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Bangalore
By Our Staff Reporter
BANGALORE, DEC. 7. The Bharatanatyam performance by Mythili Prakash from California, organised at Shankara Arts Foundation on Tuesday as part of the Bangalore Habba, was marred by protests by some members of the audience who said only compositions in Tamil were used. However, the percussion performance by Anandan Sivamani at the same venue was a big hit, and more than 700 people who gathered enjoyed it. Sivamani swayed the crowd by skilfully playing the "Damaroo," bells and a brass pot. Prema Kumari of Cubbonpet said: "We came here mainly to watch Shivamani's show. But we also enjoyed the Bharatanatyam by Mythili Prakash." Others also appreciated the Bharatanatyam programme. Abhijit of Jayanagar, who was there mainly for Sivamani's concert, stayed on to watch the dance, said: "I don't follow Bharatanatyam much. But this was a beautiful performance. The artiste's expressions were excellent."
`Impressive'
John Whittle from England, who is a Kuchipudi dancer, remarked: "The performance was incredible. Her abhinaya was great. At one point she was almost in tears. I am really impressed." The other centres of the Bangalore Habba had a lot in store for lovers of dance, theatre and music. Parakramana, a play directed by Prakash Belawadi, was staged at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat. It was a full house at Ambedkar Bhavan for Praveen Godkhindi's flute concert. Contemporary dance by the Siri group followed by Malavika Sarukkai's Bharatnatyam and Anita Ratnam's contemporary dance performance at Ravindra Kalakshetra were also appreciated by the audience.
At Cubbon Park
The audience may have been small, but that did not prevent the members of the rock band, Fahrenheit, from giving their best to warm up a chilly `habba' evening at Cubbon Park here. The event managers had done their job by providing good equipment and lighting.
Young audience
The crowd consisted of college students, young parents with their children, and a few people who were stopping by on their way home from work. Many turned up just to encourage the young band. The stalls of bhel puri and chat wallahs in the vicinity did brisk business.
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