Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm
1525 Forest Glen Road
Silver Spring Maryland 20910
The summer program at Sutradhar brings an immersive four week experience to kids
ages 4 to 18 years old. Started by renowned educator Nilimma Devi who said
“art must nourish body and soul,” the camp includes classical Indian theater- storytelling,
Kuchipudi dance, acting, martial arts, yoga, mask and prop-making, poetry, and script writing.
A “fun-filled” staging of the epic Ramayana is put on by campers
"Our Ramayana" - July 10th, 2025 at 1pm Free.
Classes include:
~ Stories told from the epic Ramayana
~ Vinyasa Yoga asanas/sitting in mindfulness
~ Martial Arts in East Indian Thang Ta and Kalaripayattu
~ Kuchipudi introduced in basic steps, hand gestures and full dances
~ Classical mimetic technique with micro-movements of eyes, fingers and neck while
accessing the 9 states of feeling (i.e. bhava)
~World music traditions introduced by Bill Jenkins
~South Indian vocals introduced by Devi Dutta
~ Stories of African heroines who led slave rebellions while learning how to make dolls
by Smithsonian diaspora storyteller, Camilla Bryce Laporte
~Paint, Draw and Sculpt: Make clay Ganesha
~ Draw mandalas using dried flowers, leaves and berries
~ Basics of Patachitra, Rangoli and Madhubani technique
Called “poetry in motion…that transcends the bounds of culture” by the Washington Post, the summer program at Sutradhar brings an immersive experience for four weeks, to kids ages 4 to 18 years, from June 17 to July 12, 2024 - Monday through Friday 9am to 4pm.
Started by renowned educator Nilimma Devi who said “art must nourish body and soul,” the camp brings a deep dive into classical Indian theater- storytelling, Kuchipudi dance, acting, martial arts, yoga, mask and prop-making, poetry and script writing.
A “fun-filled” staging of the epic Ramayana is put on by campers "Our Ramayana" - July 11, 2024 at 1pm Free, as well as a book fair for young authors.
Classes include:
~ Stories told from the Ramayana
~ Vinyasa Yoga asanas/sitting in mindfulness
~ Martial Arts in East Indian Thang Ta and Kalaripayattu
~ Stories of African heroines who led slave rebellions while learning how to dolls by Smithsonian diaspora storyteller, Camilla Bryce Laporte
Dance:
~ Kuchipudi introduced in basic steps, hand gestures and full dances
Acting:
~ Classical mimetic technique with micro-movements of eyes, fingers and neck while accessing the 9 states of feeling (i.e. bhava)
Music:
~World music traditions introduced by Bill Jenkins
~South Indian vocals introduced by Devi Dutta
Art:
~Paint, Draw and Sculpt: Make clay Ganesha
~ Draw mandalas using dried flowers, leaves and berries
~ Basics of Patachitra, Rangoli and Madhubani technique
