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LUCKNOW TIMES, 2006, LUCKNOW
Manjula Negi
Dance of Ecstasy….. It’s a dance form that she has perfected over the last decade and a half and Manjari Chaturvedi is finally ready to initiate others into the mystical realm of Sufi Kathak…. When the acclaimed Kathak dancer takes stage at the Khajuraho Dance festival this year she will not just be performing Sufi Kathak. It will be an affirmation and recognition towards what Manjari has managed to achieve for the unique artform that she has developed….
THE TIMES OF INDIA, OCTOBER 20, 2007, CHANDIGARH
I P Singh
She brought three streams of Indian music traditions together. Being a Kathak dancer of lucknow gharana, Manjari danced to the tunes of Rajasthani musicians, who sang Punjabi Sufiana Kalam. And it all blended seamlessly….
HYDERABAD TIMES, AUGUST 22, 2006, HYDERABAD
Manjari Chaturvedi’s stellar performance of Sufi Kathak gave Sunday evening a different hue….
THE TIMES OF INDIA, FEBRUARY 12, 2007, CHANDIGARH
Gur Kirpal Singh Ashk
….She further expressed she strongly felt Sufi Kathak was not a mechanical dance form that anyone could learn, one has to learn the nuances of Sufi thought to be able to carry it through panache…
THE TIMES OF INDIA, NEW DELHI, APRIL 26, 2003
Mukta singh
….She further expressed she strongly felt Sufi Kathak was not a mechanical dance form that anyone could learn, one has to learn the nuances of Sufi thought to be able to carry it through panache…
BOMBAY TIMES, APRIL 5, 2007, MUMBAI
Deepali Dhingra
Copying is the best form of acceptance….Sufi Kathak dance Manjari Chaturvedi tells that her unique dance form has managed to carve a niche … an extraordinary performing artist she has been appreciated all over the world for her unique dance style – Sufi Kathak…..
TIMES OF INDIA, DELHI TIMES, APRIL 4 2005
…..Manjari spun around the stage in perfect sync with the singers who sang short and sweet notes from various sufi strains….
While on the stage qawwalls sang one of khusraus most poignant chap tilak and manjari matched it with her fluid like liquid movements and steps….
TIMES OF INDIA , LUCKNOW TIMES, LUCKNOW, AUGUST 20,2004
Mazhar farooqui
Its sufi qalam for kalam….its prez and perfect for kathak danseuse manjari as she performs at rashtrapati bhawan…..
TIMES OF INDIA , LUCKNOW TIMES, LUCKNOW, APRIL 29,2000
Trapti agarwal
Sufi kathak- her gift to humanity….at just 25 manjari has evolved a new style of kathak - sufi kathak, a fusion of awadhi qawwalli and kathak…..her attentions are focused on establishing sufi kathak as a full fledged style…
TIMES OF INDIA, LUCKNOW TIMES, NOVEMBER 12, 2003
Show stopper….the noted sufi kathak exponent manjari gives electrifying concerts…..
THE TIMES OF INDIA, LUCKNOW, DECEMBER 6, 2003
A breathtaking performance by manjari…..she mesmerized the audience with enchanting kathak presentations….
TIMES OF INDIA, LUCKNOW TIMES, LUCKNOW, DECEMBER 28, 2002
The lucknow based sufi kathak danseuse now stars in a soul stirring music video on sufi poetry by gulzar and music by vishaal bharadwaj…….
TIMES OF INDIA, LUCKNOW, FEBURARY 11, 2000
Tarannum manjul
Sufiana jhankaars….When mysticism and grace are blended, the result is a array of colours- breathtaking in their composition and beauty….this is what manjari depicts ….manjari stands for the flower of tulsi which enhances the beauty of the entire plant, and true to her name manjari chaturvedi has beautified the plant of kathak…
TIMES OF INDIA, LUCKNOW TIMES, LUCKNOW, JULY 20, 2001
An enthralling performance on sufi kathak by noted kathak danseuse manjari chaturvedi was scheduled for the Pakistani president at Agra…..
TIMES OF INDIA, LUCKNOW TIMES, LUCKNOW, OCTOBER 23, 2001
Noted sufi kathak exponent manjari chaturvedi wooed delhites when she danced her way into their hearts at the qutub festival held in the backdrop of qutub minar performing on qawwalli rendered by Sabri Brothers….
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