Mahathi’s ode to Tamil language and culture
2 months, 1 week ago

Mahathi’s ode to Tamil language and culture

The Hindu  

S. Mahathi’s performance at the Tamil Isai Sangam was rooted in reverence for Tamil musical traditions. Mahathi had curated a songlist of compositions by Tamil composers and saints — she began with an elegant rendition of ‘Vallabhai nayaka’, a varnam in Mohana Kalyani, composed by Lalgudi Jayaraman. The concert’s progression brought a distinct shift with Ramalinga Adigalar’s Tiruvarutpa, with the Virutham ‘Orumayin’, followed by the poignant ‘Appa naan vendudhal ketarul’. In Arunachala Kavirayar’s ‘Kanden kanden kanden Seethaiyai’ in Vasantha and Adi tala, Mahathi painted a vivid musical picture of Sita’s darshan. Annamalai Reddiyar’s ‘Senni kula nagar vasan’ in Chenjurutti added a touch of rustic charm, while Lalgudi Jayaraman’s Misra Maand thillana celebrating Devi brought the concert to a conclusion.

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The emerging performance platforms for young artistes
1 day, 17 hours ago

The emerging performance platforms for young artistes

The Hindu  

In recent times, there has been a surge in young talent, but not all of them are able to make it to the performance stage despite rigorous training. While the 2025 edition of ‘Arambh’, held at the Amaltas Theatre of India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, featured vocalist Rujuta Lad, ‘Double Bill’ showcased Hindustani vocalist Dhanashri Ghaisas and Aditya Shanker and …

The eternal appeal of Muthuswami Dikshitar’s compositions
6 days, 16 hours ago

The eternal appeal of Muthuswami Dikshitar’s compositions

The Hindu  

The late 18th and early 19th centuries mark a golden dateline in the history of Carnatic music. A large compendium of Dikshitar’s compositions is dedicated to Tyagaraja, Nilotpalamba, Kamalamba, Valmikeshvara, Achaleshvara, Hatakeshvara, Anandeshvara, Siddhishvara, the diverse forms of Ganapati and Sundaramurti Nayanar in the Tiruvarur temple. A magnificent sample of the compositions on Tyagaraja is the kriti ‘Tyagaraja Mahadhvajaroha’ in …

When ragas evoke the spirit of a festival
1 week, 1 day ago

When ragas evoke the spirit of a festival

The Hindu  

Chennai-based Sruti magazine recently organised an event to capture the spirit of Holi through art. In this colourful array of ragas, Chaitrra came up with a string of melodies: ‘Swagatam Krishna’, ‘Govardhana Girisham’, ‘Narayana Ninna’ and ‘Karpagame’. The penultimate piece was ‘Kaakkai siraginile nandalala’, where Mahakavi Bharati sees Nature’s colours in the dark-skinned Krishna. Chaitrra concluded with a Meera bhajan, …

Chandan Kumar and Vishwas Hari presented ragas with artistic finesse at the Suswaraa Trust’s annual music festival 2025
2 weeks ago

Chandan Kumar and Vishwas Hari presented ragas with artistic finesse at the Suswaraa Trust’s annual music festival 2025

The Hindu  

Lyrical appreciation is as integral to enjoying Carnatic music as its musical aesthetics. As a result, back-to-back concerts by Vishwas Hari and Mysore A. Chandan Kumar on the opening day of Suswaraa Trust’s 36th Sangeetha Utsavam at Bharaitya Vidya Bhavan Mini Hall proved to be a double delight. The Sahana varnam ‘Karunimpa’ by Tiruvotriyur Tyagayyar provided a lively start before …

Kavita Ramu chose Arunagirinathar’s popular Tamil verse to begin her dance performance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kavita Ramu chose Arunagirinathar’s popular Tamil verse to begin her dance performance

The Hindu  

In the present-day dance scenario, where virtuosity and speed seem to dominate proceedings, it was refreshing to see a Margam presented by Kavita Ramu, a disciple of K.J. She drew attention to the beauty of traditional repertoire in her presentation for the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s dance festival. Arunagirinathar’s celebrated Tiruppugazh ‘Muthaitharu pathithirunagai’ in praise of Muruga, where the lyrics pour …

Harmonies Redefined–The Trailblazers series: The Soulful Melody–Bombay Jayashri
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Harmonies Redefined–The Trailblazers series: The Soulful Melody–Bombay Jayashri

Hindustan Times  

In the enchanting world of Indian classical music, where each note resonates with centuries of tradition and emotion, Carnatic vocalist Bombay Jayashri stands as a beacon of artistry and dedication. Throughout her illustrious career, Jayashri’s interactions with other artistes have been pivotal in shaping her musical journey, enriching her understanding of music and deepening her appreciation for its transformative power. …

Exploring Ramayana through four traditional artforms
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Exploring Ramayana through four traditional artforms

New Indian Express  

The Ramayana has inspired countless artistic expressions. In the dance-drama Bhavayami, the story unfolds through meticulously choreographed Bharatanatyam, based on the Swati kriti, performed by eight dancers, covering the journey from the birth of Rama to his coronation. Kalamandalam Vaisakh, the director of the show, explores four traditional art forms to highlight the characters. “I conducted extensive research for around …

Bharatanatyam dancer K.P. Rakesh unravels the beauty of Jayadeva’s ashtapadi
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bharatanatyam dancer K.P. Rakesh unravels the beauty of Jayadeva’s ashtapadi

The Hindu  

The ashtapadis of Jayadeva are preferred compositions for dancers across styles. From the delicacy and grace that marked his entry as Krishna in the bower to the melodic strains of the flute by Sujith Naik, Rakesh immersed himself into the character. The gentle manner in which Krishna beseeches Radha to place her feet on his body, caressing it and her …

Sathvika Ranganathan revels in the beauty of the Bharatantayam margam
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sathvika Ranganathan revels in the beauty of the Bharatantayam margam

The Hindu  

The Bharathanatyam performance by Sathvika Ranganathan, disciple of Uma Sathyanarayanan, at Vani Mahal under the auspices of Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha, was marked by alacrity and agility. ‘Thodudaiya seviyan’, the first Thevaram composed by Thirugnanasambandar when he was just three years old, which was also performed as part of the invocatory number, established the mood of the entire performance. …

Young Bharatanatyam artiste Manasa Sriram impresses with her sincere approach
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Young Bharatanatyam artiste Manasa Sriram impresses with her sincere approach

The Hindu  

Manasa Sriram, a disciple of Mahalakshmi Ashwin, began her recital at the Pongal Dance Festival 2025 with the invocatory hymn from the Thirumanthiram, ‘Ainthu karathanai’, in praise of Ganesha. She then moved to a Ganesha Alarippu set to Tisra Nadai Adi tala, showcasing the essence of Bharatanatyam’s rhythmic foundation. For the varnam, Manasa chose ‘Swamiyai azhaithu vadi’ by the Thanjavur …

The use of tala and raga in different performance styles
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The use of tala and raga in different performance styles

The Hindu  

The final day of The Music Academy’s academic sessions featured a lecture on ‘Tala Laya Sampradayam, Jaati, Gathi and Jathi’ by vidwan Parasala Ravi. Ragas in the Melattur Bhagavatha Mela’ The final lecture demonstration was presented by the Thiruvaiyyaru Brothers — S. Narasimhan and S. Venkatesan — on the topic ‘Ragas in the Melattur Bhagavatha Mela’. The lecture shed light …

Into the world of apsaras
2 months ago

Into the world of apsaras

The Hindu  

It makes for a vibrant watch when a Bharatanatyam performance is based on the celestial dancers – Rambha, Menaka and Urvashi, and when the artistes’ on stage bring alive the characters. Srekala Bharath and her Thejas School of Performing Arts presented Deva Madhargal, a thematic group performance, at Bharat Kalachar, with music by Rukmini Ramani, daughter of the legendary composer …

How senior dancer Neena prasad reinvented the Mohinyattam repertoire
2 months ago

How senior dancer Neena prasad reinvented the Mohinyattam repertoire

The Hindu  

Neena Prasad’s performance was comprehensive, giving a wholesome feel of the dance style. Unhurried music, graceful dips, unobtrusive rhythm and stylised abhinaya are Mohiniyattam’s hallmark. Rhythmic complexities are usually not a feature of Mohiniyattam, but Neena, The Music Academy’s Nritya Kalanidhi awardee for 2024, commenced with a fairly complex one — a khanda gati khanda jaathi matya tala Cholkettu, paying …

When raga Bhairavi meets a Bharatanatyam movement
2 months ago

When raga Bhairavi meets a Bharatanatyam movement

The Hindu  

The relentless hustle and clamour that is Margazhi in Chennai, for artistes and audience alike, is equally potent with spaces or moments of stillness and quiet immersion. Curated by Sparsha Arts Foundation, led by Vidhya Subramanian, “Where the music meets the dance”, a session on musicality in dance facilitated by Mavin Khoo and Brindha Manickavasakan, was one such stilling experience. …

The beauty of Dikshitar’s Nayaki kriti
2 months, 1 week ago

The beauty of Dikshitar’s Nayaki kriti

The Hindu  

Singing for Naada Inbam, Nisha Rajagopalan moved one immensely in the niraval at the pallavi, ‘Mohana rama mukhajitha soma’ in Mohanam. Nisha came up with a well-crafted elaboration of Natakapriya in which she rendered Mysore Vasudevachar’s ‘Ithi samayamu brova rada’. The highlight of the concert was Nisha’s singing of ‘Ranganayakam bhavaye’. Nisha commenced her concert with ‘Parakela nannu paripaalimpa’ by …

How Rama Vaidyanathan made an abhang the soul of her performance
2 months, 1 week ago

How Rama Vaidyanathan made an abhang the soul of her performance

The Hindu  

The Music Academy’s dance festival began with a performance by Rama Vaidyanathan, who chose compositions that gave a feel of the Bharatanatyam margam. A rare Ata tala varnam composed by Syama Sastri in Anandabhairavi was the central piece of the evening, for which the jathis were composed by mridangist Sumod Sreedharan. I am a courtesan and you are my paramour.” …

With a soul-stirring concert by Kunnakudi Balamurali Krishna, it is curtains for music festival in Madurai
2 months, 1 week ago

With a soul-stirring concert by Kunnakudi Balamurali Krishna, it is curtains for music festival in Madurai

The Hindu  

The final day of the 73rd Music and Arts Festival at Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam in Madurai witnessed a soul-stirring concert of Kunnakudi Balamurali Krishna with Bhakthi and Bava, which left audience spellbound. Balamurali commenced with Swati Tirunal’s Varnam ‘Sarasijanabha in Kambhoji,’ offering obeisance to ‘Saraji janabhan.’ He then worshipped Vedaraneswarar through Sri ParvathI Paramesvarau vande in bauli by Dikshidar. …

How Jayanthi Kumaresh has mastered the art of keeping the audience engaged
2 months, 1 week ago

How Jayanthi Kumaresh has mastered the art of keeping the audience engaged

The Hindu  

Instrumentalists, particularly those who play the veena, usually have a hard time retaining the audience’s attention. She next explored Lathangi with a neat, structured alapana taking up the composition ‘Pirava varam thaarum’ by Papanasam Sivan. Prefacing every piece with a short introduction either about the raga or the composition, Jayanthi made sure the audience grasped what she conveyed musically. Her …

Abishek Raghuram’s vocal concert full of energy
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Abishek Raghuram’s vocal concert full of energy

The Hindu  

Abhishek Raghuram rendered an astounding and unique concert on the ninth day of the 73rd annual music and arts festival at Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam, with the percussion support from Akkarai Sornalata on the violin, V Harikumar on the mrudangam and Tiruchi Krishnaswamy on the ghatam. Worshipping Ganesha, the resident of the Muladhara lotus, through “Sri Gananatham Bhajare” by Muthuswamy …

How Carnatic music is moving towards inclusive sahitya
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How Carnatic music is moving towards inclusive sahitya

The Hindu  

The first lec-dem on Day 14 of The Music Academy’s academic sessions was by Sister Margaret Bastin ‘Sarva samarasa kirtanaigalum sanmargak kirtanaigalum’. Significance of padams and javalis The second lec-dem was by Sangita Kala Acharya awardee Geetha Raja along with a few of her disciples on the topic ‘Ragas as expressed in padams and javalis’. Sangita Kala Acharya Suguna Varadachari …

With a focus on Shiva
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

With a focus on Shiva

The Hindu  

Anwesha Das, a disciple of Urmila Satyanarayanan, presented a traditional margam for her performance for Kartik Fine Arts. The alarippu in Sankirna Chaapu featured elements representative of his iconic image — the Damaru, the Ganga flowing from his locks, the tiger skin and snake — through interesting poses and simple movements. Anwesha explored the ideas convincingly with familiar sancharis such …

Sriranjani Santhanagopalan brought out the myriad shades of Ritigowla in her alapana
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sriranjani Santhanagopalan brought out the myriad shades of Ritigowla in her alapana

The Hindu  

Recognising opportunities amidst challenges is an art in itself, and Sriranjani Santhanagopalan demonstrated her adeptness in it. Sriranjani’s rendition transformed the composer’s anguish into a feast of melody with many facets coming together — the tempo, rich bhava through a tapestry of sangatis, Kamalakiran playing a perfect foil in the lower octave, and Sai Giridhar and Guruprasad’s support. Another short …

Spoorthi Rao impresses with her voice, but needs to adopt a balanced approach
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Spoorthi Rao impresses with her voice, but needs to adopt a balanced approach

The Hindu  

Spoorthi Rao easily won the hearts of the audience with her rich and melodious voice that covered all the octaves up to the tara panchmam. The lower Madhya sthayi sancharas, which form the core of a raga alapana for Ranjani, were wound up within a couple of minutes and the foray to the Tara Shadjam made way for briga sangatis …

Ranjani and Gayatri’s concert took listeners across the country on a cultural voyage
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ranjani and Gayatri’s concert took listeners across the country on a cultural voyage

The Hindu  

When Ranjani and Gayatri present a concert a deep devotional fervour intertwines with melodic brilliance, resonating with the divine vision of the great composers. Their thematic recital ‘RaGa Bharatam’ at Narada Gana Sabha emerged as a three-dimensional celebration of music, spirituality, and national pride. ‘Kaalakaalamaay dharumam kaatha maanilame; raagabhavamaay potriduvom bhaaratame’, set to Khanda Triputa tala, featured a blend of …

Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Vijayalakshmi’s showcased the purity of sound at MadRasana’s unamplified concert
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Vijayalakshmi’s showcased the purity of sound at MadRasana’s unamplified concert

The Hindu  

The inaugural concert of MadRasana’s Margazhi series unfolded with a performance by Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi at the M.S. Patnam Subramania Iyer’s Apoorva raga kriti, ‘Srivenkatesha’ in Phalamanjari added vibrancy to the concert by emitting a burst of energy — with brisk melkala tala. In a composition where nadam is described as mooladhara, the inaugural concert fittingly featured …

Aditya Madhavan’s music has the sparkle but needs more substance
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Aditya Madhavan’s music has the sparkle but needs more substance

The Hindu  

A free-flowing baritone voice, nuanced raga singing ability, and a fairly good understanding of the values of classical music were the key ingredients of Aditya Madhavan’s recital at Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha. Aditya’s rendition of the Saveri varnam ‘Sarasuda’ by Kothavasal Venkatarama Iyer exuded a breezy charm. ‘Upacharamu jesevaru’ in Rupakam is a moving composition in which Tyagaraja implores the …

Bharat Sundar bares the soul of raga Abheri
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bharat Sundar bares the soul of raga Abheri

The Hindu  

Bharat Sundar is a dependable vocalist, who is constantly on the learning curve and making efforts to frame an impressive concert format. Surprisingly, without going in for a fast number, he sang ‘Paal ninainthoottum thayinum’, a virutham in Dhanyasi, and followed it up with Gopalakrishna Bharati’s ‘Kanaka sabapathi darisanam’ in sowkhya bhava. Tyagaraja’s lively number in Kuntalavarali ‘Sara sara samare’ …

How some ragas in Kathakali evoke specific emotions and serve dramatic purposes
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How some ragas in Kathakali evoke specific emotions and serve dramatic purposes

The Hindu  

Day 9 of the academic sessions at The Music Academy started off with a captivating lec dem by Nedumbally Ram Mohan and Meera Ram Mohan on ‘Abhinaya Sangeetam of Kathakali: The Blend of Raga and Bhava’. Amrita Murali on different compositional forms The second session featured a lec dem by vidushi Amrita Murali on ‘Raga’s changing nature across compositional forms’. …

The weekend Margazhi guide
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The weekend Margazhi guide

The Hindu  

THE MUSIC ACADEMY @ The TTK Auditorium, Alwarpet. December 28, 9.30 a.m.: Bangalore brothers; 1.15 p.m.: P. Vikram; 2.30 p.m.”; Malavika Sundar; 4.15 p.m.: Vishal Sapuram ; 6.30 p.m.: Kunnakudi Balamurali Krishna. December 29, 9.30 a.m.: Trivandrum K. Krishnakumar; 1.15 p.m.: Akshara Samskriti; 2.30 p.m.: Madurai Sivaganesh’ 4.15 p.m.: J.B. Keerthana Sriram; 6.30 p.m.: Akkarai Sisters. December 28, 8.30 a.m.: …

The highpoint of K. Gayathri’s concert was a unique varnam
3 months ago

The highpoint of K. Gayathri’s concert was a unique varnam

The Hindu  

With a traditional repertoire infused with creative intricacies, K. Gayathri, presented a concert accompanied by Sayee Rakshit on the violin, Sumesh Narayanan on the mridangam, and S. Krishna on the ghatam. Gayathri’s intricate alapana brought out the raga’s essence with elegance, despite occasional breath control challenges, which she managed with grace. Next was Syama Sastri’s ‘Mayamma yaanine’ in Ahiri, a …

An academic session at The Music Academy that highlighted phrases common in ragas
3 months, 1 week ago

An academic session at The Music Academy that highlighted phrases common in ragas

The Hindu  

S Adithyanarayanan The third day of the 98th Annual Conference and Concerts at The Music Academy featured two enlightening lecture demonstrations, the first of which was delivered by R. Hemalatha on the topic of ‘Similar Phraseologies in Non-Allied Ragas’. Songs of grief The second lecture demonstration of the day saw A. Ramanathan, assisted by S. Ramesh, present a thought-provoking lecture …

Gayathri Vibhavari’s raga essays were steeped in manodharma
3 months, 1 week ago

Gayathri Vibhavari’s raga essays were steeped in manodharma

The Hindu  

Gayathri Vibhavari is a young talent good at both playing the violin and singing. Gayathri started her concert with a shloka on Saraswathi in Saraswathi raga before singing her first kriti ‘Gopalaka pahimam anisham’ by Swati Tirunal. The next kriti in Purvikalyani ‘Gnanamosaga’ shone the spotlight on violinist Sivateja, who established the raga right from the start. Next came Muthaiah …

Ashwath Narayanan presents a classy Kamboji at The Music Academy’s December music festival
3 months, 1 week ago

Ashwath Narayanan presents a classy Kamboji at The Music Academy’s December music festival

The Hindu  

Ashwath Narayanan is a musician with impeccable tutelage, good voice range and dynamics and respect for tradition. The kriti is a masterpiece in Khanda Chapu and Ashwath’s patantara allegiance took the concert to a good high. ‘Jambupathe’ was a good idea to stoke in some serenity, but the execution skipped the emotive weight and the vilamba kala mastery Dikshitar presents …

The appeal of a tune and its ability to cross genres
3 months, 1 week ago

The appeal of a tune and its ability to cross genres

The Hindu  

The first lec-dem of Day 2, titled ‘Encapsulating a Raga: Varnamettu’, was presented by Sangita Kala Acharya Ritha Rajan. She illustrated how traditional folk tunes naturally evolved into art music, citing examples like ‘Villnai otta’ and ‘Valli Kannavan’, with recorded clips of renditions by V.V. She demonstrated its adaptability with examples from other genres, such as ‘Vatapi Ganapathim’ in Hamsadhwani, …

A. Kanyakumari and Vittal Rangan presented a delightful string theory
3 months, 1 week ago

A. Kanyakumari and Vittal Rangan presented a delightful string theory

The Hindu  

On a rainy evening, there was a downpour of melody as violin vidushi A. Kanyakumari and her disciple B. Vittal Rangan, drenched rasikas in their nuanced and aesthetic music. In perfect sync, the guru-sishya duo commenced the concert, for Kartik Fine Arts, evoking bhakti rasa with ‘Karimukha varadha’, a GNB composition in raga Nattai. This was followed by an alapana …

Mahati Kannan and Ramya Venkataraman explored the concept of Shakti through well-researched pieces
3 months, 1 week ago

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 …

Prithvi Harish painted an impressive potrait of Saveri
3 months, 1 week ago

Prithvi Harish painted an impressive potrait of Saveri

The Hindu  

With a voice that easily travelled across ranges, Prithvi Harish’s 90-minute recital at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan for Kartik Fine Arts showcased his talent in designing and presenting a solid concert. From his opening Hindolam varnam ‘Mal maruga’ by Thanjavur Sankara Iyer to the closing Vallalar Ramalinga Adigalar’s ‘Vaarum vaarum’ in Ragamalika, Prithvi took care to ensure every piece he presented …

Aishwarya enthrals music lovers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Aishwarya enthrals music lovers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath enthralled music lovers with her mellifluous rendition at the 57th annual festival of music, dance and drama of Kalasagaram. She started with Swathi Thirnal’s ‘Sumasayaka’ in Karnataka Kapi with ragamalika swaras followed by the Thyagaraja krithi ‘Tulasi Dalamulache’ in Mayamalavagowla raga with crisp kalpana swaras. Before a beautiful Varali raga alapana, she sang the ‘Sanatana Parama Pavana’ …

Hamzini Vytheeshwaran’s choice of kritis and well-nuanced alapanas stood out in her concert
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hamzini Vytheeshwaran’s choice of kritis and well-nuanced alapanas stood out in her concert

The Hindu  

Hamzini Vytheeshwaran, a disciple of Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan, sings with a reasonable measure of depth. Hamzini commenced her concert with the popular Thodi varnam, ‘Era napai’ in Adi tala, rendered in two speeds. The next surprise was an exposition of Chandrajyoti raga alapana, preceding the Tyagaraja composition ‘Baagayanayya’ in Adi tala, which is more appropriately sung in Deshadi talam. The …

Classical music enthralls audience
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Classical music enthralls audience

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The third day of Kalasagaram’s 57th annual festival of music, dance and drama featured an electrifying concert by Vidhushis Ranjani and Gayatri. After a wonderful rendition of Ranjani raaga, they presented Thyagaraja’s famous krithi Durmargachara to a jam-packed audience where they chose dharm Atmakadhana dhanya daivamuni. The next came a beautiful Saveri raga alapana with a melodious Muruga Muruga of …

How artiste couple Indira and Ramprasad lent a distinct touch to Natyarangam’s Parampara series
4 months, 1 week ago

How artiste couple Indira and Ramprasad lent a distinct touch to Natyarangam’s Parampara series

The Hindu  

The relationship between the two main facets of Bharatanatyam — sangeetham and natyam — and the possibilities that can emerge from it form the core idea behind the series ‘Parampara’, an initiative by the Nrithyopasana Trust and Natyarangam. Energetic performance Indira’s dance was marked by high energy and clarity of movements during theermanams, while her ability to convey varied shades …

A musical ode to Oothukadu Venkatakavi
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A musical ode to Oothukadu Venkatakavi

The Hindu  

An exclusive Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi concert could well be a dare for the artistes as much as it is a divine treat for the rasikas, thanks to the lyrical profundity, melodic richness and rhythmic wizardry that his compositions are steeped in. The brothers explored that and much more in their vocal concert as Narada Gana Sabha and the International Foundation …

A Symphony of Emotions: Praveen Kumar's 'Tyagaraja hrt sadana' Takes Center Stage
5 months ago

A Symphony of Emotions: Praveen Kumar's 'Tyagaraja hrt sadana' Takes Center Stage

The Hindu  

A dance performance exploring the emotions in Tygaraja's compositions showcased the aestheticism, imagination, abhinaya, and nritta of Bharatanatyam. The performance, presented by the Chitkala School of Dance, featured a shloka in praise of Tyagaraja and was performed by dancers from Mangaluru. The program included a variety of pieces, including 'Sri Raama Jaya Raama, Shringaara Raama', 'Sogasu jooda tharamaa', and 'Jagadanandakaraka'.

Kartik Fine Arts Expands Cultural Reach to Chennai Suburbs
5 months ago

Kartik Fine Arts Expands Cultural Reach to Chennai Suburbs

The Hindu  

Kartik Fine Arts expands its cultural activities to Chennai's suburbs. The sabha has launched an outreach effort to reach out to rasikas in the suburbs, featuring a Carnatic vocal recital by K. Gayatri. The inaugural event was held in collaboration with Babaji Vidhyashram, Sholinganallur, and featured a diverse lineup of performances. The concert showcased the talents of renowned artists from …

A Symphony of Devi: Jayalakshmi Sekhar's Concert a Journey Through the Divine
5 months, 1 week ago

A Symphony of Devi: Jayalakshmi Sekhar's Concert a Journey Through the Divine

The Hindu  

Jayalakshmi Sekhar's concert was themed on Devi, featuring a mix of kritis and ragas. The performance was well-supported by excellent percussionists, B. Ganapathyraman on the mridangam and Trichy Murali on the ghatam. Jayalakshmi's meticulous introduction to each piece added to the overall impact of the performance.

How changing seasons can be portrayed through dance
6 months, 3 weeks ago

How changing seasons can be portrayed through dance

The Hindu  

Every year Natyarangam, the dance wing of Narada Gana Sabha, brings together artistes and scholars for its annual thematic festival. Rama Vaidyanathan’s Vasantha Rithu The festival began with senior Bharatanatyam dancer Rama Vaidyanathan heralding the Spring. Apoorva Jayaraman’s Grishma Rithu It was time to move on to the next season — Summer, as Apoorva Jayaraman presented ‘Grishma Rithu‘. Unlike the …

Spirit of Youth: A music series dedicated to promoting young Carnatic musicians
7 months, 1 week ago

Spirit of Youth: A music series dedicated to promoting young Carnatic musicians

The Hindu  

For aspiring young musicians, every concert opportunity is an acid test. In a pleasant irony, the charm of the old school music came as a whiff of fresh air in Dhanush Anantharaman’s vocal recital, which began with Tyagaraja’s ‘Tulasee dalamulache’ in Mayamalavagowla. After a tidy raga essay of Kalyani, Supriya flowed seamlessly into Patnam Subramania Iyer’s ‘Nijadasa varada’, where the …

Adithi Sriram dances with stars in her eyes
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Adithi Sriram dances with stars in her eyes

The Hindu  

A dancer enjoying her own performance adds beauty to the recital and is a joyous sight for the audience as well. Adithi Sriram, a disciple of Meenakshi Chitharanjan, performed her solo Bharatanatyam recital as part of the Aadi Naatya Vizha 2024, presented by Brahma Gana Sabha. She commenced with ‘Ananda narthana ganapathim’, a composition of Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyer, set in …

Rishabh Kaushik’s vocal concert was a showcase of talent
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Rishabh Kaushik’s vocal concert was a showcase of talent

The Hindu  

What stood out in Rishabh Kaushik’s Nadhasangam concert for Narada Gana Sabha held at its Mini Hall recently was his diligence. After a crisp raga alapana of Vachaspathi, Rishabh presented Papanasam Sivan’s ‘Paraathpara Parameswara’. Oothukadu Venkata Kavi’s poignant Ritigowla song ‘Enna punniyam seidaeno’ in Misra Chapu was followed by the main kriti ‘Kaligiyuntegada’ by Tyagaraja. While the concert underlined Rishabh’s …

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