Review
Divine dance
Hard work, devotion and dedication to the art form, inherent talent coupled with self-confidence and conviction enrich a performance.
Pallavi Manjunath, a disciple of Guru Vasundhara Sampathkumar demonstrated all these traits in her Bharatanatya performance held at the ADA Rangamandira.
Guru Vasundhara is an unassuming exponent of Bharatanatya. This could be experienced in Pallavi's dance. She revelled in both the artistic and aesthetic elements of the dance form. Aptly accompanied by her Guru Vasundhara Sampathkumar (nattuvanga), Balasubramanya Sharma (vocal), Somanna (violin), Ashwathanarayana (flute), Shankaraman (veena) and Purushottam (mridanga), Pallavi began her dance recital with a traditional Pushpanjali followed by a shloka in ragamalika.
Artistic hastha-paada movements spiced with attractive karanas marked the Natesha Kauthuvam in praise of the Lord of Dance - Shiva. Pallavi's nritta glowed with neat lines and laya. One admired her abhinaya talent as exposed in the rendition of a Tulasidas Bhajan, a devaranama in Kalyana Vasantha and the Suruti pada. Keeping up an even tempo she concluded with a joyous Mohana Kalyani tillana, which was marked by interesting rechikas and greeva bedhas.
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In yet another Bharatanatya recital, young D. S. Aparna gave out her best and brought laurels for her Guru Padmaja Suresh. Padmaja has already hit the headlines as a performer, choreographer and guru. The imprint of the guru could be seen in the disciple's manipulations of nritta, nrithya and abhinaya. Aparna's sincerity yielded rich dividends. The subtleties had a fine exposure. "Gaja vadana beduve" (Hamsadhwani) was the vehicle for salutation to Lord Ganesha. It was topical that she featured mostly krithis on Devi. Two shlokas from Sowndarya Lahari in ragamalika were used to sketch the greatness of the Devi and it was artistically explored to portray the navarasas. "Ranjani Sri Ranjani" (ragamalika) was notable for her delightful abhinaya. Guru Padmaja Suresh (nattuvanga), Mohankumar (vocal), Jayaram (violin), Shankararaman (veena) and Harsha Samaga (mridanga) imparted lively support.
M. SURYA PRASAD
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