Rhythmic perfection
Draupathi Praveen's Bharatanatyam performance combined abhinaya, bhava, laya and adavus.
The recital, at Vyloppilli Sanskrithi Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram, began with a `Pushpanjali,' based on a well-structured composition by the mridangam artiste, M.S. Sukhi in raga Jog (Adi tala).
After the invocation to Lord Ganesha came the Alarippu (Chaturasra Eka tala) and Jati swaram (raga Vasantha, Roopaka tala).
The most important part of a Bharatanatyam recital, varnam, was in Neelambari (Adi talam).
Romantic padam
A famous composition by Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, has the nayika asking Lord Muruga, why he does not appear before her. Papanasam Sivan's composition `Devi neeye tunai... ' in Kapi (Adhi talam) glorified Goddess Parvathi.
The next number, a romantic padam in raga Ahiri (Misra Chappu tala), `Panimathi mukhi bale... ' delved into the emotions of a nayika whose love is unrequited.
Her gurus Indumathi Raman and Lavanya Anand did the choreography for the numbers. Music was provided by K.S. Balakrishnan (nattuvangam), Murali Partha Sarathy (vocal), N. Veeramani (violin) and M.S. Sukhi (mridangam).
Hailing from Kottarakkara in Kollam district, Draupathi started studying dance at the age of four and later received training under eminent Bharatanatyam artistes.
The two-hour recital was noted for its rhythmic perfection. It concluded with a tillana in Kapi.
K.C. ASOK
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