Dance tribute
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Temple dances were performed in memory of Visakha Music and Dance Academy founder Sriman Sastry.
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The dancers presented an enthralling spectacle.
THE TEMPLE dances presented by A.S. Girida, B. Chamundeswari, K. Ramya Sree, V. Vidya, S. Naga Gayatri, N. Renisingh and P. Sameeksha last week, mostly symbolic of the Saivaagama tradition in Kalabharati, turned out to be a befitting tribute to the late Sriman Susarla Surya Bhagavath Sastry, the founder of Visakha Music and Dance Academy. After retiring as a schoolteacher, he spent more than three decades collecting contributions and then securing the site on which the Kalabharathi auditorium stands today.
The founder's day celebration got off to a traditional start with the presentation of talent awards instituted in memory of music stalwarts.
The recipients were Kasturi Kamaladeepthi (vocal), P. Sasilatha Krishna (dance), V. Suhasini (veena), S. Pardhiva (violin) and V. Kalyan (mridangam). Dances depicting `Tripurasurasamhaaram', `Sivapanchamukhalinga Nartanam', `Sri Chidambaraketanam', `Brihadeeswarasabdam' and `Sivapanchaakshari' were the highlights. Nattuvangam was expertly provided by the founder teacher of Nataraja Nritya Niketan (Rajahmundry), S. Durga Prasad, a disciple of Nataraja Ramakrishna, the doyen of Andhra and `perini' styles of dances. Durga Prasad, who made a thorough study of all patterns of dance forms that became traditionally popular as temple dances, also rendered relevant commentary in between explaining the intricate design of each and every dance number. V. Durga Prasad lent excellent vocal support, ably accompanied on the violin by P. Ganapathi and mridangam by P. Venkata Rao. Kalabharathi secretary S. Gopala Sastry (son of late S.S.B. Shankara Sastry) presented mementos to all artistes.
A. RAMALINGA SASTRY
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