Bharatanatyam Dancer Arundhati Patwardhan Performing on Lord Shiva Composition
Channel: Raaggiri
Date: 2023-04-10

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Bharatanatyam dancer Arundhati Patwardhan performing on Lord Shiva composition
A Bharatanatyam dancer and the daughter and disciple of Sucheta Bhide Chapekar, Arundhati Patwardhan is associated with Kalavardhini Nrityashala and Kalavardhini Charitable Trust, both founded by her mother. A competitive swimmer as a child, Patwardhan suffered an injury during her teenage years that dissuaded her from pursuing the sport. She refocused to train under her mother while simultaneously pursuing her BCom and MA in Bharatanatyam from Savitribai Phule Pune University’s (SPPU) Centre for Performing Arts (also known as Lalit Kala Kendra). Today, she is actively associated with the management of Kalavardhini Nrityashala and Kalavardhini Charitable Trust (1982), founded by her mother to promote Bharatanatyam in Maharashtra. Apart from the main branch, located on Pune’s Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak Road, Kalavardhini has several other branches in Maharashtra. 
The mother-daughter duo also worked on a production titled Leeladaru (The play of ideas). It was based on a dance form practised in the Maratha kingdom. The choreographies that were part of the production used the vocabulary of Bharatanatyam to convey contemporary themes. 
Patwardhan has put together a dedicated team of musicians and costume-, light-, and sound designers who have worked consistently with her mother and her. The team includes Carnatic singer Sivaprasad, violinist B. Anantharaman, Hindustani musicians Suresh Talwalkar and Hrishikesh Barve, Govind Bhilare on the pakhawaj (a barrel-shaped drum), Chinmay Kolhatkar and Tanmay Deochake on the harmonium, and flautists Sunil Avachat and Sandeep Kulkarni. Harshavardhan Pathak and Ameya Pendharkar are in charge of managing the lights, Prashant Narurkar controls sound, and Sai Paranjpe, an alumna of Kalavardhini, is their point of contact for costumes.

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