Ananda Ensemble is excited to be performing at closing of the Wings Of A Wire Bird exhibition!

Join us for a lovely afternoon of not one, not two but three art forms! A wonderful fusion of Odissi, art and open mic poetry - not to be missed!

Performers: Students of Ananda Arts and Ananda Ensemble

Sunday 9th June, 2:30pm
The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Castle Lane, Bedford, MK40 3XD

For more information, please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899994685

We are excited to be conducting a school workshop with Year 4 at Queens Park Community Centre!

Dance teachers: Parvati Rajamani

29th April, AM and PM
Queens Park Academy

For more information, please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899994685

This is a FREE workshop, everyone is welcome and encouraged to come and have a go!

Join us for an exciting workshop for all ages and abilities at Biddenham School to learn the basics of Odissi Classical dance. You will have the chance to express your emotions, learn some impressive footwork and have fun with the art of wonderful storytelling!

Dance teachers:
Desiree Bashi

Wednesday 17th April, 10am
Biddenham School

For more information, please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899994685

A joyous celebration of life by a multigenerational cast of Indian classical dancers!

Join us for another rendition of Circle of Dance [Life] coming soon to Birmingham…

Featuring:
Chitraleka Bolar, Parvati Rajamani, Kali Chandrasegaram, Katie Ryan, Shriya Sharma, Ananda Ensemble.

1st April, 7:30pm
Foyle Studio, Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham

For more information, please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899994685

Tickets £10, £8 concession: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/circle-of-dance-life-tickets-817516041487

This is a FREE workshop, everyone is welcome and encouraged to come and have a go!

Join us for our second wonderful workshop for all ages and abilities at Kings Oak Primary School to learn the basics of Odissi Classical dance. You will have the chance to express your emotions, learn some impressive footwork and have fun with the art of wonderful storytelling!

Dance teachers:
Desiree Bashi

Friday 1st December, 10am
Kings Oak Primary School

For more information, please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899994685

This is a FREE workshop, everyone is welcome and encouraged to come and have a go!

Join us for the first exciting workshop for all ages and abilities at Kings Oak Primary School to learn the basics of Odissi Classical dance. You will have the chance to express your emotions, learn some impressive footwork and have fun with the art of wonderful storytelling!

Dance teachers:
Desiree Bashi

Thursday 30th November, 10am
Kings Oak Primary School

For more information, please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899994685

This is a FREE* ticketed event, everyone is welcome and encouraged to come and watch

Join us for a magical evening of Odissi Classical dance full of emotions, impressive footwork and wonderful storytelling!

Live Performances:
Guest artists: Katie Ryan, Savraj Ram & Achila Perera
Students of Ananda Arts

Innovative Fusion Choreography
by Desiree Bashi

Saturday 25th November, 6pm
The University of Bedfordshire, Bedford Campus, Polhill Ave, Bedford MK41 9EA

Refreshments available!

*Donations welcome

For more information, please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899994685

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-odissi-indian-classical-dance-showcase-tickets-744734359517?aff=oddtdtcreator

This is a FREE workshop, everyone is welcome and encouraged to come and have a go!

Join us for an exciting workshop for all ages and abilities at Priory School to learn the basics of Odissi Classical dance. You will have the chance to express your emotions, learn some impressive footwork and have fun with the art of wonderful storytelling!

Dance teachers:
Desiree Bashi

Friday 17th November, 1pm
Priory School, Greyfriars, Bedford

For more information, please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899994685

Ananda Ensemble is excited to be performing at the Sahanartana Festival in Cambridge!

Join us for a lovely afternoon of different Indian Classical Dance styles curated by Tamara Tirjak, with artists from all over the UK and senior tutors from India.

Students of Ananda Arts: Zara Gulati, Meira Gulati, Aniqah Ali & Anvi Rao

Saturday 28th October, 2pm
Cambridge, UK

For more information, please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899994685

Don't miss the opportunity to check out our FREE Odissi Dance workshop at The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, open to all ages, backgrounds, genders and abilities.

Come along and experience the joy and fun of dance first hand! What have you got to lose? Except maybe the chance to see our wonderful Ananda Ensemble perform!

26th October, 11:30am
The Higgins Bedford, Castle Ln, Bedford MK40 3XD

More information and booking can be found at the following link: https://www.thehigginsbedford.org.uk/.../Family_Events.aspx

Ananda Arts are over the moon to be hosting Anandotsavam 2023!

Madhaviji Mudgal will inaugurate our festival with a special video performance which will open our performance evening, followed by wonderful live pieces by Arushi Mudgal, Ranjitha Chowalloor, Parbati Chaudhury, Divya Ravi and Shalakha Rai.

We are thrilled to have such expertise on stage and offer such a variety of poetry and styles!

The show will take place at The Place Theatre Bedford, Bradgate Road, MK40 3DE at 7pm.

The performance is FREE to full time participants of the festival.

Tickets to the performance can be bought using the following link
https://www.theplacebedford.org.uk/shows/anandotsavam-2023/

Come along and celebrate India’s Independence Day 2023 with us!

Speeches, short dance performances and joy await you at Bedford’s Harpur Suite in the heart of the town.

Tuesday 15th August 2023 at 7:30am
The Harpur Suite, 3 Harpur Street, MK40 1LE

For more information, please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899994685

This is a free event, open to all!

Join our very own Ananda Ensemble students and Parvati Rajamani for an evening that evokes the stages of life with it's myriad of emotions.

There will be moments of sweetness, of bitter disappointment, reconciliation, and coming to terms with the fragility of life.

Featuring:
Katie Ryan, Parvati Rajamani and Ananda Ensemble
Guest artist: Vipul Bhatti

Saturday 22nd July, 7:30pm
Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton, LU1 2EY

For more information, please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899994685

Tickets £10, £8 concession:  https://www.culturetrust.com/whats-on/circle-dance

Our students will be enjoying a magical workshop with renowned Odissi exponent Arushi Mudgal. Fancy joining them?? Details below!

Arushi Mudgal taught at our Ananda Odissi Festival 2023 and we are excited to welcome her back to teach our students some more Abhinaya (mime) to evoke emotion and feeling from their expressions!

19th November, 10am - 5pm
University of Bedfordshire, Polhill Avenue, Bedford, MK41 9EA.

Full price tickets £35, students/concession £25 - tea and brunch included, for more information or to book please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899 994685.

This is a FREE event, everyone is welcome and encouraged to come along!

Join us for an exciting event, celebrating the Diwali Festival of Lights for it’s 12th anniversary - hosted by Bedford Indian Community!

Featuring:
Performances by Parvati Rajamani and Ananda Ensemble

15th October, 4.00pm onwards
Bunyan Centre, Bedford

For more information, please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899994685

Ananda Ensemble is excited to be performing at the Samarpan Mahotsav in Wolverhampton!

Join us for a celebration of Indian Classical Dance and live music.

Saturday 18th June 2022 at 7.30pm at The Arena Theatre, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SE.

For more information, please call Parvati Rajamani on 07899994685 or visit: arena.wlv.ac.uk

Tickets £10

A evening of choreographies of poetry from different regions of India in different classical dance styles featuring the world-renowned Madhavi Mudgal* and leading artists Urja Thakore, Payal Ramchandani, Chamu Kuppuswamy, Shalakha Rai & Parvati Rajamani
*Madhavi Mudgal & Shalakha Rai will be presented virtually

Friday 17th september 2021, 6pm, the place theatre, Bradgate Rd, Bedford MK40 3DE
£12.50 (£7.50 concession) - Free for full-time participants of Ananda Odissi Festival 2021
Tickets: https://www.theplacebedford.org.uk/shows/anandotsavam/

Following the development of the UK Odissi syllabus, Ananda Arts brings you an engaging and fascinating online panel discussion to further the UK syllabus, lead by Madhavi Mudgal and prominent international Odissi experts.

(Draft UK Odissi syllabus, grades 1-4 can be sent to participants on request).

2-4pm UK time
Zoom link will be provided by email to registered participants.

Don't miss the chance to get a taste of Odissi at our festival launch on the 21st August at The Place Theatre, featuring live performances from children and professional artists to showcase what's to come later in the week when then festival starts!

The Place Theatre, Bradgate Rd, Bedford, MK40 3DE.

For the first time ever as a part of the Ananda Odissi Festival 2018, we bring you a magical evening of dance recitals and performances featuring the world renowned Madhavi Mudgal and Nahid Siddiqui - a stage pairing you do not want to miss! As well as leading artists of the next generation Sooraj Subramaniam and Shalakha Rai.

6PM; Performance Theatre, University of Bedfordshire, Polhill Ave, Bedford MK41 9TD

Tickets available at: https://anandotsavam2018.eventbrite.co.uk

26th August, during our Ananda Odissi Festival is another special day for Odissi in the UK and the first ever Odissi Syllabus Open Day with  an invited  panel of senior UK based dance professionals. Participants, including aspiring and well established teachers and students dedicated to Odissi will be able to participate, contributing to the much needed process of creating a working syllabus for Odissi. Experts include Odissi exponent Padmasri Guru Madhavi Mudgal, Sujata Bannerjee (ISTD Faculty Director and Kathak exponent), Mira Misra Kaushik (OBE, Director, Akademi), Urja Thakore (leading Kathak expert, Artistic Director, Pagrav and ISTD Examiner), Pushkala Gopalakrishnan (leading Bharatanatyam Expert and Mentor for ISTD syllabus developing).

11:30AM-4:00PM; Room: P0.32/33, University of Bedfordshire.

Odissi Syllabus development forum in Bedford with Odissi teachers from around UK refining the draft syllabus under Madhavi Mudgal's guidance.

9:15AM-5:30PM; University of Bedfordshire.

Don't miss the chance to get a taste of Odissi at our festival launch on the 18th August at The Higgins Art Gallery and Museum, featuring live performances from children and professional artists to showcase what's to come later in the week when then festival starts!

Ananda Arts will be performing alongside many other talented groups and artists of all ages at the upcoming event Generations Dancing at the University of Bedfordshire, Polhill Avenue.

The day will consist of an exhibition at 2pm where guests will be able to see photography and film work made collaboratively by young people and older adults living in Bedford. This will be followed by a showcase of performances from various young people’s and adults dance groups in Bedford in the University theatre.

Tickets can be bought on the door in the gateway reception. Tickets include free refreshments: adults - £5, under 16s or over 65s - £3. 

Proceeds from ticket sales are put back into the project budget to support future dance activity for people living in Bedford.

Ananda Arts were delighted to be invited to dance alongside many other school children and Odissi Ensemble as part of the opening day of Sacred Shapes. Choreography by Katie Ryan commissioned by Imagine Luton - a powerful piece inspired by the symbolism of the ancient diagram Sri Yantra, consisting of inverted triangles in a circle denoting the place of humans in the cosmos.

They will be performing for Anandotsavam: 2018 as part of the Ananda Arts Festival 2018, between 24-30 August.