Dance connoisseurs lap up extensive fare
P. SURYA RAO
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A medley of solo and group recitals, and dance drama was showcased.
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Dance lovers in the city were treated to a sumptuous three-day fare of exquisite dances. The festival was organised jointly by Kuchipudi Nrityakala Niketan of Hyderabad and Nritya Ravali of Vijayawada at Gokaraju Laila Gangaraju Kalavedika in the vast premises of Government Music College.
A finely choreographed Kuchipudi dance drama Keechaka Vadha was presented by Pasumarti Venkateswara Sarma and his troupe.
The famous episode from Mahabharatha depicted the Pandavas who take shelter in disguise in the court of Virata Raju whose brother-in-law
Keechaka lusts for Draupadi . Ultimately Bheema kills Keechaka in a fierce battle and with this the drama comes to a close.
The clash of Bheema and Keechaka stood as the highlight of the drama and was realistically enacted by Venkateswara Sarma (Keechaka) and Srinivasa Sarma (Bheema). Written by T.P. Atma, the dance drama also drew good performances from Sumidha, Lata, Vishnuvandana and Mrityunjaya Sarma. Excellent teamwork marked the dance drama.
A.V.S. Suhasini and G.A.N.D. Deepti, talented disciples of Bh.Venkatarama Sarma, presented interesting solo and duet items of which Krishna nee Begane Baro, Prahlada Pattabhishekam, Gollakalapam and Hindola Thillana. Santi's vocal support was an asset. The vocal recital by Ram Ganesan, supported on the violin by brother Gautam Ganesan was an impressive show of mettle by the duo who stays in the US. Ram pleasantly rendered Natakuranji varnam, Durmarga Charadhamula in Ranjani, Brovabharama in Bahudari, Bantureeti in Hamsanadam and Mokshamu galada in Saramati. The brothers were ably accompanied by K.S. Giridhar on the mridangam and Lakshmi Shankar on Morsing.
Another excellent feature of the festival was the superb dance recital by sisters K. Sravya, K. Bhavya and K. Kavya. The talented sisters, starting with Vinayaka Kautuvam, won the hearts of the audience by performing a number of Kuchipudi items with fine artistic expertise. Sivaprasad presented a fine nattuvangam.
In the programme presented by Nagamohini and Sunanda Alimelumanga Hari Antaranga turned out well. Vedantam Venkatachalapathi's superb portrayal of Satyabhama in the famous Kuchipudi masterpiece written by Sidhendra Yogi was the piece-de-resistance. The drama was presented by Venkatachalapathi, and Ravi Balaramakrishna who enacted the role of Madhavi and Pasumarti Srinivas as Krishna. K.Suryanarayana lent adequate vocal support.
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