The joy of dancing as a duo
1 week, 1 day ago

The joy of dancing as a duo

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There is always a joy in dancing as a duo, and this was evident in the Bharatanatyam recital of Nandhini Jeeva and Rangasri Raghunathan. The recital began with Pushpanjali, followed by Purandaradasar’s ‘Saranam siddi vinayaka’ in Nattai raga and Misra Chapu tala. The performance built up to the pivotal moment of Parvati’s encounter with Shiva, with Nandhini portraying Parvati and Rangasri, Shiva. The padam ‘Nambikettavar evarayya’ was performed by Nandhini, capturing the essence of devotion and surrender to Shiva. Rangasri performed ‘Chinna chinna padam vaithu’ with grace, portraying Yashoda’s love for Krishna.

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Bharatanatyam dancer K.P. Rakesh unravels the beauty of Jayadeva’s ashtapadi
1 month, 2 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 …

Young Bharatanatyam artiste Manasa Sriram impresses with her sincere approach
1 month, 2 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 …

Shruthi Vidhyashankar’s varnam ‘Samiyai Vara Cholladi’ was impressive
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shruthi Vidhyashankar’s varnam ‘Samiyai Vara Cholladi’ was impressive

The Hindu  

Right moves Shruthi Vidhyashankar’s recital peaked during the varnam Srividya Shruthi Vidhyashankar’s Bharatanatyam recital proved her mettle from the start. This was followed by the evening’s highlight — the varnam ‘Samiyai vara cholladi’, a composition by K.N. By way of elaborating lines such as ‘Bhumi pugazhum sivakami magizhum balan’, Shruthi made fleeting references to the story of the birth of …

Jaikishore Mosalikanti presents a lively tapestry of music and movement
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jaikishore Mosalikanti presents a lively tapestry of music and movement

The Hindu  

The time and effort rasikas devote to watch a performance become worth it when the performance lives up to their expectation. It was one such experience of aesthetic delight that one got, while watching the group presentation ‘ Triyambaam ‘ by Jai Kishore Mosalikanti and his Shivamohanam school of Kuchipudi at The Music Academy’s dance festival. ‘’Ya kundendu tusharahara davala’, …

Shijith Nambiar and Parvathy Menon took the route less travelled to explore ‘Chidananda Margam’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Shijith Nambiar and Parvathy Menon took the route less travelled to explore ‘Chidananda Margam’

The Hindu  

Moving away from a linear depiction, how does one infuse vigour to a popular Varnam like ‘Swami naan undhan adimai’ in raga Nattakurinji, in a manner that would befit a dancing duo? Shijith Nambiar and Parvathy Menon did just that in ‘Chidananda Margam’ for the inaugural day of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha festival. Diagonal lighting was used effectively as a …

Mime and movement blended seamlessly in Chaitra Rao’s performance
10 months ago

Mime and movement blended seamlessly in Chaitra Rao’s performance

The Hindu  

It was a performance where melody and movement complemented each other to make up an evening high on aesthetics. From that moment, through the hour-long show, Chaitra Rao’s ability to communicate ideas and feelings with her abhinaya, which seamlessly intertwined with Rohith Bhat’s bhava-soaked singing, sustained audience interest. Chaitra began her performance for Natyarangam’s monthly series at Narada Gana Sabha’s …

Uma Ramesh put together compositions on Shiva for her thematic performance
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Uma Ramesh put together compositions on Shiva for her thematic performance

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It was a thematic margam and the chosen deity for the evening was the lord of dance Shiva. Uma Ramesh, in her performance for Brahma Gana Sabha, chose to make this thematic presentation more meaningful by conceptualising a recital that moved from the physical to a philosophical state. Uma’s choreography of the physical structure of the temple in the Mallari …

Niveditha Sankaranarayanan opts for traditional compositions
1 year ago

Niveditha Sankaranarayanan opts for traditional compositions

The Hindu  

For someone who has been actively dancing from a young age, returning to perform after a hiatus would be a cherished moment. Niveditha Sankaranarayanan, a disciple of Srekala Bharath, performed a solo Bharatanatyam recital after a gap of two and a half years, under the auspices of Karthik Fine Arts at Narada Gana Sabha mini hall in Chennai. Niveditha comes …

Vaani Lakshmi Varma’s impressive debut performance in Chennai
2 years, 8 months ago

Vaani Lakshmi Varma’s impressive debut performance in Chennai

The Hindu  

Ganapathy, the remover of all hurdles, is worshipped at the start of an event. Vaani Lakshmi Varma too began her performance at the Kalakshetra auditorium with a shloka in praise of Ganapathy, before moving on to Alarippu in Tisra Eka talam. The basic elements of the dance form — perfect araimandi posture and symmetry in hand movements and footwork, which …

Feats of artistry at Monsoon Fest in Thrissur
5 years, 8 months ago

Feats of artistry at Monsoon Fest in Thrissur

The Hindu  

Eclectic performances of a cross-section of Indian classical dances were staged at Monsoon Fest 2019 held in Thrissur. She opened with Kavalam Narayana Panicker’s composition on Ganapathy, ‘Aja mukha pankaja’. ‘Kaiso niko laga, banra mora aankhan mein’, a Khayal in rag Malkauns and teen Taal, described the charms of the groom. ‘Ja Jo Badarwa’ in Miyan Malhar and teen Taal, …

Distinctly traditional
7 years, 8 months ago

Distinctly traditional

The Hindu  

If Divya Devaguptapu’s recent Bharatanatyam recital is anything to go by, traditional repertoire is here to stay. The alarippu for instance, titled ‘Sannidhi’, led the margam from the outer precincts of the temple to the inner sanctorum — a sojourn of the devotee through dance. Since the content was about the nayika falling in love with the handsome Lord Ananta …

Vignettes of Shivaratri festival at Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur
9 years ago

Vignettes of Shivaratri festival at Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur

The Hindu  

For eight days in succession the precincts of Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur, reverberated with devotion as eclectic performances of dance and music were staged as part of the annual Shivaratri festival. The varnam ‘Modama intha velayil,’ a popular composition of K. N. Dhandayuthapani in Kharaharapriya and Adi, was well balanced in nritta and nrithya. The main raga Mohanam was explored …

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