Every year, Natyalaya students perform at dozens of venues across Texas. Natyalaya is also well-known in the Austin area for its original, professional-level productions, such as "Ganga: a River's Story," "The Jungle Book," and "Navahavarna: the Colors of the Number Nine." Every summer, Natyalaya is proud to showcase the skills of its accomplished students as they perform their Arangetrams, or solo debut performances. Natyalaya also hosts several camps and workshops open to all in the central Texas area.
Please check this page often to stay up-to-date with when and where Natyalaya will be performing next!
Upcoming Workshops and Camps:
- Yoga Workshop
July 25 - Aug 6
Dr. Sanjay Shantaram
This yoga camp, led by Dr. Sanjay Shantaram, is for both dancers and non-dancers and centers on using pranayama (breathing techniques) as well as asanas (yoga body positions) to improve flexibility and stamina. Dance students will review anga shuddi and abhinaya as well as learn an item. Non-dancers are welcome to attend the morning and evening general yoga sessions.
Guru Sanjay was a child prodigy who started dancing at age 7 as a child actor in Kannada movies. An accomplished Kuchipdui and Bharathanatyam dancer trained under Guru Narmada and Guru Veena Murthy, he has performed in all of the major dance festivals of India and has toured the world as well. He has received several state and national Scholarships for dance and has both composed music for and choreographed dance dramas such as Roopa -Viroopa (based on Beauty and the Beast) and Aladdin.
Available sessions :
General Yoga and Pranayama |
Early morning Late evening |
1 hr | $125 | ||
| Beginner (Alarippu) | Early evening | 1 1/2 hrs | $185 | ||
| Intermediate (Varnam) | Mornning | 2 1/2 hrs | $225 | ||
| Advanced (Post Varnam) | Late afternoon | 2 1/2 hrs | $250 |
($35 discount for families with two or more members enrolling.)
Workshop and Camp Registration form:
Please submit one form per student per camp. Non-dancers interested in the yoga workshop do not need to complete the last three fields.