating 50 years of Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bengaluru Srishtikartha Contemporary dance feature 10th February

2016

Croatia Dance Tour 2016 – Bharatanatyam | Kathak | Contemporary Dance

• ETNOFilm Festival City Theatre Gandusio, Rovinj for World Dance Day 29th April
• School for Ballet and Rhythmics Zagreb 2nd 3rd & 4th May  
• Kazaliste Tresnje Zagreb 5th May  
• Zagreb Dance Centre Silent Killer Direction: Maja Drobac 7th 8th 13th & 14th May

• Rakshisu Nammananavarata – Bharatanatyam dance feature at Seva Sadan Auditorium, Bangalore  23rd January
• Exclusive preview of Rakshisu Nammananavarata – for the hearing and speech impaired students of  The Sheila Kothavala Institute for the Deaf, 9th January
• Kathak duet Mandayam Sabha Centenary celebrations, Jnana Jyothi Auditorium, Bangalore 24th December

2015

• Keshava Kalpa Auditorium, Bangalore Kathak Sarita 15th October
• Venugopalaswamy temple Bengaluru Kathak Sarita 29th August
• Ramanuja Samskriti Bhavana, Bengaluru Ashtalakshmi Bharatanatyam dance feature, 2nd August
• J N Tata Auditorium, Bengaluru, Hello Bengaluru  Contemporary dance and Martial Arts, 27th June
• Nritya Kaumudi and World Dance Day, Shimoga Kathak Dhara 26th April
• Kannada Film Festival Award Ceremony, Mysore 15th March

2014

• Malleswaram Association, Bangalore Kathak Dhara 30th December
• Bharath Kalachar, Margazhi Mahotsav Chennai Kathak Dhara 3rd December
• Carnival of Classical Choreography, Paramparaa, Bangalore Bharatanatyam: Rakshisu Nammananavarata 1st December
• PECDA, Rukmini Arangam, Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai Contemporary Dance:  Aham…& Others 21st November
• Geetha Nrithya Namana, Contemporary Dance: Together a tribute to Guru Dr.Maya Rao, ADA Ranga Mandira, Bangalore 30th September
• National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore Contemporary dance: Together Nitya Nritya Dance Festival 28th September
• Silent Killer Rhythmotion in association with ICCR and NGMA at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore 23rd August
• Alliance Franciase de Bangalore Contemporary Dance: Silent Killer in aid of AIDS infected children of MILANA in collaboration with Maja Drobac, Croatia and ICCR 27th July
• Spartacus ADA Ranga Mandira, Bangalore 27th June
• Yatra River of Life  World Dance Day, Alliance Francaise de Bangalore 27th April
• Kannada Bhavana, Bangalore Bharatanatyam and Kathak 18th April
• Hearing and speech impaired students of SKID, Bangalore Contemporary and folk dance 1st March

2013

• Rasa Sanje Dance Festival ADA Ranga Mandira, Bangalore 21st December
• Kathak at Payyanur Kerala 11th October
• Chalana-Dance for a Cause Classical & Contemporary Dance Festival Alliance Francaise de Bangalore 27th September
• Nitya Nritya Dance Festival 2013, Devraj Urs Bhavan Auditorium, Bangalore 14th September

USA Tour May 2013

Boston, MA  

•  Triveni School of Dance Studio 2^nd May
• Sri Lakshmi Temple 5^th May

Irvine, CA

University of California, Irvine 6^th – 10^th May

San Diego, CA

50^th Anniversary of Centre for World Music & Related Arts 11^th May

San Jose, CA

•  Hindu Cultural and Community Centre, Livermore 12^th May
•   Hoover Theatre, Near San Jose Rose Gardens 12^th May

Maryland, MD

• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2013 Observance Event organized by the Asia Heritage Foundation and US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District 21^st May
• Nritya Sandhya @ NatyaBhoomi, Potomac 23^rd May

• Brahan Natyanjali Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 15th March
• Ananya Arogyadhara Dance Festival, Bangalore 13th April
• Unnati Centre, Bangalore Contemporary dance Yatra – River of Life 11th February
• Bharatanatyam: Dashavatara Kanakapura 26th January
• Cuttack Mahotsav Odisha 6th January

2012

• Nadaneerajanam, Tirupathi temple 30th December
• Mamallapuram Dance Festival 27th December
• Flight from the Shadow – a contemporary dance production by Rhythmotion Dance Company at Museum Theatre, Chennai organized by Prakriti Foundation 25th August
• Nitya Nritya Nupura Dance Festival at Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bangalore 19th August
• Jhoolan Yatra – celebrating 25years of Natya at PESIT auditorium, Bangalore 14th July
• World Dance Day Celebrations 2012 at ADA Rangamandira, Bangalore 30th April
• Garland of Seasons Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore 22nd April
• Sarvam Shivam Solo Bharatanatyam,  MPL Shastry Sabhangana, organized by MES Kalavedi, Bangalore 21st April
• Dakshina Murthy Auditorium, Chennai Kathak Nrithya Utsav 10th March
• Natyanjali Festival Chidambaram 20th February
• Mayura Natyanjali Festival Mayiladuthurai 19th February
• Gopikonmada Suchitra Film Society, Bangalore 12th January

2011

• The Raj Bhavan, Bangalore Gopikonmada 1st Oct
• Bhakti Kalakshetra  Iskcon, Mumbai Nrityasari Kathak & Bharatanatyam 25th December
• The Mysore Association, Mumbai 24th December
• Margam Solo Bharatanatyam by Chitra Arvind at Seva Sadan 14th August
• SPACES, Chennai and NINASAM, Shimoga Yatra-River of Life on 29th November and 2nd December
• 10th year of ICCR & Dept of Kannada & Culture at Yavanika, Nrupatunga road, Bengaluru, The Confluence Indian Classical & Contemporary dance by Rhythmotion Dance Company 3rd June
• Nrityasari traditional Kathak duet and group recital at Seva Sadan auditorium, Bengaluru organized by the Rhythmotion Trust & Kalpana Dance academy, 15th May
• Vachana Viabhava in Kathak style at Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bengaluru organized by the Dept of Kannada & Culture 6th May
• Shringara Nayika (Ashtanayika Bheda) in Bharatanatyam style at Padmini Rao Parampara, Bengaluru organized by Ponniah Lalithkala Academy 9th April
• Chimeras – an adaptation of Shashi Deshpande’s short stories presented by Version One Dot Oh! in association with Rhythmotion Dance Company and Syrinx on March 25th, 26th and 27th at Jagriti Theatre, Varthoor Road, Bengaluru, April 15th,16th & 17th Alliance Francaise, May 17th & 18th at Rangashankara, Bengaluru
• Silent Killer photography-dance work in progress based on HIV/AIDS at Koshy’s restaurant, St. Marks Road on 24th March  Choreography- Chitra Arvind, Dancer-Maja Drobac from Croatia, Photography- Srikanth Kollari
• Indian Classical, Folk and Contemporary dance by Rhythmotion Dance Company organized by The Lion’s Club International Awards Ceremony, at Sai Sadanam Auditorium, Koramangala, Bengaluru 20th February
• Contemporary dance solo Yatra-River of Life at Alliance Francaise, Bengaluru for the YCP Attakkalari Bienniel Festival on 2nd February
• The Kalapremi Foundation in association with the Rhythmotion Trust Kathak & Contemporary dance at Seva Sadan Auditorium, Bengaluru 23rd January

2010

• Chalana Dance for a Cause – Festival of Indian Classical & Contemporary dance at ADA Rangamandira, J C Road, Bengaluru on 11th December
• Rani Abbakka – Queen of Spices organized by Karnataka Nrityakala Parishath at Ravindra Kalakshetra, J C Road, Bengaluru 25th January
• Chinna Kala Nadam Contemporary dance by Rhythmotion Juniors  at ADA Rangamandira, Bengaluru 5th July
• Contemporary dance at the Hockey Stadium, KSHA, Bangalore for the Semi finals of Yediyurappa Cup 19th June
• Conducted Bharatanatyam workshop – Varna (Choreographed by Chitra Arvind) from 20th to 30th May at Nupura school of Bharatanatyam, Bangalore
• Choreographed for POGO MAD LIVE ’10 art and dance workshop, Chowdiah Memorial Hall, 25th, 26th and 27th May
• Vasudevacharya Bhawana, Mysore Contemporary Dance Nava Nritya for World dance day 29th April
• Smriti Nandan Cultural Centre, Bangalore organized by Ashvasan foundation Dasaavataar Kathak dance feature 17th April
• Srishtikarta – The Maker Indian contemporary dance piece based on Global Warming at Palace Grounds, Bangalore on 13th January
• Youth Vision – trends and concepts in Dance in Indian classical and contemporary dance styles at The Ramanuja Samskriti Bhavana, Bangalore 3rd January

2009

• Guru Smarane organized by Nupura at The Khincha Auditorium, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore 19th December
• Nrithya Neerajana – a festival of music and dance organized by Ananya at Sri Vani Education Centre, Bangalore 13th December
• Indian contemporary dance Spectrum for Nitya Nritya International dance day organized by Nupura school of dance at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore 2nd May

2008

• Dance Jathre at Chitra Kala Parishath Contemporary dance Scarabeji in collaboration with Maja Drobac from Croatia 4th October
• The hearing impaired students trained by Chitra Arvind performed Indian contemporary dance at the Raj Bhavan in the presence of the honourable Governor of Karnataka as part of Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations 2nd October
• IIT Chennai for Golden FM, Golden Jubilee Celebrations Kathak & Contemporary dance 30th November
• Premiered Chalana – Dance for a Cause in aid of the Deaf Aid Society in Indian classical and contemporary dance styles at Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bangalore 9th August
• Srijana – Creativity in Contemporary dance idioms at Padmini Rao Parampara, a joint venture of Ponniah Lalithkala Academy and Karnataka Nritya Kala Parishath on 3rd August
• Alwar Kala Bhavana, Mysore, Sri Krishna Janmashtmi dance and music festival 31st August
• Kalasvaada dance video on arts appreciation commissioned by the Sangeeta Nritya Academy 15th March

2001-2007

• Bhavanatsova 2007 organized by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan at the Khincha auditorium 22nd Nov 2007
• Choreographed martial art sequences for well known theatre group Benaka for the play Romeo and Juliet commissioned by Ranga Shankara 27th 0ct 2007
• Sangeetotsav festival at the Sri Venugopala krishnaswamy temple, Bangalore 18th Sept 2007
• Bharatanatyam Kaladarshan, at the Raghava Kala Mandira, Bellary commissioned by Infosys Foundation and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore 8th July 2006
• Performed Surya Namaskara– dance feature with well-known Bharatanatyam dance exponent Guru Smt. Vasundhara Doraiswamy from Mysore for South Zone performance, Chandana, Bangalore DD, telecast on 14th July 2006
• Indian contemporary dance piece Walls of Time for World Dance Day 29th April 2006
• Nupura Nada Kathak recital telecast on Chandana, Bangalore DD 30th April
• All India Radio awards ceremony at Ambedkar Bhavan, Bangalore, 29th Dec 2004
• Iskon Brahmotsav, Bangalore April 2005
• International Dance Alliance  premiere of Sri Purandara dasa’s Dashaavatar (Kathak)11th December 2004
• Bangalore Habba Walls of Time based on a poem by Robert Frost, 7th December 2004
• Invited Speaker for a Lecture and Demonstration on Nritta in Classical Dance and Contemporary Dance for the Karnataka Nritya Kala Parishat’s Silver Jubilee Celebrations 17th December 2004
• Performed and assisted Guru Smt. Lalitha Srinivasan in Choreography of Nisha Vibhrama, co- sponsored by the Dept of Culture, Ministry of Human Resources, Govt of India, 19th June 2004
• World Dance Day Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bangalore 16th June 2004
• Nupura Nada Bharatanatyam recital telecast on Chandana, Bangalore Doordarshan on 6th Feb 2004
• Anga Bhava Expression through movement, for the Silver Jubilee festival of Nupura 30th Dec 2003
• Trishala Power of a woman dance feature commissioned by the Women’s Empowerment program Vanita Samaja, Bangalore Sept 2001

 1996-2002 with The Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, UK

• Webcast production from Bangalore to Greenwich in London, Chitra Arvind was featured as a core contemporary dancer from India (h)interland from 28th to 30th Oct 2002
• Black Box Teater, Oslo, Norway 21st and 22nd March 2002
• Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, for the Spring Loaded festival from 17th to 19th April 2002
• Bharatanatyam in the East and West Coast regions of USA as part of Nupura’s Nritya Karnataka tour from 30th March to 21st May 2001
• Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, Durban, South Africa 21st and 22nd August 2000
• Choreographed for Flat Foot Dance Company, Durban, South Africa in August 2000
• Munich, Germany for the Grobritannien festival 20th and 21st March 2000
• Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 17th and 18th April 2000
• Stavanger International Festival of Literature and Freedom of Speech, Norway from the 21st to 26th Sept 1999
• International Dance Festival of Copenhagen, Denmark 20th April 1999
• The Palladium, London 9th May 1999
• Turkey 15th Oct 1998
• Dubai 15th Aug 1998
• Roveretto Festival in Italy in July 1998
• Rotterdam Festival 12th May 1998
• Victoria Theatre, Singapore 9th and 10th June 1997
• Featured in a contemporary dance piece titled In Between featured on BBC 2, London, UK, Sept 1998
• Astral Shadows at the Place Theatre, London, choreographed by Laurie Booth April 1998
• Joyce Theatre, New York, USA from 30th April to 2nd May 1997
• International Dance Festival at Helsinki in Finland in March 1997
• Kassel, Germany in Oct 1996
• Amsterdam and Belgium tour in March 1996

1985-1995

• Performed in India as part of NIKC for the Nishagandhi Festival, Soorya Festival, Hampi Festival and Chidambaram Festival 1993, 94, 95
• Solo Kathak in Shimoga commissioned by the Department of Kannada and Culture 28th Dec 1995
• Represented Karnataka in the National Level Dance Competition held in Bhopal in the Kathak style of dance, 1994
• Bharatanatyam at Ravaindra Kalakshetra, Bangalore organized by Mayura Nritya Niketan in 1985 & 1986

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