Far beyond their years
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The Kalasagaram festival unearthed young talent thanks to picture perfect rendition by the artistes.
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IT WAS a pleasure to watch school going girls display talent in no small measure. Shravya Dhannapuneni and V.K. Rishika made the sizzling summer evenings real cool with interesting Bharatanatyam recitals.
If children were able to hold an audience to its seats, the credit goes to the able gurus who have inculcated such high standards in their wards notwithstanding individual flair. Shravya, disciple of veteran guru V.S. Ramamoorthy and Manjula Ramaswamy (Sri Rama Nataka Niketan) went through the format of `pushpanjali', `varnam', an Annamacharya `keertana' and `tillana' as is the custom.
The `varnam' in `Poorvi Kalyani' (Adi talam), a `Dandayudha Pani' composition - `Swamiye vara cholladi' gave her ample scope for `abhinaya' and `nritya', which she rendered with appreciation. Striking statuesque stances, with remarkable balance and effort, she donned the role of a `nayika' longing for Lord Subramanya.
Gita Ganesan on the vocal was as eloquent as was Manjula Ramaswamy's `nattuvangam' executed with style. Together they made a perfect pair. The orchestra scored with the enriching ragas and songs.
Dainty demo
V.K. Rishika, not even in her teens, was a treat to the eyes with her charming looks and dainty movements. Disciple of Gita Ganesan (Uttaraa Centre for Performing Arts), this little artiste enthralled her audience with her lively `abhinaya' and dexterous dancing abilities.
The melodious `varnam' in `Shanmukhapriya' (a Lalgudi Jayaraman's composition) - `Devar munivar thozhum paadam'... was given an excellent treatment in her tender hands. Her admirable `abhinaya' in illustrating the `ksheerasagara madanam' and the `vamana avataram' had a telling effect on the audience.
Her varied `mudras' of the lord Srinivasa to express a single line - `Srinivasan perumai cholla dharamo' is enough to make a statement of her potential. Her doe-eyes were an asset in being able to carry her through both in emotive display as well as pure `nritta'.
The former was evident in enacting scenes like `Kuchelopakhyanam,' `Ramayanam' (for Annamacharya kriti-Jaya jaya rama) while the latter in her artistic `teermanams' in the lilting `tillana' (also a Lalgudi composition in Rageswari). Subbalakshmi on the violin, R.P. Raju on the flute, Rajagopalachari on the `mridangam' and Srikanth on the `tabla' for the two dance recitals were like tributes to the artistes.
The dances were a part of Kalasagaram's annual youth festival, held at Ravindra Bharati in Hyderabad.
RANEE KUMAR
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