Mahati Kannan and Ramya Venkataraman explored the concept of Shakti through well-researched pieces
The Hindu‘Prakrti to Para, An Exploration of Sakthi’, conceptualised and visualised by Bharatanrithyam dancers Mahati Kannan and Ramya Venkatraman of Nrithyodaya, was an exploration of the Divine Mother from the physical and the metaphysical plane, as described in the Vedas. ‘Devi as Prakrti is everywhere — as the Earth Goddess, as the dense forest, the fruits and flowers, as the sacred cow and as the sacred Saraswati river which gave birth to the civilisation called Bharat and as Swaha, who gives shakti to Agni to burn…’ The visuals in the text were deftly translated into symbolic jathis interspersed with clear abhinaya, almost literal, but tinged with warm enthusiasm. Kalidasa’s realisation accompanied by two classical pieces, ‘Bhajare re chita Balaambika’ and ‘Baale balendhu bhooshani’, added a sudden depth of feeling, whichwhich was almost magical. Mahati and Ramya’s concluding thillana ‘Ellame Shakti- Sivam’ in Mohanam and Janasammodhini, in Adi and misra chapu, captured the essence of ‘Prakrti to Para.’
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