Rhythmic Blend of Performing Arts !
Center for Performing Arts at University of Pune, popularly known as Lalit Kala Kendra, was established in 1987. Since then it has been molding up great and well-known Artist like Sharvari Jamenis, Parimal Phadke, Shambhavi Vaze, Madhuri Potnis for Dance, Akshay Pendse, Mandar Kulkarni, Upendra Limaye, Meghana Vaidya, Mukta Barve, Neha Joshi for Theatre and Aniruddha Joshi, Pushkar Lele, Priyal Sathe, Sayali Panse, Prachi Dubale, Mohan Darekar for Music, Nikhil Phatak, Milind Pote for Tabla, Pramod Gaikwad for Shahenai, Suyog Kundalkar, Milind Kulkarni for Harmonium and many more.
With same outbound ambitions in mind many students like me have come and will always come from all walks of life, city and villages to impart themselves with great knowledge provided by Guru’s like our Head of department Dr. Shubhangi Bahulikar, Guru assistant Hema Deshmukh and such all other immensely talented visiting faculty. Our HOD Dr. Shubhangi Bahulikar says, “An Artist’s personality reflects in his/her Art and thus personality of an Artist is very important.”
Right from day one we were introduced to great artist like Shri. Vijay Sardeshmukh, Pt. Satyashil Despande, Shri. Rajeev Parajpee, Shri. Ramdas Palsule, Smita Mahajan, Manisha Abhay, Rujuta Soman, Sanskrit scholar Dr. Saroja Bhate; etc. These great artists and scholars came up from their busy schedule and guided us for the further years from their respective fields. Rendering us with basic knowledge of Music, Dance and Drama was the main motive behind this Orientation Program. Not only this but also Psychologist like Dr. Sujal Watve and Dr. Rajeev Sharangpani (Sports Medicine Doctor) who helped us to understand the physical and mental preparation which is needed to grow as an good artist and to get better by experience. Last but not the least renowned Hindi and Marathi Theatre and Cinema Actor Mr. Vikram Gokhale also conducted an Abhinaya workshop which was fascinating and rendered us with knowledge and research from his experiences and attachment to industry for last 54 years. A deep thought from him which I fondly like to mention: “To create an illusion is what can be known as an Art”. And we duly know that this knowledge from such great artists can’t be achieved any where else in the world. Also, I must not have understood Music in such simple language and idea but Shri.Atul Upadhye Sir made it for us …he just said, “Music lies between the gap of two notes”.
A unique teaching method which still holds on to the Gurukul pattern of learning under very open and free atmosphere is the Guru-Shishya Parampara. The pleasant atmosphere around our campus, encouraging staff and enormous Library with the help of Audio and Video aids makes it perfect. This institution strikes the balance between the rich cultural heritage of India and awareness of contemporary sensibilities of the young creative minds. Thus, we understood from our Orientation Program that “In order to create one's own idiom in performing arts, one has to respect all cultural traditions and understand the socio-cultural history of the region”.
Albert Murray has rightly said,
“Highest Qualities comes from Art”This surely has proven to me when I stepped into this wonderful Gurukul of Fine Arts in Pune University.
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