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THE HINDU, JANUAURY 14, 2007
KK Gopalakrishnan
Traditional, yet new!.... Sufi Kathak is an art form of recent origin that has stormed the traditional Indian dance stage. It is the result of Delhi based Kathak exponent Manjari Chaturvedi’s obsession with the mysticism of Sufism…..
THE HINDU, MARCH 16, 2007
Jaya Narayan Pisharoty
Manjari Chaturvedi has blended the mysticism of Sufism with the classicism of Kathak to evolve a new kind of dance, Sufi Kathak….Manjari’s slow and meditative movements suited the spiritual mood of the composition….there was no flamboyance or the slightest element of exhibition in the recital. The movements were controlled and inward looking….
THE HINDU, MARCH 25, 2005, NEW DELHI
Manjari sinha
A heady concoction of Sufi kathak….
Manjari has blazed a trail by giving the age old kathak a new dimension of devotional philosophical and rich textural hue by taking it out of its narrow confines to the boundless bliss….Her intense and sensitive abhinaya interspersed with the brilliant technique of kathak stole the show….
THE HINDU, APRIL 23, 2001, NEW DELHI
Lalit k jha
Interesting was the presentation of the kathak danseuse manjari in which she added subtle innovations to her dance even as the atmosphere was electrically charged with the highly emotive qawwalli….
THE HINDU, JANUAURY 14, 2000, NEW DELHI
Anjana rajan
It was an excellent idea on the part of manjari chaturvedi to take up sufi thought for interpretation….manjari presented her credentials as a competent exponent of lucknow gharana with fast footwork, impressive pirouettes and graceful stances on sam….
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