Suryakala Foundation for Performing Arts
Suryakala Foundation is a non-profit foundation for the promotion of Indian Classical Dance and Music. This foundation is the brain child of Divya Devaguptapu, Dr. Kanakam Devaguptapu and Seshagiri Rao Devaguptapu. The foundation aims to ideate, curate and present classical dance & music with continued relevance to today’s audiences without tampering with the structure or diluting classicism.
Varna Varnanam
A publication of Suryakala Foundation, varn̤a varn̤anam is an exposition of 26 varn̤ams, which includes tāna, pada/cauka and daru varn̤ams in Telugu, Tamil̤, Samskr̤tam, Mal̤ayāl̤am and Kannad̤a, taken from the composition corpus of 17th century till date. The book aims at bringing to light lesser known compositions of yesteryears with an attempt to enable deeper understanding and appreciation of varn̤ams.
Audio Guide for Varna Varnanam available Now!
Gain access to renditions of varnams in varna varnanam by eminent carnatic musicians of today.
Events
Varna Varnanam Release
The book launch function was held on February 19that the Music Academy Mini Hall, Chennai in the presence of rasikas and friends of art. The book was released by Smt. Shanta and Sri V P Dhananjayan and the first copies were received by Bharatanatyam artiste and scholar Ms. Lakshmi Vishwanathan and Carnatic Musician Dr. S Sowmya.
Ekam - Festival Of Solos
A flagship event curated and presented by Suryakala Foundation in collaboration with The ARTery is one of its kind Bharatanatyam festival presenting high quality creative dance that is meaningful, thought provoking and relevant.